Beautiful weather this weekend. Frosts at night but the daytime temp is about 20C so it is irresistible to be outside… and we had a job to do:
This photo shows the patch of black bamboo in our garden.Over the years we have let it go a bit, a very heavy frost one year killed off the tallest stems that rose about 7 meters and poked out the top of the mass.
Inside it is very thick with dead stems. Walking into the bamboo grove is a beautiful experience so these old stems have become a problem
After 2 whole days of extremely hard work, we now have an open bamboo grove, but an enormous load of dead stems to dispose of.
cleaning up with a portable fire
Cactus flower
Pond's first resident - Spotted Marsh Frog
Cooking in the back yard
butterfly
Fixing the fence
Brown snake in our garden
An Eastern Bearded Dragon
Spiney cheeked honeyeater
butterflies in the garden
Our latest home improvements!
Our new pond ... almost finished, but not quite.
1st snake of the season
Aerobic composting of shredded garden waste. 
Golden Orb Spider
Composting ... everything! Well almost.
Fly trap
The Pond
backyard friends
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Why not make a big bonfire for cracker night… ?
When the weather gets a lot colder or damper, I think we will burn it. It will be such a hot fire. We can't do anything that might risk the paddocks burning.
When is cracker night?