Well I am finally a country woman. I have attended my first local landcare meeting where local residents formally meet and discuss weeds basically.
Connor and I went and diligently sat through a lengthy meeting and the President mentioned that he and his wife had eliminated a few different species (something in latin) throughout the area. He mentions the first species and indicates it was found up the top of the hill on the corner (shit thats mine!) , then mentions another species (again in latin or hebrew) and yep mine again! As he talks I slip further into my chair and try and suppress my girly giggles with Connor (yes girly as am the youngest there apart from Connor and another Mum) . (I must also note these are some of the nicest people I have ever met)
A guest speaker then talks for over an hour on how to prepare your home for a bush fire. OMG now I've got to worry about snakes and bloody bush fires!!! Far out before the only wildlife I had to worry about were the local vagrants and natural disasters consisted of a crash on the M4! Oh well as he talks I hold onto the thought that we can flee and bugger the prpoerty. He talks about what to salvage eg wills, insurance docs and photos. I am thinknig that I could not give a shit about this who friggin cares! How the f*#K am I getting out with 8 people, an hysterical galah, a cranky bunny, python, 2 blue tongues, axilotyl and 2 flippin aplacas let alone my container load of photos ! I am bought back to earth by his reminder that fleeing may not be an option. Got to look at the roads out and frankly we don't have many.
Off home from work now to talk to Greg about building an underground home instead / bunker.....lol
Connor and I went and diligently sat through a lengthy meeting and the President mentioned that he and his wife had eliminated a few different species (something in latin) throughout the area. He mentions the first species and indicates it was found up the top of the hill on the corner (shit thats mine!) , then mentions another species (again in latin or hebrew) and yep mine again! As he talks I slip further into my chair and try and suppress my girly giggles with Connor (yes girly as am the youngest there apart from Connor and another Mum) . (I must also note these are some of the nicest people I have ever met)
A guest speaker then talks for over an hour on how to prepare your home for a bush fire. OMG now I've got to worry about snakes and bloody bush fires!!! Far out before the only wildlife I had to worry about were the local vagrants and natural disasters consisted of a crash on the M4! Oh well as he talks I hold onto the thought that we can flee and bugger the prpoerty. He talks about what to salvage eg wills, insurance docs and photos. I am thinknig that I could not give a shit about this who friggin cares! How the f*#K am I getting out with 8 people, an hysterical galah, a cranky bunny, python, 2 blue tongues, axilotyl and 2 flippin aplacas let alone my container load of photos ! I am bought back to earth by his reminder that fleeing may not be an option. Got to look at the roads out and frankly we don't have many.
Off home from work now to talk to Greg about building an underground home instead / bunker.....lol
2 comments:
You can learn a lot of valuable things at a Landcare meeting. The people that attend probably have a load of really useful local knowledge. Did they have tea and biccies after the meeting?
Sure did Dean. They are so hospitable and knowledgable with a wonderful ecological and environmental philospohy - I loved it but i did feel a bit silly as a city girl with no idea what a ragwort looks like. They have all offered to help us - its fantastic. What a great community!
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