Of course, it’s not just insects that like the willow tree and make use of it. There are birds as well, and our cats, and fungus. It really has a life of its own. Toki loves to climb the tree. The kookaburras find it a great place to sit while worm watching. The eastern spinebill…
Author: Kathie Thomas
Willow Tree Close up
Have you ever looked really close at a willow tree? I hadn’t, until we shifted to our home where an old one presides at the back of our home. Amazing tree really. And you wouldn’t guess what actually lives on it at different times of the year. I was surprised! I bet you are too….
Living in the Dandenong Ranges
It is nearly 5 years since my husband and I shifted to the beautiful Dandenong Ranges. We live in the lower part of the ranges, just above the foothills really, sitting at around 230m above sea level. Not high enough for snow, although that would be nice to see on occasion. But high enough to…
Steve Parish Nature Photography Workshop September
We still have some spots available for the nature photography workshop taking place in Victoria in September. But bookings won’t be open for much longer. You can elect to pay a deposit and balance later, or 3 x payments if you book this month. So I encourage you to book now! Full details here.
Sunrise in Rowville
I attend weekly business breakfast meetings in Rowville each Thursday. The view from our breakfast room looks out over the golf course towards Mt Dandenong is around 57km (just over 35 miles). We get to watch the sunrise each morning – some are a non-event, some quite lovely. But this morning’s was nothing less than…