Life and Wildlife on the Banks of the Murrumbidgee
This last winter was not only dry, but infested with wombats. Wombats are both secretive and stubborn. Each one likes to go where it goes, and each one treats an obstacle as something to be tunnelled through, or under. They rarely deviate from their planned route. Sometimes, that’s right in front of a car. ... Continue Reading →
They look so innocent. But my, they have big teeth. And lots of them. I'm currently not feeling very friendly towards kangaroos. Since we finished this year's main tree planting early I had a chance to go and check on our WOPR planting, a ten hectare plot near the river We started with direct seeding... Continue Reading →
The spy camera team arrived yesterday, armed with a big blue plastic crate full of gadgets, plus a couple of star pickets and a mallet. While the wildlife wasn't looking, Corin, Steve and Andrew set up three cameras in plausible places for passing four-legged traffic. Or wriggling snake traffic. Or winged traffic. I had hoped... Continue Reading →
The Murrumbidgee River is a significant part of our landscape here. But it's only in the summer that we really get to play with it. Charles and his cousins Will and Alex had intended to go out in our old Canadian canoe. I was doubtful it would hold three large young men. However, it filled... Continue Reading →
One Bend In The River 