Tree planting next to the tree that caused all the trouble
Today, in continuation of the Australian day ceremony, i went to plant my tree at my boss Catherine's garden in Blackmans bay.
This was my second attempt in going, the first time i went the bus service seemed a bit woeful, two weeks ago at the bus stop i realised the next bus wouldn't be for five hours. So it didn't happen then.
This time, a little bit more planning was involved, as the guy that planned the Normandy invasion commented
The planning was everything and the plan was nothing
Diggin' a hole
Catherine likes planting trees, she also likes cutting them down too, but only the ones that are causing trouble.
We planted my tree next to the tree that was cut down, that the neighbour complained about and reported her to the council, apparently you can get fined for cutting down trees?
The place is only covered in trees, you'd never think someone would complain about a thing like that, but the lord givith, the lord takes away. As you can see from the photos, Backmans bay was down one tree last week, not it's up one tree. A win win scenario! Hip hip hurrah!!
After all its the Australian way.
It's nice to get out in the country, i was telling Catherine about the Molai woods, a guy in India planted a whole forest, by himself and established a habitat for several thousands of varieties of trees and an astounding diversity of wildlife -- including birds, deer, apes, rhino, elephants and even tigers.
It was 1979 and floods had washed a great number of snakes onto the sandbar. When Payeng -- then only 16 -- found them, they had all died.
"The snakes died in the heat, without any tree cover. I sat down and wept over their lifeless forms," Payeng told the Times Of India.
I guess you have to start somewhere? And I was promised Tatty scones too, how could i refuse?
As much as i hate getting on a bus, this time i pretended i was a tourist, what was there not to like?
One of us was doing all the work, indoors and outdoors
Tatty scones, its a Scottish thing apparently?
And she has goats
And goats, and chickens and Guinea fowl
Me playing the part of the 'Health and safety officer', no one got hurt and that's the main thing, i think?
Totally excellent day Australia!!
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