A Flood Around Home

Friday 15 July 2016, Snow last week, Floods this week; winter in the Huon isn’t dull. Photos don’t do it justice but in our 10 years here we haven’t seen this much water go past at a fast pace – complete with big logs hurtling by.

Water where it isn’t normally

Our river meeting spot, normally well up from the river

Looking up river where normally there would be fences and pasture

Looking downriver, normally flat land and fencing visible.

Across the paddocks, we normally don’t see water here.

Wider river than normal – from the top of the driveway.

The Fishing Spot, cars are normally parked where this water is!

From the garden

From the garden

From the garden

That was the telephone pole access for She Oak Road – in our paddock

That is one of our paddock corner fences

Huonville mid-morning

Huonville mid-morning

Huonville mid-morning

A Walk Around Home

After a very windy night we took a stroll around the property to check on fences and water ways. Lots of snow surrounding our friend’s house high on the hill behind us, but no snow settled on our place.   😦

The Huon river is high but not threatening the banks, but it is the muddiest we have ever seen it. Our little waterways running thru the paddocks are really burbling along at a pace, and the fences needed only bark and twigs removed. Thankfully the only tree down is across the road, and it fell away from us, thank you Mother Nature.

The lambs next door seem to be enjoying the weather, getting frequent little nips of milk from Mum.

First little stream is racing down to the Huon

Snowy hills in the distance

Thank you tree, you fell just the right way

Quick little warm drink of milk

Lambs and Mums enjoying a small burst of sun in a small flurry of snow

Wait up Mum….

Second little stream racing towards the Huon and spreading out along the bottom paddock along the way

Love those helicopter ears on our neighbours lambs

Why must such beautiful plants be such big pests?

 

A Walk to Jam and Bread

Leaving our fog enshrined valley we ventured over the hill and along Sandfly road to find the Margate Rivulet Track bathed in sunshine. A nice little 4km ramble over and along the water, through paddocks and back along a road, to be re-nourished by Jam and Bread in Margate.

The babbling Margate Rivulet

old stone wall somewhere near the Margate Rivulet

Walkers this way

Rustic reflections

The babbling Margate Rivulet

Lambs, sooo cute

Geese enjoying their own lakeside condo

Rustic reflections

Aussie bush, love it

Aussie bush

I love these guys – masked lapwings

A Walk Close to Home

What a beautiful day for a walk – breezy, cool, and close to home, and a welcome escape from The Election!. Perfect. I joined Andrew on a walk up the hill behind their property, She Oak Hill I think it is called. Some terrific views across the valley, to the West and North, one wallaby, lots of wombat poo and a couple of nesting bush quails. And as we returned to Steve’s fantastic tea and muffins 4 eagles hovered overhead, magic. Thank you Andrew.

Fungi and Wombat poo galore

View west from the saddle on She Oak Hill

Bushwalking on She Oak Hill

A beautiful little forest on She Oak hill

Looking out over our valley from She Oak Hill

Andrew on the bush trail – WHAT trail!

Still trying to find that trail….

Looking out towards our place, from She Oak Hill

The Three Amigos of She Oak Hill