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…
Canberra
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…
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…
Bulb update #2
I thought I’d update you on how my bulbs are going (you can read about my previous spring bulb posts here and here). I planted anemone and ranunculi in a garden bed that is north facing, so it’s had a lot of winter sun over the last couple of months. More than the other bulbs.…
Bulb update
If you remember, around Easter I posted about planting over 250 bulbs. I was worried after all that work I would get to spring and nothing. So I am very excited to be able to say I have sprouting bulbs! At least I will have some flowers come spring. Time will tell how many. The…