Ducks' bums II
Ducks'—and I cannot stress this enough—bums.
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Cutty-spurtle
On the request of Sky Hulk reader Emma, I am here to recount my household's spurtled way with porridge. Most spurtles are about 30 cm long but the spurtle I chose for us last week is a wee cutty-spurtle, at 20 cm. While longer spurtles are good for
GW3 at Kindred Bandroom
18 July 2026 in Melbourne, supported by Jungle Jim Smith. This one was a little gig, the kind where you feel like you might be the only genuine punters in the room, and everyone else is the band's friends and family. All the same, Gippslanders GW3 and Jungle
Return to sheep show
Australian Sheep and Wool Show at Bendigo Showgrounds, 17 July 2026. After having such a nice day last year I was guaranteed to drag myself to the sheep show again. This year it was a solo mission, and I caught the train and shuttle bus instead of driving and having
The last swan
All year a family of black swans has been living nearby, between Edgewater lagoon and Dynon Road crossing over the Maribyrnong. There were seven - two adults and five cygnets. I took this photo of them back in January, when the cygnets first started venturing out. Today I saw the