Quite a few of the deciduous trees have still got their leaves though they are obligingly turning gorgeous Autumnal colours, I think a high wind is needed to bring them down, the leaves that is not the trees. Some of the Plane trees have dropped theirs and being as its still quite dry they have turned fantastically crunchy. These very large leaves are laying in very inviting piles just asking to be crunched through and enjoyed.... it is very hard to resist them.
The whale watching season has officially started though the whales started arriving about a week ago. There are daily sightings of these magnificent creatures and a website recording all the sightings SA whale watching site ... if you're interested. The closest Southern Right Whale was spotted swimming just 200m from the coast
Courtesy of google images this photo gives you some idea of the size of them!
Hopefully we will get an opportunity to spend some time trying to get our own photos of them soon, though I'm sure we won't be diving with them.
We started the week with National Sorry Day (when I read that on the calender my curiosity was roused, this is what I found when I looked it up.)
On 26th May 1997 the Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families was tabled in Federal Parliament. The 'Bringing them home' Report, revealed the extent of the forcible removal policies, which were passed and implemented for more than 150 years and into the 1970’s.
The Bringing them home Report represents the first of its kind – a complete analysis of the history of the forcible removal policies of successive Federal, State and Territory governments from the late 1800s up to the 1970s that resulted in the Stolen Generations. It also represents the first true and comprehensive documentation of first hand testimonies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults who, as children, were forcibly removed from their families, communities, cultures and land, and subjected to human rights violations that contravened several articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families (the Inquiry) was formed in 1995 following several years of popular campaigning by Aboriginal organisations and community members for an inquiry into the truth behind the Stolen Generations, in order for the experiences of the Stolen Generations to finally be told.
The Bringing them home Report represents the first of its kind – a complete analysis of the history of the forcible removal policies of successive Federal, State and Territory governments from the late 1800s up to the 1970s that resulted in the Stolen Generations. It also represents the first true and comprehensive documentation of first hand testimonies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults who, as children, were forcibly removed from their families, communities, cultures and land, and subjected to human rights violations that contravened several articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families (the Inquiry) was formed in 1995 following several years of popular campaigning by Aboriginal organisations and community members for an inquiry into the truth behind the Stolen Generations, in order for the experiences of the Stolen Generations to finally be told.
It is heartening that wrongs are at last being put right, and it is acknowledge each year on 26 May.
The week sped past and finally Friday arrived (along with a new camera for me, more on that later) and we were at last off to the block, via the Stare Flora Nursery.
The week sped past and finally Friday arrived (along with a new camera for me, more on that later) and we were at last off to the block, via the Stare Flora Nursery.
Rick for his 'special' birthday was given some vouchers to spend at the State Flora Nursery. They specialise in native plants and have a mind boggling wealth of knowledge as to what will grow where in this State. As you can imagine we could very easily spend hours there, however we were focused on getting a couple of River Red Gums, (Ricks favourite tree) and getting down to the block to plant them. We also picked up a flowering gum (which should attract loads of lorikeets) and a Banksia called High Noon.
This is the Banksia, High Noon, the label says it should grow to about 1.5m in height and be about 1m wide. The best bit is it will bear huge candle like golden flowers, which many birds find attractive. Once the flowers have died back a very beautiful seed pod is formed which can then be dried and used for decoration or there may be more creative things to do with them.
It was a perfect day for planting, when Rick started digging it was cool and dry. By the time he finished it was pelting down with rain, you could almost hear the plants singing with joy.
It was so good to be there again, it really didn't matter what the weather was doing the block still has a very peaceful nurturing feeling to it. Everything 'has greened up' and while we were there we heard the Kookaburras and the Laughing Magpies singing out, it really is a land of laughter.
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| The first River Red Gum being planted. |
This is the Banksia, High Noon, the label says it should grow to about 1.5m in height and be about 1m wide. The best bit is it will bear huge candle like golden flowers, which many birds find attractive. Once the flowers have died back a very beautiful seed pod is formed which can then be dried and used for decoration or there may be more creative things to do with them.
It was a perfect day for planting, when Rick started digging it was cool and dry. By the time he finished it was pelting down with rain, you could almost hear the plants singing with joy.
It was so good to be there again, it really didn't matter what the weather was doing the block still has a very peaceful nurturing feeling to it. Everything 'has greened up' and while we were there we heard the Kookaburras and the Laughing Magpies singing out, it really is a land of laughter.
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