Miriam Vale BA

Miriam Vale is about 375km north of Maroochydore. New BA camp opened and needed volunteers so for just a couple of days I went north.

Large farms and small 'blockers' been hit by a fast moving hot fire. Nothing new here more blackened paddocks some somewhat inaccessible and a dozer needed to clean access first.

Walking the track first is always a good idea. Down the gully, up the other side, then stop before a sharp 3-point left turn at the top of the next incline or it's abandoning the car and trailer in the bush and walking home.

Camera shot never looks as steep ;(

Cotton Tree to Adelong

 After 3 weeks at Lismore returned to Cotton Tree to catch up with things. Two weeks later and I'm good to go again. A quick trip back to Lismore. This time 3 days in the paddock doing some fence repairs rather than doing the tool guy thing. Then on to Adelong.

Adelong involved mowing the lawns around the house, slashing areas of paddocks near fences and general cleaning up fallen timber along the fence line. A broken drive belt had me packing up and heading back north.

The orchid that's travelled with me since 2018, in the MH and VW, is now calling Cotton Tree permanent home. It started life as tube stock and has been planted out in larger pots several times. Finally it flowered, now that its in the garden. Must be a home body and not a traveller. The display: worth the wait.

Things at Cotton Tree are always changing. Yet another crane going up. A BIGGER mobile crane lifts this BIG crane into position and three blokes climb about like its on the ground and bolt it together. More inconvenience for the locals with road closures and construction noise for the next few years. The price of progress. From the balcony I can see 6 cranes. That's just the skyline out front. When will it stop?

Cotton Tree another crane