2027.06.21 As the veggie garden is dependent on tour water we managed to get permission from Thomas to run a temporary pipe across his land and we got help from David, the veggie garden’s manager, and his helper, Tony. It meant dragging pipes all the way from the Reserve across the gully and up […]
2017.06.21 Whilst we could get by in the nursery using municipal water for the time being the community veggie garden is entirely dependent on our pipe so we decided to tackle that first. It turned out to be quite a complicated affair as our next door neighbour, Thomas, is not keen to have our pipe
2017.06.19 As our next door neighbor Thomas does not want the pipe lane across the property anymore we agreed on an alternative route and Ellie and I went to check it out. Here I look at the new buffalo game fence and how we are going to lead the pipe along it. The new
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2017.06.14 Time to get some of the debris out of the arboretum and make it a bit more user-friendly again. Most of the old trees have been spared but the Widdringtonias along the netrance and the side have burnt so it is quite a job to remove them. Part chainsaw, part lopper but we will
2017.06.11 One can dwell on all the damage that the fire has done, all the signs gone, the bird hide gone, our water supply gone, picnic tables gone, some of the planting burnt etc. but that is pretty self-defeating so we try to look for the positives and the opportunities this new situation brings. For
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2017.06.11 I’m catching up with this blog because it has been quite hectic after the fire which was the most extensive fire in the reserve for years. It apparently started in Longmore forest and, due to very strong westerly winds, made its way to the Van Stadens gorge and burnt large areas around Thornhill, Lady
2017.0.03 The monthly meeting for a change was not about work but about enjoying ourselves and we were curious how the forest coped with the drought. It was remarkable how dry and sparse the vegetation on the forest floor had become and how many leaves the trees had shed. A positive aspect of this was
