• Phalaris

    A sad day on the estate today: while out exploring, Bren came across a lone kangaroo sitting down by the creek. Startled, she tried to hop away, but fell and struggled to get to her feet. She managed to drag itself under some fallen branches to hide.

    Having no idea what was going on (was she injured?) I put a call in to Wildlife Victoria and described what had happened. “Sounds like Phalaris toxicity,” came the immediate response. If, like us, you’ve never heard of this, Wikipedia comes to the rescue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalaris_(plant).

    Unfortunately, there is no cure for Phalaris poisoning. Afflicted animals will gradually lose any ability to move or even feed themselves, and will either die from starvation or be easy prey for other animals. It was sad, but the best thing was to end her suffering and have the poor thing euthanised.

    Welcome to the country…

    June 19, 2021

    richard

    19 June 2021
  • Storm damage

    Welcome to your new land in the country – now clean up after the storms! While it certainly wasn’t as bad as it could have been, we weren’t expecting the first thing we’d be doing on a new block is cutting up fallen branches.

    June 13, 2021

    richard

    13 June 2021
  • Flyover

    What better way to check out a new property than from the air?

    June 13, 2021

    richard

    13 June 2021
  • Healesville Sanctuary

    2016-06-05 Healesville Sanctuary
    2016-06-05 Healesville Sanctuary
    19 photos

    June 5, 2016

    richard

    5 June 2016
  • Waiheke

    2015-09 Waiheke panoramas
    2015-09 Waiheke panoramas
    8 photos
    September 25, 2015

    richard

    25 September 2015
  • Hollywood Babble-On

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    Waiting for the show to start
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    Jay Mewes playing at being the director of photography
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    Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman babbling the fuck on
    January 25, 2015

    richard

    25 January 2015
  • Morning in Perth

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    July 16, 2014

    richard

    16 July 2014
  • Traditional fare

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    June 29, 2014

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    29 June 2014
  • Mia

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    June 21, 2014

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    21 June 2014
  • Antiques in the supermarket

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    December 17, 2013

    richard

    17 December 2013
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