Culture’n’City’n’Country Roads…
We have just returned from a whirlwind trip to the Big Smoke: Bris Vegas (‘Brisbane’ if you are actually looking on a map!). A weekend away. It was lovely – exhausting but lovely. We managed to sqeeze in two visits…
Bush Babe bares all…
OK… just so as all the loons who just googled “Bare Babes in the Bush” (or something equally outrageous) know, this is not really THAT kind of blog. I was just having a little play on words. It’s something I…
Wagtails Weekend Wake…
Our willy wagtails nest has been the focus of much attention recently. Tucked away cleverly in the very corner of the roof rafters on our outdoor laundry, this tiny nest of woven cobwebs and horsehair has been housing three baby…
Mustering scenes
I’m taking a moment out from my current obsession – the Willy Wagtail family in our laundry. I have new (fuzzy) photos coming up of the amazing wagtail babies (oh, what I would give for a REAL macro lens right…
Ride with Bush Babe
Once upon a time a young Bush Babe was a very keen rider. You could say that I was obsessed with any equine. Thelwell ponies, Arabian steeds, gleaming Quarterhorses, athletic bovine-savvy Australian stockhorses… if it had four hooves and whinnied,…
Puppy Love Volume 54
Been wondering what those pesky pups are up to since your last dose of doggy daycare, Granite Glen style? If you are up to speed, then you know Cruel is back at work. She has left here feeding bra at…
Working mother…
Did you notice anything about the photos from the last post?? Besides the fact that my husband is the Man from (not so) Snowy River? And besides the totally relieved look on the weaners faces?? … It has to do…
Intruder!
Don’t you hate it when you come home… And someone has been in your house? You feel violated, angry, upset… Especially when you find they have upended your rubbish. … And rifled through your pantry… . And chewed on your…
Canine names (and puppy punishment)
Meet the Granite Glen puppies… Sure, you may have seen them before, and followed their progress from Day 1, but now they have NAMES! … My humble apologies to those who painstakingly sorted through the poll to vote for Garth,…
Canine quandries…
Oh my Lord… … The moment I have anticipated and dreaded has arrived! … Brace yourselves everyone… Batten down the hatches… Stow your shoes up high… Keep your ankles covered… And your hearts tucked tightly away… … Their eyes are…