Monthly Archive: September 2014
John gets excited to see black cockatoos, so when one came very close to me as I was taking out the trash, I figured I should get excited too. I was almost fearful, because it IS a very big bird and it was coming so close to me. I nearly...
We went back to look for wildflowers, but this time Jamie and Naomi went with us. We did come across these inch ants… And later we met this little critter, a Bobtail Lizard. There is hardly a way, even in photos to describe how many everlastings there were and their...
So titled for the flowers, and the SONG . Last weekend we went again, doing orchid and wildflower hunting. We were hoping that the Everlasting Daisies would be open to photograph. Then we drove a little longer…. It was a shame that it was so late, we were losing light....
So when you take to the country in search of wildflowers and the clouds hide the sun and make the flowers you want to see close up, you make a U-turn and go back to Bindoon to the Chittering Wildflower Show. Or at least that’s what we did for a...
We enjoyed last weekend so much, we made another escape back to the country. (Click on images for a larger view)
So last year about this time we crossed a place called Gabby Quoi Quoi Creek. I took a photo of the name, because it was just so different. This time we made a turn and went to the Gabby Quoi Quoi Lookout. Then the ride home began in earnest, in...
The next part of the day trip took us to Wongan Hills. “Wongan” is derived from the Indigenous Australian name “wangan-katta”, “wanka” and “woongan”. “Katta” is known to mean “hill”, but the meaning of “wongan” is uncertain. It may be related to “kwongan”, an indigenous word for sandplain, or “whispering”,...
Our next stop took us to Udumung Nature Reserve.
One of the most wonderful thing about Australia is the amount of public toilets there are. Unlike any other place I have ever been; each town, or non town, no matter how big or how small, have public toilets. They might not look like much on the outside, but they...
The weather predicted for the whole week was for rain. We decided to take the day and hunt for wild flowers anyway. So we packed the car and we were off to the Western Australian Wheat-belt.
Our house is close to a lovely piece of bushland, and it was an extra treat for him to come home early and we got to take a walk there together. This particular day we went in to find some orchids.
After our walk around Lightning Swamp, instead of going home as planned, John decided we had time to get to the beach for what might be a good sunset. As we got close to the beach, we were a little early, so John looked for a lookout which gave us...
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.
I was in Perth last year for wildflower season, and John and I went to a lot of places hunting and taking photos of wildflowers. This year we decided to perhaps direct our search for Orchids. I joined a Facebook group on Western Australian Orchids to help us locate them...