Seeing the Welly Dam was out of action for a climb today I suggested to Adrian, who had intended to drive down from Perth for the session, that he may fancy heading to a crag just north of Pinjarra instead. Seeing there were at least two of them heading there, my absence wouldn’t be aContinue reading “Traffic signals”
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It’s too peopley out there
With a weekend of climbing on my mind, comprising two trips to Welly Dam, I thought I better get a quick walk in during the week to check for orchids. Based on my finds this time last year, I had three places in mind. One was more out of the way, another I knew IContinue reading “It’s too peopley out there”
Winding things up
Having come home from the big trip to catch up with Kym a day early, I managed to get through the list of things on my mind to do yesterday. They would have taken up much of today and that left me in a bit of a bind, as today is the one day ofContinue reading “Winding things up”
The tick list
It’s been a while that I have suggested you grab a cuppa before starting a post. It is probably however worth it for this one. A rather extended post for a very long overdue trip. One Howsie and I had been scheming for some time now. Unfortunately, something unavoidable came up just days before weContinue reading “The tick list”
Land of the giants
It has been a while since Howsie and I have graced the coastal cliffs that skirt the edge of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge together. Something we aimed to put right today. An early morning sprinkle meant we were both feeling OK with a slightly later start. Driving out and arriving in daylight, but still with notContinue reading “Land of the giants”
The gamble
I wasn’t quite sure what time of the day to hedge my bets for today. A term that started its origins, as all good idioms do, a long time ago in land far away. Way back to the 1500s when the term hedge began to be used to mean to dodge, evade, or avoid aContinue reading “The gamble”
Listening to your body
Due to my early mornings the poodles have come to expect being fed bright and early, or maybe not so bright currently being before first light has come in. In truth it feels like they have trained me into an early breakfast. This morning as the ritual was being performed a Marbled Gecko (Christinus marmoratus),Continue reading “Listening to your body”
Here comes the sun
Since last week’s forays, which were that bit further away, proved to be pretty successful my motivation to get out to the local spots was a little lacking. This afternoon however, after wrapping up for the week of sitting at a computer for work, I made the effort to have a mooch round the CapelContinue reading “Here comes the sun”
The blow out
After seeing my first Bee Orchid yesterday, this one starts with a Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera). A worker bee collecting nectar and pollen from Coast Banjine (Pimelea ferruginea), whose bright pink flowers lit up the round, small and compact shrubs that were popping up between the granite boulders. This bee was busy as shownContinue reading “The blow out”
Ready or not
Loading the car ready for an early morning start to head up the hill with Howsie, the moon lit up the evening sky. Forming a specky phenomenon in the same way I described when the sun had, as Craig and I were climbing at Castle Rock some months back. Not surprisingly 22-degree halos tend toContinue reading “Ready or not”
