Crazy creature… echidna!
I have been fishing all the files off my old dead laptop (*sigh*) and came across a little series I thought long lost to computer oblivion… It was a set I really wanted to share, taken earlier last year when…
A late afternoon surprise: the Untouchables
I was preparing dinner last night when Mr Incredible called on the two-way radio. “Have you got your camera handy?” he asked. “There is a great sunset!” Smiling to myself that my hubby was actually encouraging me to take photos…
Moulin Rouge… birds of a feather
This is a response to a meme my sister threw my way recently…with a minor twist (of course!)…Apparently, one has to select the sixth image from the sixth folder in one’s and tell the story behind it… of course my…
Meet Dash’s feathered (school) friend
I picked Dash up from school one day this week… unusual as he normally catches the little bus to our mailbox (a shed!) about 1km from Granite Glen. I had had to scurry to one of the small towns nearby…
Wee Willy Wagtail – a moment of sudden clarity
You recall how there has been a little tragedy surrounding the Granite Glen Willy Wagtail nest? Even after I did my very best Mother Nature impersonation to save the nest from certain destruction? After I had carefully documented the three…
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…
Counting your wagtails after they hatch…
You might remember that I have been a little distracted lately, with a Willy Wagtail family nesting in our laundry…. What do you mean I’ve hardly talked about anything else? Enough from the peanut gallery! Well, do you recall how…
Mother Nature and Me: the bird files
As you saw yesterday, I decided to give Mother Nature (and her little friends Mr and Mrs Willy Wagtail) a bit of a helping hand when that dastardly old Gravity started to get too strong a grip on their dainty…
Giving them the Willies
Came across this sight in the paddock, on the way to see the boys mustering this week… It’s not an unusual thing really, but it tickles me every time I see it… One of our sweet cows (or bulls or…
Shut up Bush Babe!
I think I have been prattling on too much lately… words, words, words. Blah, blah, blah! I’m quite sick of the sound of myself. … So, instead, to give our eyes a break, I give you… Spring at Granite Glen!…