Our great southern migration

  Didn't actually see the spider but the web was gorgeous! We stopped by a national forest on the way to a doctor appointment in Moruya. By the time we got there, we had 15 minutes and it deserved longer. We didn't spend much time looking for fungi or birds but the web caught my attention.  We have had some great views lately. Most Australian trees don't change color but this orange/red one is doing very pretty changes. It lives in what we refer to as the "formal" garden.  With an easterly facing view, I expected, and we do get, some very nice sunrise The morning mist can also make the other spider webs very visible Unexpectedly, the sunsets can be even more gorgeous Maybe because they often bring an end to a hard days' work but mostly they are just amazing to watch. It is moving into winter here, so they do come earlier and earlier.  The doctor visit was to get a Q-fever test done. I am not sick but my doc recommended the vaccine. Q fever is much more prevale...

  The growing season is a bit better in Cobargo than in Roseville. I am overwhelmed by produce and we have only a fraction of what it would be in a typical year. The image above is the current lot of red pears that needed to come off the tree. We bought a sealer and I have tried two methods of freezing so far. We need to find a spot to drop off produce. Pears are different from zucchini, right? It wouldn't be as bad. There is a fresh produce swap in Bermagui but rumor has it you can also drop it off in Cobargo so we will try that first.  We would have even more pears but we only managed to net two trees/parts of trees in our short stint here in December. You can see that the rosellas have totally destroyed pear production in the unnettted part of this tree: At the moment, I am very grateful. The green pears on this one are not yet ready for picking so that is also a benefit.  Tomatoes are still flowering and I have now tried several methods of preserving them. Need more j...