Its been getting warmer in Emerald but wetter too, much wetter than normal according to the locals. Over one weekend, apart from some pretty impressive lightening storms that had Tolkien shivering in the bed next to me, we had 240 ml in the weather gauge with similar amounts recorded around town. Now one could argue that this big splash of water will have affected my ollas experiment, and undoubtedly it did, but things dry out very quickly here and whilst other plants required daily watering the seedlings near the Ollas thrived.
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| The before shot |
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| Add water |
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| The turnip seeds around the Ollas are looking healthy |
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| and the Zucchinis are belting along |
Unfortunately the Bitter Gourds didn't show at all, so I shall have to retry that experiment.
Emerald and its locale is continuing to throw up interesting birds and beasties for me to admire. This one caught me by surprise as I was about to do my dhobi (laundry for non-Marines)
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| Larry the lizard |
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| Interesting critter |
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| Whistling Kite |
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| Marbled Teal |
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| Nankeen Kestrel |
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| Whistling Kite |
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| Gull-billed Tern |
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| Tern |
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| Nankeen Kestrel |
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| Silver Gulls and a deceased Barramundi |
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| A snack for an Australian Raven |
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| An ancient Darter |
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| A Black Kite |
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| The Whistling Kite |
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| A gaggle of Apostlebirds |
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| A cute Fairy Martin |
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| The Singing Honeyeater |
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| and a Crested Pigeon |
