Pontiville stone walling

It's been far too long since I've posted here..lots of changes for the Pig and Little Black Crow this year. We've moved house..no longer are we close to the city of Hobart we have moved to the country. A 4 acre block with a new garden and orchard to play in, new bird discoveries to make..I've already spotted several European Golden Finches and Falcons.
We are also on tank water something completely new to me and saving water will be an interesting challenge with our gardening, cooking and showers. Fortunately our hot water is free..powered by a solar system...the whole house is solar passive, a cement floor and acts as a thermal mass as the sun moves across the  north facing double glazed windows.

Now something for "Mountain Man"....stone wall construction..

The stone wall surrounding the property is being currently built by the owner of the property...l hope to lend a hand soon..been reading up on stone wall building..very interesting.

My new home

  View from the back garden, there's a small orchard with apples, cherries, apricots and nut trees

apple blossom

The surrounding environment is very different to most parts of Tasmania but very typical to the midlands..more open grass lands, red soil and small wild flowers.

 You can see by the rocks, which are just everywhere how red the soil is.

This handsome pooch is Ralph..he had an unfortunate incident recently...he gets his lampshade removed today...yay...he is a great dog and has been very patient with our cat Ned, they are fast becoming buddies...sharing  the same interests of food and sleep.

There will be some new shots of the studio soon accompanied by some recent work!

secrets of a mixed media painting