Help me make our part-time farm life more sustainable
Now that we’re home, and getting over the “post holiday blues”, how did we go in terms of sustainability on the farm. First of all we used lots of water, about 600 litres, or 60 …
And it’s time to go home
I woke up this morning, as I do most mornings out here, to the sound of birds greeting the day. Some mornings we sleep in so late the birds have already done their salute to …
A sky full of stars in country NSW
You don’t get skies like these in the city. A week ago there was a full moon, last night there was none at all, leaving the stars to shine in all their brilliance. You can …
We’re going on a pig hunt …. I’m not scared (not with my pink gumboots on)
WARNING: THIS BLOG IS ABOUT SHOOTING FERAL ANIMALS. IF YOU DON’T LIKE SHOOTING PLEASE DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER Last night was one of those magic nights. Cool after the heat of the day, with …
Country or the coast? Ten reasons to head inland for your summer holidays
As I sit here, surrounded by rolling hills, on an isolated place beside the Murrumbidgee River where the sound of boats is but a distant lull, I can’t help but think how lucky I am …
Starry, starry sky
A week ago there was a full moon, then last night there was none. The absence of moonlight means that out here a million stars blaze in the sky. These deserve full size photos, I …