Year: 2020
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Alice’s Hidden Oasis
Travelling around Australia, we have stumbled across many special places to stay, an oasis where our soul can rest and rejuvenate… from the special silence of camping in the Carnarvon Gorge (Queensland), to the sound of sheep outside the cottage… Continue reading
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whirr… whirr… a flat battery!!
Author Dorothy L. â—¦ Part 3 â—¦ A sound no driver wants to hear!!! Crossing from South Australia into Victoria, stopping at some lovely small stopovers along the way, Merino… just one night. At Goroke, Henry had a small amount… Continue reading
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Back on the road…
Author Dorothy L. â—¦ Part 2 â—¦ Excitement among the scrubby dead trees… A couple of days later I was back on the road, heading into South Australia, Narracoorte for fresh supplies, then onto the Bool Lagoon. Little Grassbird and… Continue reading
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Trip of a Lifetime
Author Dorothy L. â—¦ Part 1 â—¦ Some people might call me a senior, but I prefer young at heart….now I am on my trip of a lifetime. I had Henry (who doesn’t name their car) fitted out with new… Continue reading
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Backyard Wildlife…
Author Koh Lin â—¦ Memories of our dad… I am not sure when my interest in flora and fauna began, although I do have childhood memories of gardens with carnations, and cabbages and a neighbour who had a Golden Pheasant.… Continue reading
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Treasures of our Western Bowerbird
We at Ausemade are privileged to have enjoyed over the last eight years the presences of the Western Bowerbirds in our backyard, and in particular the bower of a male Western Bowerbird. There underneath our magnificent olive tree, we witnessed… Continue reading