Tag Archives: weather

Days of Summer

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Petit Paradis

Summer in this part of the world has a particular soundtrack. There is the click and ticks of the cicadas. The percussive rhythm that gives the heartbeat to the days of summer. There are the intermittent melodies of birds visiting … Continue reading →

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Pests, Predators and Observations

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Petit Paradis

The morning started with bird calls. The magpies were the first birds I heard. It was around 4am. This time of the year, in this part of the world, we get some lovely morning light. One of my first tasks … Continue reading →

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Summer Rain

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Petit Paradis

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 … Continue reading →

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1st January 2020

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Petit Paradis

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 … Continue reading →

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Prescribed Burns

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Petit Paradis

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 … Continue reading →

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