Summer pattern

John and I began our summer pattern of work - removing veldgrass that survived the winter spraying program. Also collected some seeds (hardenbergia and gompholobium - but not much around).

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Spiders Everywhere

At this time of year we mainly clean up small patches of either geraldton carnation weed or veldgrass that have missed our attention during spring. I encountered lots of spiders whilst moving through the bushland, mostly small ones like this one, which was busy wrapping up a grass-hopper it had snared

We came across a flinders ranges wattle (unusual this far from Grace Vaughan House) and a crop of new fountain grasses coming up from where we had dug them up earlier this year.

This big spider gave me quite a fright when we met eye-ball to eye-ball. It didn't blink! It was about the size of my hand (with fingers stretched out).

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Another cubby

While weeding watsonias, Dorothy and I thought we might do a little seed collecting (hardenbergia) - without much success - then Dorothy checked out the sites where contractors had removed mounds of soil a few years ago - some are regenerating well, others are a bit weedy.

At one of these sites, just beside the path, we found that someone has constructed a cubby house by putting branches on top of 3 balgas.

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A visit to the other side

John and I worked on the Health Department area - mainly pulling out Geraldton Carnation Weeds near the Selby Lodge area.

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