Smoke in the air This week: My own Mango festival; Fire on Brač; I have just been up the hill, immediately behind my home, to take a photograph of the Pyrocumulus cloud which is over the island of Brač, just … Read More
Growing Kangaroos from seed This week: Killed with kindness; Am I being stupid?; I’m a good dictator; This week has been another scorcher! I recorded 37°C one afternoon, far too hot to do anything productive outside. Today it is “only” … Read More
Master This week: Can we do what we need to do?; Going back in time; It has been another baking hot week here in Dol this week. The temperature has not dropped below 21°C at any point during the week, … Read More
Just odds and ends This week: Just odds and ends; Recording memories; Once again I awoke this week to a sepia haze on the northern horizon and the faint but distinct smell of smoke. Burning materials produce different but distinct … Read More
Decision made This week: Tropical Nights analysis; And for my next project; Decision made; This Saturday afternoon, it is currently 37.2°C in the shade and the only sounds from outside are the Cicadas. The heat this week has been punishing. … Read More
Doing the job twice This week: Doing the job twice; Trees of choice; We received our rain this week, only just over 7mm, but very welcome, none the less. However the bad news is that all my efforts last week, … Read More
Just another tool This week: Just another tool; Toy Story; Harvest time; I always consider Sunday to be the first day of my week, so I plan my week based on Sunday as the first day, and often a planning … Read More
Out hunting at dusk This week: Out hunting at dusk; Routine maintenance; We have had another good week of weather this week. There was a useful 4mm of rain on Wednesday which has reduced the need for irrigation during the … Read More
Cutting back Pistachios This week: Meteorological summer; Cutting back Pistachios; Another of my pet peeves (besides things breaking) is when software is changed and you are not told. I have spent time tonight trying to recover my blog formatting and … Read More
There is NO AI Slop here This week: ; ; Well here we are again. Once more it is Saturday afternoon. I have spent the morning cutting the seed heads off tall grasses that have sprouted in the Drupe Orchard. … Read More