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SPRING!!

It’s spring… I really don’t need to say more, I’m sure you can picture me happy dancing. To celebrate, my garden presented me with daffodils (and yes, they are from my bulbs). Flowers always make me happy. What makes you happy?

Snow

A week ago Canberra had snow. If it’s going to be cold, at least this makes it exciting. I woke up to snow on the Mt Taylor, the peak we can see from our place. We had snow flurries on and off for 4 hours at our house, then sleet for a couple of hours,…

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Ten years ago

In 2020 I’m answering a list of 52 journal questions. Read about it here. Where were you ten years ago?Ten years ago I was living in a different state. I’m a born and bred Queenslander, but the Hub’s work brought us to Canberra in the ACT. I have lived all over Queensland, but this is…

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More on caterpillars

Yesterday’s post talked about my horror experience with white-stemmed gum moth caterpillar cocoon. That wasn’t the only time I came across the caterpillar. We had a gorgeous gum tree in the front of our yard. Unfortunately the previous owners planted it too close to the retaining wall and driveway and the shallow roots of the…

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Attack of the caterpillar

I saw some caterpillars today and it reminded me of the time one attacked… Five years ago, I was geocaching with a friend while taking my dog for a walk. We’d found the cache and my friend removed the camouflage. I signed the log, replaced the cache and put the camouflage back. BUT I held…

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