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DIY dray for our ringtail possum family – Oops

Posted on 13/05/2022 by AlanM52

Forgot to include a emergency exit – back door! If a cat, fox, snake or whatever knocks on the front door there’s no way for them to escape!

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DIY drey for our ringtail possum family – part 5 final

Posted on 12/05/2022 by AlanM52

Ready to put out so now we wait and keep checking for a empty drey. Last year they vacated in July.

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Al’s auto fill/recycle bird bath–some alterations

Posted on 02/05/2022 by AlanM52

The birdbath is close to the workshop so decided to do away with the car battery and bring all the electrics inside and run from a 12V power supply. Loosing light and then had a double injury to the right … Continue reading →

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Lifeguard doggos in Croatia

Posted on 14/04/2022 by AlanM52

How good is this, vigilant Golden Retrievers ready to hit the water!

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Meatball Curry

Posted on 05/03/2022 by AlanM52

This is much the same as my Chicken Curry but first the balls need to be prepared. Finely dice medium onion and in a bowl mix that into 500G of mince along with curry powder (Mackenzies Clive of India) and … Continue reading →

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Tomato plants

Posted on 05/03/2022 by AlanM52

This year our tomatoes (5 plants in a ALDI garden box) are looking worse than they did last year but… here’s todays quick pick.

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Postie package delivery

Posted on 24/02/2022 by AlanM52

My ‘Post / Parcel Drop Tray’ is working well. Repurposed kitchen dish drying rack.

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Problem with one of the V380 cameras

Posted on 13/02/2022 by AlanM52

Went to move it from the bird bath over to the cottage garden to monitor Speckles and when I plugged the micro USB cable into the camera connector it broke away and is now rattling around inside the camera housing … Continue reading →

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Rose black spot problem

Posted on 20/12/2021 by AlanM52

Yates ROSE GUN not working on black spot effected rose Looking quite sad

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Tomatoes doing well.

Posted on 20/12/2021 by AlanM52

Tomatoes are springing up nicely.

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