I’ve done it; survived another winter (the 1st of September was our first day of spring). I understand why the birds are preening and chirping like crazy… I feel a little bit that way myself. I remember when I was a kid, we used to say this silly little poem at the start of spring…
Environment
Bell birds and more
Over the weekend, The Hub and I were driving through some bush and the birds were enjoying the weather as much as we were. Here’s a 15 second recording I made. The bell birds are obvious (they sound like little bells – lovely to hear, but if you are camping near a flock you soon…
Poop, it’s autumn :(
Today is the 1st of March…and that makes it the first day of autumn. We’ve had such a cool (and overcast) summer, that I am struggling with the idea we are now in autumn. I mean, I’m not a fan of the cold anyway (as regular readers of my blog would know), but usually we…
Summer is here!!
After a cold, gloomy spring that really felt like winter, summer is finally here! To welcome the start of December we have blue skies and temperatures in the mid-20’Cs (about 77’F). It’s not going to last, we’ll be wet and gloomy again tomorrow (more on that in another post), but for today I am enjoying…
Contain your cats
As an environmental scientist, I have always been of the belief cats should be contained. I know many would disagree, but we’ve had very happy cats in the past who had supervised outdoor time, and contained outdoor time. Happy cat, happy wildlife. I don’t think people realise the horrific affect their roaming cats have on…