Kurrajongs
As the drought drags on and we see trees dying in the paddocks, one tree stands out. It is the hardy Kurrajong, with its bright green foliage. It is a broad domed tree offering cool shade for the ...
So You Want to be a Writer?
This could be subtitled ‘So You Want to be a Farmer?‘ Following are a few home truths in case farming life combined with a writing life, seems like a wonderful lifestyle. Yesterday ...
A Hundred Years of Drought
I have a book written by the previous owner of a neighbouring property, ‘Wootton’ near Scone, NSW The author was William Bishop and he called his work, ‘A Hundred Years of ...
The Smell of Death
Not a pleasant topic.But a reality as each day dawns, with blue skies, fluffy white clouds and no rain, not a drop. Our rainfall for 2017 was 400mm, about half of our average so despite all the ...
Surviving the Dry
It has been a hard season; we have had no decent rain since March and we watch as the storm clouds gather, hover then divide and head away from us. We have seen it before and years ago we ...