using my camera more often
What are these, you might ask? They are nasty little ants with a terrible bite. Some people will have allergic reactions to their relatives, jackjumpers, so be careful in woody or beach areas where these fellows live, especially if wearing open toed shoes or going barefoot.
In the beachside suburb where I live, the council have been tarring the roads ready for the winter rainfall to wash it all away again.
A Tasmanian author used to live here and her property is now part of a wildlife sanctuary.
Who was this author and what were the names of some of her books?
Tasmania has a lot of roadkill due to many animals coming out at dusk to feed. Wonder what happened to this snake?
Bothwell is a town in the centre of Tasmania and is famous for two things: home of the oldest golf course in the Southern Hemisphere and the annual spin in. Of course, there are lots of other things to do while in Bothwell.
Many parts of Tasmania have been in drought for a while. This tree is a stark reminder of that.
In Australia this is a cattle grid often put between paddocks to stop cattle and sheep moving from one paddock to another but allowing cars to go across without having to open and shut gates.
What is this called in your country?
Black faced sheep found on a property between Ouse and Bothwell while I was following a gravel road.
While travelling in Canada, I was often on a gravel road.
Here in Tasmania, you can also suddenly be changing from tarred to gravel in the wink of an eye. Often these gravel roads will lead to farmhouses or be link roads between two major highways.
Here in Tasmania we have lots of arguments relating to plantation forests, re-growth forests and pristine wilderness. Many areas of Tasmania have pine or gum plantations on them. They might look nice while they are growing but when it comes time to cut them down, an awful mess can be seen. If the plantation was close to the road, it doesn’t give a good impression to visitors in Tasmania.
Whenever my father leaves a comment here, he uses the name Snowy Bob because of his snowy white hair, but he is also into nomenclature. So Snowy Bob, who is Black Bob?
Wow! I nearly got one month behind. As I publish this post it is really May 9th, but luckily I can change the date for when this was published so it looks like it was created on 11th April.
A great regrowth for this 366 image blog, just like this gum tree regrows again after being cut down.
