Category Archives: Going walkabout

With the second day of the weekend being glorious, it was a shame to waste it being inside all day so we went for a wander.  The last couple of trips out with the poodles have been north to Manea Park in Bunbury, only 25km away but being just round the corner from the officeContinue reading “Under the hood”

Unlike progress on the bridge at the base of the dam at Wellington National Park, I’ve been overdoing it a bit and have clocked up way too many hours at work.  So much so I had a choice today, work and forfeit the hours or take the day off as a flexi.  The choice wasContinue reading “Cramping my style”

While I was having fun on rock yesterday Lisa had managed to polish off the last of the school reports.  So waking up to a crisp blue sky, we decided to head out for a walk.  Having a sneaky feeling the weather would break at some point during the day, we plumped for a quickContinue reading “Setting the pace”

Instead of hours on rock this weekend; hours have been spent futilely delving into the world of fungi.  The reason for not getting out for a climb, and not worrying too much about it, being that Craig opened up his indoor wall to allow a few of us to pop over on Saturday afternoon, forContinue reading “Waiting to be named”

Today we went on yesterday’s walk.  Taking in the stretch of coastline that I was going to wander along before Rongy had diverted my attention and time to a climbing trip.  Yesterday I would have been by myself, but Lisa was starting to bounce back after not feeling the best and lacking energy over theContinue reading “Setting the right pace”

It was time for a change of pace for my adventures this weekends.  I could blame the damn indoor wall I built in our shed; the cold spell that hit on Monday last week making niggles feel that bit worse; the aging process resulting in the body being more susceptible to injuries; a string ofContinue reading “Ticking all the boxes”

It felt more than six months since my last trip back to the homelands to see the folks, but that is all it had been when I once again popped over for a cuppa or two.  More frequent and shorter trips is the way of it, and some may think a week visit is tooContinue reading “Half way round the world”

For those that may be wondering if I have given up looking for orchids, the response is both a yes and no.  Certainly as summer approaches and the land dries and temperature warms up, the abundance and variation of orchids on display in our area is declining.  I’ve been out hunting a few times, butContinue reading “In the dark”

After the relative lack of success in finding orchids at Crooked Brook, I was determined to see if the same fate of “orchid exodus” had befallen my other local spots.  As such I popped out to Manea Park after work on Tuesday, and while there are signs of lots of sun orchids either just startingContinue reading “It’s not what you know…”