I’m pleased that Howsie and I headed to the Dam on Friday for a climb. As despite finally having the car back in operation, the opportunities to get out this weekend became limited for other reasons. Another cold front, with lightning and thunder, started to sweep across the south west from the early hours ofContinue reading “An angry mob”
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Keeping the spark
October is a busy month for us with both our birthdays, wedding anniversary, and, as Lisa likes to call it, boativersary. The latter just hanging off the edge, on the 1 November, and referring to when we first met, which if you had not got from the hint was on a boat. That encounter beingContinue reading “Keeping the spark”
Uncertain times
Back in August it was claimed that spring and potentially summer would end up a tad wet across all of Australia. So far that prediction is proving right in our south west corner. Forecast of the back of a negative Indian Ocean Dipole forming, which a phenomenon that not surprisingly occurs across the Indian Ocean. Continue reading “Uncertain times”
Nature’s medicine
The car remained in the driveway since returning from my climb with Howsie and Craig on Monday. Having forewarned them I had brought an unwanted guest back from Lisa and my travels they said they were happy to take the gamble and get out with me. It took a greater hold after that trip andContinue reading “Nature’s medicine”
Attractive qualities
Things might be drying up at Welly Dam but the Capel Nature Reserve is still full of water. In mid-October I would not usually have too much of an issue wandering round, wherever the fancy takes me. Not today, while I had in mind to visit some of the lesser frequented places it was aContinue reading “Attractive qualities”
Bashed about
This post overlaps with the last one. I ran out of my self-imposed text allocation per image to include details about the specific epithet, which basically mean species name, of the Water Bush (Bossiaea aquifolium). This is derived from two Latin words of acus and folium meaning needle and leaf, and the whole word isContinue reading “Bashed about”
A sensory overload
I saw things had changed when I checked my phone at 4:15am, which was my designated time to get up and ready for a proposed cruisy climb on the coast with Rongy. His body clock had been thrown out by shift work and prevented him from managing to get much sleep, so he decided itContinue reading “A sensory overload”
Lots to celebrate
Some may consider that just thinking about heading out for a wander at the Capel Nature Reserve was not appropriate, on today of all days. Lisa was however heading to F45, her usual workout class, for the first time in several weeks. She’s been figuring out a back injury, and is just starting to getContinue reading “Lots to celebrate”
It’s a dog’s life
An English manuscript in the 16th century, about what I cannot find, reportedly referred to the not so pleasant life of a dog. A life of subservience, fed scraps, kept out in the cold, and only kept alive while it could undertake the works forced upon it by its owners. The phrase coined was notContinue reading “It’s a dog’s life”
The big one
Yesterday was a great day to catch up with general stuff. The things that need sorting but you seem to put off just one more day. In my mind while it was a wet rainy day I did think a quick trip down to Iron Gully Fall might be nice. That is a not tooContinue reading “The big one”
Sandbagged 