A few days ago I was on my 'block', enjoying the silence and the fact that my fruit trees (and even the rhubarb next to the compost bins) had actually grown and burst into leaf. I planted a few more natives and even had enough water to give them all a drink. Hopefully I'll have some guttering on the camp shelter and a water tank of some description soon so that I don't have to bucket water from 'down the road'. When I popped in to water on the 10th Sept. there were some tiny patches of grass. When I called in again on the 17th, just one week later, the 3 fruit trees had leaf growth, the rhubarb had leaves and the herb garden was still alive but there was no grass at all. Just dust and rocks. Since then it has rained -18mm to be exact. There was some movement on the shelter build. There were some beams for the floor. The fabulous rustic corrugated iron sheets I found for the external walls of my camp shelter have been delivered. It’s exciting. Creation...is Play! It was super windy on my second day on the block this weekend (end of September) and fires were pretty close so, after watering the new plants, and a little explore of the Hillgrove Cemetery and the lagoon, I decided to high tail it out of there and see if I could get through to Ebor on the Waterfall Way. No luck! So, as directed, I took the Wongabinda (dirt, bumpy) Road detour crossing countless cattle grids to eventually come out on the Gyra Road. It's always interesting to take a different road in life isn't it? 😊 But before this this adventure on my 1/2 acre, there was another, bigger, one! I drove to Orange, NSW, 'free camping' in a couple of spots on the way and then spending three nights at Macquarie Fields, near Orange, NSW, where I did meet some very interesting people. I camped at Premer, NSW, on the way home. The 'light' was photographically perfect that evening 😊
My next experience is to join a gathering of van dwellers on the Gold Coast hinterland on the first weekend in October. I may catch up with the young family I met in Orange again. I may even get to see and hug some of the gorgeous people I met at The Tiny House Expo in Bendigo in March. That will be really good. At the moment I'm back in my parking spot in Dorrigo and it’s always lovely to be here. My brother has mown my spot and he makes lovely food and often invites me to share. The plants outside my door are flourishing including the sprouting of three oaks - acorns that I collected from Victoria on March and planted months ago. They can go to Hillgrove and maybe they will grow. All in all... life is good! Travel safely, Clare 🤗 There's a new page called 'My art on great products'. Have a look, I'd love to know what you think.
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Janet Kehlor
29/9/2019 11:54:15 pm
Nice to see growth on new plants! I have really enjoyed reading about all your adventures this past year. Thank you so much for sharing.
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Mandy Friend
30/9/2019 07:41:17 am
Hi Clare I love following your journey hope to catch up again one day. I’m now living with my eldest daughter Kate and family at Wooloweyah. You will note my email has changed as you may of heard David and I have now taken separate paths. Take care keep your wonderful adventures coming girl not to mention the photographic essay. I too have rekindled my love of capturing the moment. We had some pretty traumatic moments recently with the Shark Creek fire and had to evacuate for a couple of days. Life is never dull. Looking forward to the next instalment. Mandy
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Bronwyn Baker
30/9/2019 09:56:18 am
Great to see all going well with you Clare and your block is being transformed into a lovely livable space. Love the pics!!
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RaHzu
7/10/2019 12:33:23 pm
From little things...big things grow🌱
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