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Woo-hoo: Powerful Owl
When we first set up Olvar Wood, we kept hearing a deep mournful call carrying from far off in the early evenings, like a child speaking into a piece of poly pipe down near the large dams on the citrus grove below … Continue reading
ash and cupcakes
15 August 2011 The woodpile is shrinking. I had planned to chainsaw more wood today, but I’m tired and it is raining. Yesterday we cleaned out the ash from beneath the fireplace, which had piled right up to within an … Continue reading
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Tagged ash, birds, cupcakes, fire, inga simpson, landscape, nature writing, nike bourke, Nike Sulway, olvar wood, queensland, red belly black snake, snakes, trees, winter, wood, writers retreat, writing
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Eastern Yellow Robin
Although one of the more common birds in Olvar Wood, the Eastern Yellow Robin is my favourite. Their bright yellow breast, appearing anywhere from the clothesline to the windowsill, is a cheering sight. Their grey-brown wings are a long coat over … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, eastern yellow robin, inga simpson, nature writing, olvar wood
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