After the 'heat wave' of the last couple of weeks we received a reprieve today with some decent rainfall. Though not particularly heavy, I am hoping it is enough to allow rain to penetrate a little further into the sand and soil than my watering has managed to do. The birds are noisy as night … Continue reading Summer Rain
Some thoughts . . . It has been said that in the before time, our nation was not covered so much by eucalypts. As in, they were not the dominant tree species that we have today in Australia. But they have thrived with clearing and the reduction of fire events. In some ways, they … Continue reading 1st January 2020
This past week the mauve dahlias are out and making a scene at the back door. They are being grown in our container gardens amongst vegetables. They certainly add a nice bit of colour to the garden. And here is a picture from the top of Castle Rock looking towards the Stirling Ranges this morning. … Continue reading More Dahlias
Merry Christmas to you if you should be reading this. I hope it was a pleasant one. Our local bike shop was recently inundated with boxes given that they were taking delivery of extra bikes to be given as gifts over Christmas. I took a hot half hour out of my busy schedule to pack … Continue reading Boxing Day
This is the map for the southern half of Western Australia for Saturday the 21st of December 2019 - from the Emergency website. These are all prescribed burns except for one on Mount Melville here in town which was reported and monitored. Some of these markers actually indicate several fires in the general location. So … Continue reading Prescribed Burns
Petit Paradis 