moths

“True, you ride the finest horse…”
I found a white moth spinning on the kitchen floor the other day. It was upsidedown, spinning, performing backstroke. Young Belle the cat was just starting to show interest so I rescued the creature. I wasn’t sure at first about touching it although it was quite an elegant beast. I [...]

The Cocky’s Corset

A million years ago ,well two weeks anyway, on a rare sunny day this winter, we went to The Dandenongs for a walk and a picnic with friends.
We met a few cheeky Sulphur Crested Cockatoos on our travels, hence the photo above. Just look at those beaks…I really think care should be exercised if you [...]

Lizard in the grass

As Andrew noticed in my last post, I forgot to include the lizard I spotted during a walk around my parent’s garden. Well, here is the lizard, in all his glory. You can see he is a tiny bloke by the grass and leaves around him.
I have since found out that this lizard is a [...]

A few kangaroos loose in the top paddock

Interesting sighting today. I saw a tough looking bald bloke striding along the street wearing a faded pink singlet and dark blue knee length shorts. Then I noticed his feet. He was wearing thongs (flip flops) – the unusual thing was that one thong was dark blue to match the shorts and one thong [...]

Wildlife in the heart of Melbourne and the sins of the city

What beautiful eyes you have you big grey bird. Doesn’t nature have the most accomplished aesthetic sense? This exquisite bird was parading about before 9.00 am on the banks of the Yarra in front of the South Bank restaurant precinct.
What was it looking at? Well, it was observing the horrible flotsam and jetsam that was [...]

Stop marking me absent…well kind of

 
Ok, forgive me bloggers for I have sinned. Returning in early January turned out to be a little inaccurate. I am still a nomad at this point in time living between two houses ( a long way apart) and waltzing off into the countryside with some abandon. Actually it is time to take a bit of [...]

Echidna finds a lifestyle property with a view

A shy little fellow I was lucky enough to spot near Strath Creek.
She or he was all set up for the night in the best nest an echidna could hope to find.
There aren’t too many properties on the market as self- sufficient as this one.
It features:

three sturdy trunk construction
ample bark bedroom
great natural colour scheme
glorious [...]

My lake does not flow over

Sunday afternoon fresh from Father’s day lunch we travelled back to Melbourne past Lake Eildon. Whenever I pass this way I always look down hopefully to see if it looks like a sea again. No, is the short answer. The water worn curves of the catchment are empty except for a sinewy dribble of a [...]