The Land

People have been asking about the land, so here's a view of the front and a panorama of the backyard.

Gully Cleared

The gully has finally been cleared. We ended up getting a forest mulcher and digger in to shift all the lantana, long grass, and detritus out of the way. We definitely should have done this in the beginning. The machines made short work of the job, and the results are fantastic. It's shaping up to be a nice space down there now, and should be even better once the mulch is down, and Rob gets into re-planting it all out with native trees and plants. Hopefully we'll be able to lure the animals back.

In the beginning

Here's the gully as we've started working on it. It's full of lantana, thick long grass, logs, probably snakes (we've found some shed skin), and assorted other nasties. There's certainly a lot of lizards (not that they're very dangerous). It's a hellish job trying to clear it out. The heat is unbearable, and then come the flies. Swarms of black hairy bastards like miniature helicopters buzzing and landing all over your face, in your ears. It's great when you make some progress, but as fast as we clear it, it's growing up behind us again. So your constantly having to poison everything. There's got to be an easier way.