Now isn’t he handsome!! What self respecting Tree Weta female wouldn’t be gaga over this handsome
chappie, as for females of different species...... well the gaga bit might be right but the screams
were epic.
Saturday 19th
A quick summary shall we........ leaf drop has largely stopped, the bark drop, (from the same trees), is in
mid process, it’s rained a bit or three and the Bamboo Forest walk is coming along nicely. The parrots,
blackbirds, and Tui have mostly finished demolishing the fruit although the Myna and parrots are still
decimating the figs and this fact combined with visitors half inching a fig or two means we.... (that is,
her that must be obeyed and yours truly, the slave), don’t see so many of them.
Now the extra ordinary number of young Tui, and vast quantities of young Blackbirds have finished
ravishing the Nashi tree the bulk of them have moved on with just the old timers raiding the figs, so now
with the rowdy Tui out of the scene the predominant birdsong is that of the Bellbirds definably more
melodious and conducive to aaaaahhhhhhh.......
The creation of the “primitives” in the Bamboo Forest Walk are progressing one rock at a time and some
of these can be seen on the Bamboo Forest Walk page here. The process proving to be an effort (with
emphasis on effort, moan groan etc and so forth), it’s all most conducive to fitness of which it appears I
have misplaced a fair percentage of........ Scrambling for miles in the search for just “the right” rock
really does define ones dedication to a cause yet to be defined, or am I just escaping for a while?
The feature construct is still an evolving idea on the fringes of the to be substantiated and may well
involve BIG boulders, bamboo, and brick but we will know on the day, or at least I am hoping I will.
It is also very gratifying to see so many native fish, eels, and fresh water crayfish in the creek, as it
tends to define the generally good health of the local streams which can only improve as the forest
slowly recovers from the ravages of years gone by.
Terrifying??
(well for some it seems :-)
Friday 25th
So the prophesized deluge/s seem over for now with the bulk of it missing the general area with enough
to fresh the streams and sog everything else ready for mushroom season yum!! Also to be looked for
are the visual treats of a myriad of fungi popping, sliming, lurching and sneaking out of the ground when
one’s back is turned, ready to amaze with form and colour as if from nowhere.
.
Previews of the new walk yet to be opened, or finished for that matter, are getting positive comment
and encouragement to keep it simple, the sort of recommendation I like.
Now isn’t he handsome!! What self respecting Tree Weta
female wouldn’t be gaga over this handsome chappie, as
for females of different species...... well the gaga bit
might be right but the screams were epic.
Saturday 19th
A quick summary shall we........ leaf drop has largely
stopped, the bark drop, (from the same trees), is in mid
process, it’s rained a bit or three and the Bamboo Forest
walk is coming along nicely. The parrots, blackbirds, and
Tui have mostly finished demolishing the fruit although
the Myna and parrots are still decimating the figs and
this fact combined with visitors half inching a fig or two
means we.... (that is, her that must be obeyed and yours
truly, the slave), don’t see so many of them.
Now the extra ordinary number of young Tui, and vast
quantities of young Blackbirds have finished ravishing the
Nashi tree the bulk of them have moved on with just the
old timers raiding the figs, so now with the rowdy Tui out
of the scene the predominant birdsong is that of the
Bellbirds definably more melodious and conducive to
aaaaahhhh.......
The creation of the “primitives” in the Bamboo Forest
Walk are progressing one rock at a time and some of
these can be seen on the Bamboo Forest Walk page here.
The process proving to be an effort (with emphasis on
effort, moan groan etc and so forth), it’s all most
conducive to fitness of which it appears I have misplaced
a fair percentage of........ Scrambling for miles in the
search for just “the right” rock really does define ones
dedication to a cause yet to be defined, or am I just
escaping for a while?
The feature construct is still an evolving idea on the
fringes of the to be substantiated and may well involve
BIG boulders, bamboo, and brick but we will know on the
day, or at least I am hoping I will.
It is also very gratifying to see so many native fish, eels,
and fresh water crayfish in the creek, as it tends to
define the generally good health of the local streams
which can only improve as the forest slowly recovers from
the ravages of years gone by.
Terrifying??
(well for some it seems :-)
Friday 25th
So the prophesized deluge/s seem over for now with the
bulk of it missing the general area with enough to fresh
the streams and sog everything else ready for mushroom
season yum!! Also to be looked for are the visual treats
of a myriad of fungi popping, sliming, lurching and
sneaking out of the ground when one’s back is turned,
ready to amaze with form and colour as if from nowhere.
.
Previews of the new walk yet to be opened, or finished
for that matter, are getting positive comment and
encouragement to keep it simple, the sort of
recommendation I like.
