From Dust to Lush
It’s been some time since we did an article on rainfall in Canyonleigh. This is possibly because until Christmas there really wasn’t anything inspiring in the way of rain to write about. With the dry and dust enveloping us from spring onwards we wondered just how many shades of brown there are? Read the rest of this entry »
Canyonleigh Cooks
Hasn’t the recent rain been heaven sent! Robbie from the top end arrived early one morning with his amazing spreader which sprayed turkey manure over our paddocks and around the house and then perfectly on cue, down came the steady soft rain. Bingo, the pasture improved and now we are bright emerald green. The dam is full and the tanks are overflowing. It’s a thankful way to be in February. Read the rest of this entry »
Priceless Entertainment in Canyonleigh
Clowns of the bird world set the stage
Many young Rainbow Lorikeets in Canyonleigh are learning to fly. Their single piping call for attention is a chance for hours of entertainment by the playful antics of our coloured feathered friends. These clowns of the bird world can amuse us while they feed, take a bath, learn to fly or with their courtship displays. Read the rest of this entry »
Whino
Gold, Gold, Gold!.
By the time you read this, the 2010 Southern Highlands Wine Show will be done and dusted. As I write, it’s only a few days until the judging takes place (on Thursday 25/2), and Tomahawk’s 2007 and 2008 Shiraz are entered and bound for glory. Or not. Who knows? It’s a lottery. Read the rest of this entry »
Mumbaiker Mail
Playing Maharana
(“Great King”) and Maharani for a weekend
Set deep in the Aravali Hills of Rajasthan, near the famous Lake City of Udaipur, lies the secluded and spectacular 18th century fort palace of Devi Garh. Actually, the fort was left to ruin until it was acquired by private owners in 1984. The painstaking restoration took over 15 years, but they’ve created one of the most spectacular hotels in India. (www.deviresorts.in) Read the rest of this entry »
Canyonleigh Community Association Inc.
Clean Up Australia Day – Sun, 07 March 2010 – then join us for lunch and coffee:
Our Association is organizing this day for the second year on the basis that……..
(a) each landowner or tenant is requested to clean up in front of their property and to advise us if they wish their rubbish bags to be picked up on the day – phone John McKindley on 0417 008 404. Alternatively, deliver your rubbish bags to the rear of the Shop on that day. Community members who participate in the clean up are invited to be the guests of CCA at the Shop for a light lunch and coffee at 12.30pm on Clean Up Day. Prizes are to be given for various rubbish items such as the strangest, the prettiest and the sexiest so bring those items along separately. Read the rest of this entry »
Book Recommendation
Remarkable Creatures
By Tracy Chevalier
Harper Collins, London, 2009 Read the rest of this entry »
Travel Tales – Vietnam
VIETNAM – A STAND NOT STILL ADVENTURE!
A large black wallet full of documents for Vietnam lies on my desk – a local family about to discover a truly amazing long and skinny country that borders China to the North, Cambodia to the South and Laos in the middle. A country of beautiful people, painful history, endless rice, dizzy terraces and cloudy oceans. A country to be seen and breathed before industrialisation possibly takes a deeper hold. Read the rest of this entry »