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Experience blockhill

A virtual tour of the sights and sounds. Use the slideshow controls to move through the photographs. A play button indicates a sound clip.

You can also find more information about local wildlife, our weather and the seasons.

Lush

Spring time amongst the clover
11 Nov 2009

Sights and sounds from the deck

Looking out and down into the gully just before sunset (7:30pm)

Press the play button (below) to hear the birds and stream.

11 Nov 2009

Quooks!

Melisa Sinclair

Today the baby quails have hatched and the big clucky chook has become a mother! There are six babies altogether. There were 7 this morning, but that's a sad and rather funny story.....basically the little quail was sitting up in the nest box and was chirping away. It then got excited and jumped giddily out of the nest box, bounced off the ramp, landed on the floor and was promptly picked up in the beak of hungry chook who thought it was a scrap of food. We tried to rescue it, but it was too tiny to survive such a trama. But at least it got to have a near flight experience in it's short little life.
05 Dec 2009

Babay Fantail

Known for its friendly 'cheet cheet' call and energetic flying antics, the aptly named fantail is one of the most common and widely distributed native birds on the New Zealand mainland.

It is easily recognized by its long tail which opens to a fan. It has a small head and bill and has two colour forms, pied and melanistic or black. The pied birds are grey-brown with white and black bands.

24 Feb 2010

Feeding the chooks

olmec

A view of the chook paddock from the hill across the gully.
18 Nov 2009

Nor'west summer

olmec

Last light on the first day of the new decade. Nor'west clouds formations are typical of this time of year.
01 Jan 2010

Parnassus Heights

Looking west from the top of the hills that form the southern edge of our valley. The Waiau river can be seen catching late evening sun.
22 Mar 2010

View Map

Strawberries ripening on the plants

Blockhill

The strawberries are in blossom and a few have set fruit. They're still green but swelling fast.
02 Nov 2009

Front garden

The garden emerges from winter.
01 Oct 2009

Rooster and hens

The rooster struts his stuff out in the field.
07 Nov 2009

Local wildlife

Plant varieties, trees, animals, birds, insects, fungus and other living organisms in our patch

Spring

Starting in September, spring is a time of rain, wind and sunshine. Of snowy mountains, babbling streams and baby birds.

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