I feel like I’ve been wandering about a fair bit weeks… and in part blame Josh for it. Not the Josh I climb with, but someone from work. Unlike me his job takes him out in the field a fair bit, to secluded spots where we have stream flow and groundwater level measurement infrastructure. ForContinue reading “Here, there, and everywhere”
Category Archives: Going walkabout
In need of a recharge
It seems that there is always something on to stop us from dragging the camper trailer out of the shed. Which is where it has been stashed since April this year, but this weekend the stars aligned and we finally got away. The last time, despite it being glorious weather at home, we drove straightContinue reading “In need of a recharge”
A picture paints a thousand words
I’ve stumbled across a new local spot to hunt orchids, and it is the closest one to where we live yet. In fact it is an even shorter distance from where we lived for seven years, and we never checked it out. That might be because it isn’t publicised, has no parking areas, and thereContinue reading “A picture paints a thousand words”
Sitting on the fence
Friday afternoon I would normally be working from home, but due to unavoidable meetings I found myself in the office as the clock clicked towards the end of my working day and week. Earlier in the week I was chatting to a couple of people at work, who also like to check out the flowers,Continue reading “Sitting on the fence”
Time to feast
While I managed a trip out on both days this weekend, which were equally fun, both were relatively short. So I have decided to roll them into one, not so long, post. Saturday was a doing day, as several domestic duties called including heading into town. Something I am not particularly keen on, but onceContinue reading “Time to feast”
The word on the street
Yesterday evening Josh messaged to ask if I had heard about the Queen of Sheba Orchid being spotted round Bunbury. He mentioned that the word on the street was that it had, but he didn’t have any more details. And nor did I. Why is all this relevant, well this orchid is only found inContinue reading “The word on the street”
A bit of encouragement
I blame Mario for igniting my desire to see if two weeks has been enough to allow any more orchids to come out. He sent me an image of a Winter Donkey Orchid (Diuris brumalis), which are the first of the donkeys orchids to flower. They are however only found on the scarp, which comprisesContinue reading “A bit of encouragement”
Time to head back
It has been over two and half years since I have been back to the UK. My last trip was cut short and I only stayed for three days, leaving on 27 Feb 2000 due to COVID wreaking havoc. The papers were giving daily reports of seemingly exponentially escalating cases in Italy, and the worldContinue reading “Time to head back”
A voice in my head
Next week I’ll pick Lisa up from the airport. So with just me to get out the door I got an early start on another loop walk detailed in our Walking in Circles book. I rolled into a sleepy Gracetown as first light crept across the sky, and parked up as instructed in our trustyContinue reading “A voice in my head”
Not quite the same
Some people feel we have had a fairly wet winter to date, but this is not the case. I know this as through my work we prepare monthly rainfall and river streamflow data. The latest report released just last week shows for most of the sites where we record this information, in the South WestContinue reading “Not quite the same”
Sandbagged 