A (May) Day in the life
This is a rather disparate post, simply recording a couple of moments in our life that I thought were worthwhile expending a few electrons on.
At least twice a week we take a tour around the perimeter of the property (on the other days we go for a run along the roads). Our progress has been impeded recently by a fallen dead Acacia dealbata. So, on the afternoon of the 30th of May I decided to remove it. On the way up I noticed that some of our olive trees were laden with fruit (the type of fruit is a drupe). So after 4 years here is our first olive harvest.
We shall re-find the recipe for processing them! In the meantime we will continue to purchase olives-for-eating and olive oil from established retail locations!
In the evening (about 8:30) we were watching TV when we became aware of large moths (possibly Oxycanus dirempta) fluttering at the window.
In the shot from indoors (showing the underside of the moth) I find the headlight effect of the flash reflected in the eyes quite impressive. This was the second irruption of this species we have had in the last few weeks.
Shortly thereafter there was a louder rap on the window and Frances looked round to see the south end of a Tawny Frogmouth heading back North. We noticed it harvesting moths a further 5 times before we retired: on a couple of occasions it didn't physically touch the window but just picked off a moth and departed, When I took the small dog out for her final ablution stop the frogmouth (I think the female) was perched on a Yellow Box branch about 5m from th window.
If the moth has a headlight, the frogmouth has a searchlight!
At least twice a week we take a tour around the perimeter of the property (on the other days we go for a run along the roads). Our progress has been impeded recently by a fallen dead Acacia dealbata. So, on the afternoon of the 30th of May I decided to remove it. On the way up I noticed that some of our olive trees were laden with fruit (the type of fruit is a drupe). So after 4 years here is our first olive harvest.
In the evening (about 8:30) we were watching TV when we became aware of large moths (possibly Oxycanus dirempta) fluttering at the window.
Shortly thereafter there was a louder rap on the window and Frances looked round to see the south end of a Tawny Frogmouth heading back North. We noticed it harvesting moths a further 5 times before we retired: on a couple of occasions it didn't physically touch the window but just picked off a moth and departed, When I took the small dog out for her final ablution stop the frogmouth (I think the female) was perched on a Yellow Box branch about 5m from th window.
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