road dragon, blue tongue and snake

A bearded dragon who chose the road as a good place so soak up some Spring sunshine, not a good place even with the small amount of traffic around these parts. Yes, that stoney ground is a road, an all-weather dirt road, we're just waiting for some rain to test it out. This pose is his response to a vehicle, he puffs himself up and tilts his body towards the threat (me this time). The warmer weather has brought other lizards out (and a brown snake at the back door but the snake didn't pose for a photo) including this blue tongue lizard displaying his method defense - his scarey blue tongue, also he was hissing. Both of these types of lizard can be kept as pets but these two are definitely wild and free.

rusty old vauxhall velox

we have lemons...

So I made Lemon Meringue Pie... it was yummy.

mystery bug

This the the fungus I found when I turned over a log while moving it and when taking a photo of the fungus saw this snazzy yellow and black bug which turns out to be (fittingly) a fungus-eating ladybird - not a very co-operative photographic subject. She (he) kept running away, or dropping off the stalk in an escape attempt, then the wind would blow the stalk and ladybird away.

something different for the vegetable garden

The next decision will be were the vegetables should be grown this summer as there may be no water (for gardening anyway) at the house where the garden would be most convenient...the garden may have to be two miles down the road, close to the bore.

Watch out!!!