Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge: Woodland
AS you may or may not know, I live in the Australian bush. To many of the overseas readers it can be to you a forest or perhaps a woodland. Maybe you would like a bit of a scroll around bits of my place known as Durranbah.
This is looking up the driveway from my house

Durranbah is an aboriginal word for small jumping ant. I cannot remember the dialect where I found the name but it is not a local word. My property is on the border with the Gumbainggir Nation to the south and Bundjalung Nation to the north.
I purchased the property on the 24th February 1984 for a whopping $26,000 and all it had on it was the bush. It also had nests of small jumping ants that made you jump when they stung you.

They also have a habit of jumping towards you once they have been disturbed. I always tell visitors to look at the ground around them if they decide to stop walking.
One of the reasons I bought here was the trees. They are tall and straight and there are some that are the mother trees that have been here for a hundred year I am guessing as it would take at least three people holding hands to encircle the trunk.
I cannot find all of the big tree photos. I did find a view up an Apple Gum

This Ironbark is across the road from my place

Here is a selection of trees. A Red Bloodwood showing why it’s called a Bloodwood


A Grey Gum shedding its bark

One of the mother trees, a Tallowwood

My favourite place. A permanent waterhole where all manner of birds and animals come to drink

Looking from the doorway of my shed

Heading down a track

Gum blossom and nuts

I love Grass trees that are in the gullies. I lost many during the fire of 2019 but I have some reminders

I could go on for ages with many photos of flowers, moss, ferns, birds and animals but this is supposed to be about the woodland. I hope you enjoyed a scroll through Durranbah.
What a fabulously interesting walk. You can take us round your patch any time you feel so inclined. I’ll come along!
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I just wish I was more organised and not so tired. I should do more from around here as one post but I am always posting bits and pieces most of the time anyway. Sure come along, I welcome the company. I can show which weeds to pull as we walk 😂
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Your land is amazing. Beautiful trees, trails, water! Everything I love be surrounded by. You can keep the scary looking ants, though. 😉
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Thanks Irene 🙂 Don’t forget the spiders and snakes as well 🙂
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Those bite too, don’t they? 😁 I think I will just enjoy your pics. 😉
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If you are not careful, yes 🙂
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Surrounded by such beauty. Trees, trails, waterhole! All things I enjoy. You can keep the scary looking ants, though. 😉
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I did. It makes a very welcome change from thinking about what is going on in Europe.
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Glad you enjoyed a scroll around Susan 🙂
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Nice shots
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Thank you 🙂
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You live in such a beautiful place, Brian! Thank you for sharing it with us 🤗
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Glad you enjoyed having a look around Susan 🙂 🙂
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I can totally see why you settled there. Simply lovely.
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Thanks Heather, it is quite lovely 🙂 🙂
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😊
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I thought you might have something for me!
It’s a gorgeous place, Brian and I’m delighted that you chose to share parts of it with us, thank you. 🙂
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How could I not Sue 🙂 🙂
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🙂
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You have a lovely place there, Brian. How big is your property? Looks like a lot to care for.
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It is 42 hectares or around 100 acres so yes a lot to look after as best I can
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That is a lot. I can see why it keeps you busy.
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LOVED the images to scroll through Durranbah – 🙂
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Thanks ever so much Yvette 🙂 🙂
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What a great view from your shed! And what wonderful trees
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Thanks Sue 🙂 🙂
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You are most welcome, Brian
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