The 10th of April was ‘the day of the broken
shoulder” but it wasn’t quite the first drama of the month. That one was the
evening of Good Friday when we were hit by some violent winds and woke on
Saturday morning to discover that one of our very old Acacias along the
driveway had broken off at the base and was reclining right down to the gate.
A call to the SES brought a group of very enthusiastic
volunteer workers with chainsaws and muscles and they had it all cleared away
for us in record time. How lucky we are to have these people to call on!
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| It JUST missed the little Acacia ityaphylla! |
Fortunately there were no cars parked in the wrong place –
but they often are there.
Our own ute was right in the danger spot only a few
hours previously. So, sadly we decided it was time for them all to go.
They
were there when we bought this place and must have been twenty or more years
old – ancient for Acacias – and so the Tree Man was called in and we now have a
safe drive and big pile of very useful mulch.
Winter buds and
flowers
The ‘Eucy Baby’ (E. leucoxylon) was covered in buds and
began flowering. This is the tree that was flat on the ground during a very wet
season in August last year. I hated the thought of losing it so when it didn’t
die immediately, I propped it up and tied it to a star picket. It’s still
firmly tied there and only time will tell whether it will survive or not.  |
| "Eucy Baby" |
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| We're very lucky that the bare fence now reveals, not a house but another beautiful treed garden (even if it's not Australian!) |
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| Yet another victim of the high wind this month. |
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| And Marley found a nest in the fallen branch. Great excitement! |
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