It's going to be a BIG FLOOD. It's been raining for 50 hours non stop.

 Too much rain and severe winds took down our beautiful Jacaranda

Even the lake that formed did not make up for it.

Another 200 trees in the ground

 Last autumn's plantings have grown taller than Vera

 A  mound of Arundo rhizomes ready to be burnt

 David makes a new track 

Small pile burns to stimulate native seeds in the soil

and prepare site for plantings

One site cleared of blackberry, Arundo and other weeds.

Vera and the Village Weed Wackers

Easter Visitors

Vera's stall at the local Easter Markets

March almost over

The Slab Hut finally gets some TLC

 A big truck delivers heritage galvanised iron sheets and gutters from Adelaide.

Works begin - rear of hut

boards removed and investigative digging starts

corner posts are propped up as SW corner has sunk 200mm

SE corner braced

STAY TUNED FOR MORE RENOVATION WORK

it will take some time.

The solar pump is up and pumping!

Robert learns to become a Tree of Heaven slayer

Food. Glorious Food.

 Davids chicken parcel delights with beans from Vera's garden

First Anniversary of the local bushcare group

A knave in every pack

Grazed out!

Willow Warriors slay Black Willows

 Paddled from our place to St Albans in search of Black Willows

 

 

First tree spotted and slayed by Jeff and his helpers

A break for lunch ... still sunny just before a huge storm
check out the photos ...
MacDonald River Black willow monitoring paddle 2015-02-01 - willowwarriors.org.au

Summer

 A dogs' day ... Antonia's dog resolves tricky situation

 Zoe is a great observer

 Sandpaper figs - native Ficus coronata ... yummy!

Time to remove the protective sleeves from trees we planted in Autumn 2013

Building Cattle Yards - Stage 1

A hot start to 2015

Ugo and Barbara from Tuscany visit again ...just after the Barcelona gang

 David talking solar power with students from Sydney Permaculture Institute

Vera talks to them about growing your own vegetables