Casual Bushland Walk

I'm fortunate that a trail has been created in bushland 2 minutes drive from home. Winter has slowed or made my exercise non-existent, so today with the sun shining, Neddie and I went for a stroll, trying to take notice of the little details through the lens of my camera.

This weed looks pretty up close

Pine cone laying on the ground

Beautiful green paths, that turn red and sandy in summer

Fencing up close.

Pretty patterns on a fallen tree trunk

My little dog Neddie enjoying the fresh air, the smells and the bounding kangaroos.

I  do love this old rusty sign

Homemade Pizza

I've discovered the easiest pizza base recipe.

1.5 cups of self-raising flour
1 cup plain greek yoghurt

That is it!

Mix in a bowl, turn onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes.

The recipe is from here

The first time I made this recipe I found the base too thick, so the second time I made it, I halved the recipe and it made a delicious thin base. Definitely recommend.

I bought a super duper round pizza tray with holes in it, only to discover that it won't fit in my oven. Thankfully turning the oven up as high as it goes and rotating the pizza works.

Tomato paste, roast chicken, baby spinach leaves, fresh tomato and cheese.

Animals thought my pizza smelt good too!

The second time I made it I used tomato paste, fresh tomato, baby spinach leaves and cheese.

Delicious!

Signs that Spring is on the Way

Walking around the garden amongst the weeds, very healthy weeds, I see signs that spring is on the way. Spring is my favourite season of the year.

I planted 200 bulbs. A lucky dip mixture I bought from Online Garden Express for a good price. It is exciting to see the bulbs starting to shoot. I am excited to see a garden bed full of flowers, hopefully.

...and another bulb shooting up from the ground.

...and another! 

The random selection of bulbs I was posted.

Small amounts of winter colour in the garden

The honeyeaters love this tree

Beautiful flower colour

I love the golden wattle colour in winter

A little green bud appearing on my apple tree

Stinging nettles growing where the chook coop used to be.

One of my girls

The first sign of green on the almond tree

The ducks and chooks always enjoy the weeds.

My Gardenate app advised me my rocket was ready to harvest today. I don't see any rocket here. The snow peas are doing well, but the seed mat I laid down hadn't done very well yet.

I was surprised to discover that my garlic has started to develop green shoots, even with the ducks digging big holes with their beaks. 

The sack of potatoes seems to dry out a lot, so not very hopeful that this will work.