Friday, October 22, 2010

spring news

After a few weeks back in the UK it is great to be home. The weather has not been particularly spring-like so far, although it is warming up well this week.

The drive home from Sydney up over the Blue Mountains was unusual- climbing to a height of 1,000 km to make the trek west to Mudgee the scenery is always breathtaking, but when it is 1 degree C and most of the trip is dominated by driving snow and hailstones it is not a barrel of laughs.

The lambs ( 6 in total ) are rapidly becoming sheep. and the mothers are now shedding their wool and having permanent 'bad hair days'

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The bird population are building nests with the sheep wool, and the king parrots are gathering in groups and eying up the young fruit on the apricot and peach trees.


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They have no fear and get bolder by the day

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A western spinebill has made a nest in the climbing rose right next to the house.

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The cacti are flowering well

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....and the big news is that ducks have started to take an interest in Duck Island.

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