October is a bit of a hot month for celebrations for us, with three major milestones in Lisa and my life all making an appearance, and if I sneak the 1 Nov into that period it becomes four. Lisa’s birthday is first up, and luckily for her it always falls in the spring school holidaysContinue reading “A cluster of spiders”
Category Archives: Going walkabout
Uniquely beautiful
The Capel Nature Reserve was calling me for a little nature boost. And I went there despite looming clouds that threatened a sprinkling of rain, which did eventuated but didn’t dampen my spirits. I parked in a different location this time and wandered off into the bush at some random spot. Hoping that by takingContinue reading “Uniquely beautiful”
Crossing my fingers
As to be expected I have been out and about for a wander to look for orchids since our return from overseas. My first jolly in nature was not in fact climbing related, being a walk at Crooked Brook where I drove to full of anticipation of seeing a heap of orchids. You may wonderContinue reading “Crossing my fingers”
Playing in the Rain
Last year Lisa and I went back to the UK separately at different times and to different locations. This time we went together to spend some time with, and look after, the folks while Seeta, my sister who is there primary carer, took a well-deserved holiday with her family. Both my Mam and Dad willContinue reading “Playing in the Rain”
Great expectations
Being early spring I try to temper my expectations when I head out for a wander. This week managing two visits into nature, intentionally squeezing them in as I won’t be out and about as much as usual for a couple of weeks. However, before I managed my first excursion Pat from work, who isContinue reading “Great expectations”
Driving round
A damp forecast resulted in me bailing on a trip to Perth to climb with Mario. The five to six hour round trip for a possibly wet rock experience simply didn’t seem appealing. Instead of the excitement of going somewhere new, and as there was the promise of a dry’ish morning locally, Wilyabrup seemed aContinue reading “Driving round”
The fifth elephant
In the fictional world created by Terry Pratchett, the Discworld is held up by four giant elephants that in turn stand on top of the giant star turtle, as it travels through space. The fifth elephant is said to have crashed into the Discworld at the beginning of time, leaving a wealth of treasures. ThisContinue reading “The fifth elephant”
Looking down
On Saturday Lisa and I headed out for the morning, but that had been a town visit and as such did not satisfied my desire to be outdoors. Orchid season could be considered a little early, but regardless of that I headed to the Capel Nature Reserve later the same day. Before I got there,Continue reading “Looking down”
Jewel in the crown
After a lazy start to the day I got itchy feet and convinced Lisa it would be nice to take the poodles out for a walk, or should I say sniff, round Manea Park. From the start I was not expecting to see much, and certainly not thinking that I would see enough to writeContinue reading “Jewel in the crown”
Down the road
We’ve moved office, all of 700m down the road from where we were before. This might seem a little odd but the old building was well, old. Things were falling apart, the technology was a bit dated, and the office design didn’t match the so called “modern style”. So in May of this year weContinue reading “Down the road”
Sandbagged 