August 1st was National Tree Day(!) Despite uncertain weather Audrey, Eli and I headed off to Pierces Creek Forest (giving Amy a morning off) to plant a few trees on a 'Community Planting' organised by Greening Australia.
After 30 minutes drive we reached the precarious un-sealed road that leads to the Forest, which we'd last been to nearly two years ago (pre Eli) and the wind had picked up and the rain started falling. Fortunately by the time we'd parked the car the rain had stopped, so the three of us headed to the planting site and there took a bucket full of native plants, a pick (for digging) and some canes.
There were maybe 40-50 others there (Audrey and Eli being the youngest). The two children actually provided quite useful aides, with Audrey putting the plants in the holes and Eli generally digging in the earth (he got an ant in his eye at one point)
We planted around 20-25 trees/shrubs in all. Definitely making a small difference. There was a barbecue after our digging, but the rain started to set in and so we ate our snags and bread in the car before both Audrey and Eli flaked out on our drive home.
After 30 minutes drive we reached the precarious un-sealed road that leads to the Forest, which we'd last been to nearly two years ago (pre Eli) and the wind had picked up and the rain started falling. Fortunately by the time we'd parked the car the rain had stopped, so the three of us headed to the planting site and there took a bucket full of native plants, a pick (for digging) and some canes.
There were maybe 40-50 others there (Audrey and Eli being the youngest). The two children actually provided quite useful aides, with Audrey putting the plants in the holes and Eli generally digging in the earth (he got an ant in his eye at one point)
We planted around 20-25 trees/shrubs in all. Definitely making a small difference. There was a barbecue after our digging, but the rain started to set in and so we ate our snags and bread in the car before both Audrey and Eli flaked out on our drive home.
my two assistants (the bucket of plants is on the left)
one day all this will be green!
admiring our line of plantlings (Eli is yawning!)
sausages and sleep on the way home
2 comments:
Tell me although I can guess. What is Snags and bread.
Snags is a colloquialism for Kiełbasa!
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