The dahlias are flowering. Steadily over the last two years I have managed to cultivate our burgundy dahlias well enough to increase them in number. I have seen them described on-line with such fanciful names as velvet wine, black satin or burgundy shadow. Nonetheless, when we came across the tubers and got them growing to … Continue reading Summer Delights
Dabakan Koorliny is Noongar for 'go slowly, walk slowly'. The very best way to see birdlife and other fauna if you are moving through the bush. I have been teaching the Little Fellas how to walk in the bush without making too much noise. I found this to be a very natural thing to achieve … Continue reading A Bird by any other Name
As I've posted before, I am a keen follower of the Nyoongar Seasons. That is, the seasons as observed by the local indigenous people of the south-west of Western Australia. Rather than simply defining the very same seasons as experienced by the European settlers to the region - that is the standard Summer, Autumn, Winter, … Continue reading Birak – The First Summer
At the start of November, Gran took ill. Really ill. My wife made phone calls to nursing staff and after no change in Grans condition, an ambulance. Much to the entertainment of the Little Fellas, it took four ambulance volunteers to get Gran sorted and out of the house safely in the cool of evening. … Continue reading Gran Re-Booted (& Magpie Mimicry)
16th August - Winter. A surprising bit of winter in what has otherwise been what I think I'll look back on as "the Winter we never really had." 22nd August - The Indian Coral Tree over at the park is adding a bit of vibrant colour to the place. 28th August - With a decent … Continue reading August Activities
Petit Paradis 