There is a large hole in our backyard. It's not in the ground, but above our heads. Here in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia I've felt the sun like I have not felt the sun anywhere else in the world. It has to be experienced to acknowledge it is not the same here … Continue reading The Very Large Hole in our Backyard is Closing Up
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
When the morning nurse came to visit she stopped by the kitchen on her way out. "I use to visit this house years back. " she reflected. "There was an old couple I used to come and check on. The house has changed quite a lot though." "That would have been Gran and Pa Prof. … Continue reading Less More & More Less
Some months ago whilst in Perth we pulled up in a suburban car park and were curious about the type of tree we had parked near. It had leaves much like an acacia or Tipuana tipu but with massive long pods hanging down. Some had fallen to the carpark whilst others had probably been removed … Continue reading Tree X – Delonix regia
Petit Paradis 