Give Jackson Hollow's sourdough a name

Courtesy of @JacksonHollow super spy & chicken deliverer extraordinaire of Twitter She is also an organic farmer in her spare time.

1/2 tsp dry yeast, 1/2 c lukewarm water, 1 c bread flour. Feed weekly with 1/2 c water and 3/4 c flour

sourdough: should be the consistency of thick pancake batter/ muffin batter, not bread dough. consistency more important than measurements

sourdough: starter needs to "work" at least 3-5 days before use to attain real sourdough flavor, caused by the alcohol the starter produces

I love the idea of the live sourdough living on my counter :-) i may name it.

Sourdough starter can live indefinitely if fed, producing better flavor all the time.

You can say hello to Jacksonhollow at twitter @Jacksonhollow or her website which has the most beautiful photographs.

http://www.airstreamcomm.net/~brianandlaura/

Bush turkey 2 Wallaby 1 Chooks Zero

Moments like these I wish I was a better photographer. Here in the failing light the chooks were hassling me for food. Why because the bush turkey was eating theirs from their hopper in the chook tractor and the wallaby was eating the fruit I had left at their door.

It's all there but you've got to have go go gadget eyes to see .

Chooks tucked in for the night

The chooks are having their last little feed before roosting for the night. They are going to join my daughter's chooks while the removal is happening. The logistics of moving the chook tractor will be a story all of its own

My worm farm revisited

After many incarnations I find that the swag is the style of home worm farm that suits my 57 year old body. You don't need to lift to get either worm juice or castings. You just need to feed the worms at one side for a mass migration to occur. The worms are in for their favourite treat today as it poured overnight & some of the chook food got wet in their hopper. They just love laying pellets and seem to double in size overnight.

Nectar to the regent Bowerbird

Whenever these spine covered berries reach this size the regent bowerbird appears. He is stunning with his yellow and black striped plumage - but so shy I can never get a photograph

Native Bees in the Broccoli

I'll miss the native bees when my garden is no longer in the middle of the bush. I had heard of someone trying to do research promoting native bees - after all they don't sting. Wonder what happened to that.