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A little stimulus and a few thoughts

I’ve had a lot of thinking time lately and here’s some of the results. Thoughts about covid-19, thoughts about the global political situation etc…

A Lizard in the garden

I was pretty stoked for this to be the first thing I noticed when I came home today. For those non-Aussies reading this, it’s a juvenile Bluetongue lizard. And yes, their oversized tongues really are blue. They poke them out to scare off attackers. Bluetongues can get to almost the size of a Volkswagon Beetle…

Port Parham Bush foods talk

Yesterday (Sunday February 23rd), yours truly visited the Port Parham Sports & Social Club to give a little talk on bushfoods. I’d been to Port Parham a few times before and passed the social club building each time but never stayed. I’d always been on the search for coastal bushfoods. My usual trick when I’m…

Joe’s Connected Garden Open Day

A great weekend is ahead of us! Joe’s Connected Garden’s Open Days.

My new favourite plant

This beauty is Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa). It’s a pretty showy edible with medicinal properties. Globe Amaranth is a relative of those other showy edibles, the common weed, Green Amaranth (Amaranthus viridus) and the garden favourite ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ (Amaranthus caudatus). It’s a plant that could have some use in alleviating some of the symptoms…