John and I had been to Bibra Lake at least two times before, once to see Pink Fairy Orchids, and another time to see Rainbow Bee Eaters. As it was a long holiday weekend and we had already made a long trip into Beacon, three hours away; we thought an...
We learned from the Orchid Group that there were rabbit orchids in the burned area in Johnston Rd. Last summer when I was here, Johnston Road and the area of Yarloop made the news. There was a devastating fire that damaged the bush, homes, everything. It was a huge tragedy,...
Last time we went to Manea Park, it was in October. This time we would try Manea Park in September, hoping to get a glimpse of different orchids, and most of all the prize of Western Australian orchids, the Queen of Sheba. Someone in the orchid group had spotted one....
Sunday, we still went hunting for orchids, but we stayed close to home. Going by a hint given in the orchid group on Facebook, we went to look for Beak Orchids, and did we ever find some, hundreds of them! These orchids produce large, fleshy, heart-shaped leaves commonly called ‘Elephants’ Ears’.
We knew it was going to be a different kind of Easter. With Mom gone, the center of all holidays, we would have to cope with missing her and making new memories. Even though in some past Easters I have been in Australia, the internet and phone calls didn’t make...
My husband sure knows how to show a girl a good time. After our outing to Brookton Highway Nature Reserve, the next day we went to Lightning Swamp Bushland. It was a sweet day, and I was delighted to have a romp in the swamp.
We took the car in today, and while it was in the shop took a short walk in the Bush. We saw a few spider orchids between wind and rains.
If this thing moves closer to our house, I won’t be able to sleep at nights!
It’s June 2nd, and we don’t even have the pool open yet. Not to mention we just went through a nasty heatwave. Our pool is surrounded by a LOT of trees which presents us with an issue the end of each spring, getting the fallen leaves off of the pool...
It’s not unusual for me to announce, “Nice light on some mushrooms outside” or “Spider on the side of the house.” while rushing into the house grabbing my camera gear, and Laura doing the same. Today we had a spider, he was quite large. Well, Silas must be learning by...
