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Category: Fauna

Two hearts beating

At 7AM earlier in the week, I went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water from the jug that sits next to the

February 4, 2018

Fauna

Are we ever alone?

Old boards are being covered with new ones. Portions of the deck in front of the atrium are seriously decaying and, therefore, the whole deck

February 2, 2015

Fauna

The face of death

It is not much discussed, but one of the pluses in living close to nature on a daily basis — especially for children —is becoming

November 24, 2014

Fauna

Sunday evening visitors

A couple of weeks ago, when describing how I heard the faintest of “cracks” in the din of a cacophony of other noises, yesterday the

September 8, 2014

Fauna

My determined friend the wombat

Visitors to Windgrove love walking around the property hoping for a chance encounter with some of the local fauna. Along with the spiky ant eating

July 7, 2014

Fauna

Christmas chorus at Frog Pond

Seeing can be deceiving. Just “looking” at a photo of Frog Pond belies what is really happening beneath the shelter of the overhanging coastal wattle

December 23, 2013

Fauna

Force of Fire (extra)

There’s always a showoff. Even among the birds. Observe the dive bomber, landing gear down, coming in sideways from the right about 1 o’clock. Tricky,

January 10, 2013

Fauna

The power of yellow

Snapshots of beauty lurk no matter where I reach in. Today it is yellow that fascinates. Tiny punchy pockets packing joy wherever I look. Supposedly

December 17, 2012

Fauna

Suffering the karma of killing

“To believe we can live without taking life is delusional.” — Barbara Kingsolver, ‘Animal, Vegetable, Miracle’ What happens here is that people dump their unwanted

May 28, 2012