Rainbows everywhere!

The bushland was alive with the distinctive sound of Rainbow Bee Eaters - a throaty excited chatter as they whizzed through the air chasing various flying insects. They were everywhere!

Whilst weeding veldgrass in the bushland I visited an area we planted out in 2006. It was nice to see so much surviving despite the fact that we never water our plantings - about 10% survive long-term, but they are the best ones that do survive - which is what we need for this bushland to be resilient to climate change.

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The long dry continues

As the long dry spell continues the plants are beginning to look quite stressed - leaves curled and hanging limply. All of this makes the grassy flowering spikes of veldgrass easy to spot, so we continue searching for it ...
We also picked up some weeds left in bags near the front fence - added them to our pile of weeds and rubbish near the front fence.
Had a pleasant surprise last weekend - Vicki had organised to have the front door and flooring of 'the shed' fixed (the floor had been partly eaten by termites).
Thanks Vicki!
I didn't publish a post last week because my GPS stopped working - I don't think it is water proof enough for kayaking ... Have borrowed one from Vicki (thanks again!).

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