nature
Anything about gardening, local plants or wildlife
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The Poet’s Wife
I moved this David Austin rose at totally the wrong time of year — in the middle of summer. It was in a pot in a quiet spot and almost dead, so I put it in the ground where I can see it every day. It has a lovely almost tangy rose scent. So proud… Continue reading
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Morning walk
It’s that time of year, we’ll have misty mornings for a while now. Once the sun’s up, it clears up pretty quickly. This is just after 6am, rolling mist and cool air. Continue reading
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Meanwhile, lettuce in Kooralbyn
They’re doing alright without me. Well done Mike (although he says he’s done nothing) 🤣 Continue reading
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English tea, Sabah style
My cousin made English tea in a teapot! (I never do this but my friend Mariana would approve). Served with char siu buns — pork, mushroom, hard boiled egg and Chinese sausage (lap cheong). Continue reading
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Sturgeon Moon over Monksville reservoir
Joe is my friend of forty years. He sent me this photo today. He called it, “Sturgeon moon 2022 over Monksville reservoir”. The Farmer’s Almanac names the full moon each month. August is the Sturgeon moon. We kayak on the reservoir every full moon during the summer. There’s no ambient light so every star in… Continue reading
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Butterhead lettuce
I grew a few types of lettuce last year, and noticed the butterhead survived the bugs better than the others. Maybe they don’t like butterhead? Anyway I left one to flower and it made loads of fluffy dry heads, a bit like little dandelions. Earlier this year I carefully sowed some into a tray, lined… Continue reading
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Cows out at my student’s
Don’t you love it? Teaching piano in the Scenic Rim means occasionally going to farms. A bit of traffic here today. How now, brown cow? 😊 Continue reading
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First koala sighting
This is my first time seeing a koala in the wild, thanks to a friend who took me onto his property. I’m very grateful. Continue reading
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Big roo by the gate
Look how dry it is! Everything is brown in the Scenic Rim. We haven’t had decent rain for months. I went out the back to get the hose out and water the garden, but this guy was by the gate and I didn’t want to disturb him. So I watered the front first. He was… Continue reading
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Bunya nuts, bush tucker
Mike came back from golf. He called from the door. “Hey, I need your gardening gloves!” Really? Why? “Bunya Bunya, come!” In the car were these massive cones, which had fallen off a Bunya tree. Blimey, wouldn’t want one of them falling on my head. No wonder he wanted my gloves to carry them. Mike… Continue reading
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Tree snake in the rose
A strip of iridescent blue, grey and yellow caught my eye in the rose bush. A tree snake with a lovely yellow head was just hanging out in the sun. I would have liked to get closer to take a better picture but I don’t know anything about snakes, so I kept my distance and… Continue reading
About Joanna
Joanna is British Australian. Her early career was in financial news in London. That ended in 2008. Joanna moved to Sabah, her parents’ birthplace, where she wrote a blog about musicians, which became a book. Joanna came to Australia in 2012 and started this blog — her second. These days, she writes mostly about music, her garden, and trips to Sabah. Oh, and Wookie the Havanese.
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