The inspirational quote from Debbie at Travel with Intent
The only way of catching a train I ever discovered is to miss the train before.
– G.K. Chesterton
Make sure you get to the station early
Everyone will be rushing for their train
Always book a seat
Some trains go very fast
Yes, they go very fast
When you get to your destination, you can always catch one of these
The Ragtag Daily Prompt for Tuesday: Garden
Have a quick wander about my garden.
Blue-banded Bees like dropping in
When the pink Crocus flowers the Stingless Native Bees all come around
One of the wheelbarrow gardens with Hippeastrums
The Frangipanni flowers scent fills the air
The Bromiliads flower too
One of my favourite flowers – Cats Whiskers
The Dietis look great buit trhey are taking over in places in the garden
One of the many Hibiscus flowers
The Agapanthus put on a show around the garden borders
The garden is a place to relax
Even Long-necked Tortoise stroll through heading to the dam
Every now and then when working in the garden, I surprise a frog. The Broad-palmed Frog took a while to wake before hopping off
Lots of Bottlebrush flowers
The Pelagoniums add colour
There is always help in the garden
So many Grevilleas too
The Native Wisteria winds its way among the foliage
Always wear gloves and shoes as you never know who you might disturb. The Mouse Spider was rather fiesty
The Bullants let you know if you are getting too close to their nest
Every now and then another variety of fungus appears
The garden is a lovely place to raise a family
The fruit trees look wonderful in Spring
and of course the garden is home to lots and lots of birds from the smallest Honeyeater, the Scarlet Honeyeater
to the larger birds like the Satin Bowerbirds
The word prompt from Bren for the Photo for the Week – 28: Winter
My Winter is spent a lot of the time cutting Firewood. Quite often, when the chainsaw starts, a Pied Butcher Bird or two arrive to investigate the scene.
The disturbance of logs once cut and sometimes the bark removed entices the birds in the hope of having a snack or two
Then it’s one final glance as I start “Old Smokey” and head for home
Job done for a while
I have compiled a series of photos to help you find a Koala in the wild in Australia. This is not a definitive guide but it may assist you in seeing a Koala in the bush.
Trying to find a Koala who is in a tree during the day is difficult as they spend most of the time sleeping and doing very little, around nineteen hours a day. Years ago I wrote about Koalas. Here is the bushboy Fact File
Step one.
Find a tree where Koalas are likely to be. There is a list of Eucalypts which Koalas eat the leaves, around 200 to 500 leaves a day.
Good we found a tree a Eucalyptus tereticornis or Forest Red Gum
Can you see the Koala? No enhancing the photo just look in the tree
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Step two.
OK It looks like you are having hard time spotting the Koala. Look for a fork in a tree as it’s a great place to sit and have a nap. Here is a closer view.
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Step three.
I’ll make it a bit easier with a closer photo. Can you see him yet?
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Step four.
Well spotted. Yes here he is.
Sometimes hiding behind the leaves makes it difficult to see a Koala.
I hope you enjoyed a brief lesson on how to spot a Koala in a gum tree
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