Comment has been made that our blog shows endless photos of Tam busy and active whilst very few show me doing much at all - which of course is FAR from the truth. In an attempt to redress the photographic imbalance, Tam has been taking a few shots recently. And I hope the photo above reassures you that Tam has not forgotten how to relax.
Jenny somewhat nervously crossing an old logging bridge spanning the gushing mountain creek below on a recent walk up in the mountains.Vertigo?
What vertigo!
Up on the Roof, scrubbing away nearly 30 years of accumulated black mould and dust to reveal the pale green colour-bond roof. It took us about 3 days - having said that Tam gave up after the first day! It was a horrible job and yet immensely satisfying to finish. I discovered muscles I didn't know I had as I balanced at the top of the ladder, bucket in one hand whilst scrubbing away obsessively with the other....
The contrast half way through the job (photo taken from the paddock).
Hopefully the house will be a bit cooler in the summer as a result.
Its been cold and the nights have been long, so its taken a while for the veggies in our no-dig beds to get going. Spring is just around the corner and everything is finally beginning to grow. We've started harvesting salad leaves while the snow-peas, ruby chard and french beans are beginning to take off.
The aubergines and peppers are very slowly progressing and we've had to improve the fencing since a few plants have been nibbled by mystery mid-night visitors - perhaps possums, perhaps wallabies, perhaps bandicoots... We're yet to plant tomatos, lettuce, coriander, potatoes, sweet potatoes.....
Get off my land! This photo was taken at the beginning of a recent walk along an little known local right of way. The landowners would prefer people to 'KEEP OUT', although they have no right to demand this as it is a public right of way. There is a danger that the route will be lost if this pathway is not used and hence this group of local walkers and horseriders actively seek to keep these paths open and I have joined their cause. Ultimately we are campaigning for a network of 'unmotorised' and sustainable routes between communities to be created (or rather recreated) along these old tracks. A bit of afternoon radical strolling - right up my street. In fact we have one of these old routes passing by our garden.
A Bush-Rat in the cooker and no trap - so we created our own. The one design fault, I was required to sit on Mouse-Watch waiting - and yes it was cold. Thankfully, it didn't take long - the chubby little fellow couldn't resist the toasted sunflower seeds and with a quick flick of the foot we had him. The next day he was redistributed to an even more rural location!
And here's Tam relaxing in the garden - again - and enjoying a fresh cup of coffee, the view to Nimbin Rocks, the palm trees and the deep blue of the late winter sky.
I'm just taking the photo....
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