24th November…. Happy 24th November Birthday shared by Billy Connolly, Shane Bourne, Sir Ian Botham and Tracey Whickham 1642 Abel Tasman became the 1st European to discover Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) 1859 Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species” … Read More
We Have Autumn on Our Minds
Autumn It doesn’t matter how many times you witness Autumn, it never ceases to amaze…and we have Autumn on our minds. There are few words to explain just how stunning the yellows, oranges, purples, browns and golden colours are, and … Read More
Is it Spring…….Wait, no it’s Still Winter!
Hasn’t the weather been mixed up lately? One day it’s well and truly winter with frost and frozen bird baths, the next it’s a beautiful spring day that’s warm and sunny with the most blazing blue skies. The poor garden … Read More
How Good is this Cold Weather
We must hand it to Mother Nature – how good is this cold weather and just when we needed her to turn down the heat and add a nice coating of frost and cold crisp air, she came through … Read More
Baby its Cold Outside
Winter……well its almost here and baby it’s cold outside. The last of the beautiful autumn leaves are just clinging on with most having fallen to become a crunchy carpet or been raked up and turned into mulch for the garden. … Read More
Autumn Leaves Give Way to Winter
The spectacular colours of the autumn leaves have reached their fullness and are now falling to the ground creating a beautiful carpet of magnificent hues. Our wonderful deciduous trees respond to the cold changes by turning off their supply … Read More
Granite Belt Gold
You have to see it to know its true beauty. Fall in love with Autumn on the Granite Belt…..inside the wine is maturing and outside the deciduous landscape is turning golden. The temperature ranges from about 8.8 to 21.9 Celsius, … Read More