Random thoughts and observations
This picture shows pipes being laid at West Beach as part of the $23 million sand management project under the Adelaide Living Beaches Strategy.
The existing program of beach replenishment places 160,000 cubic metres of sand each year at strategic locations on southern and central beaches.
This maintains the sandy foreshore, builds up dune buffers, and protects coastal infrastructure.
Hallett Cove Conservation Park is a lovely day trip, just 25km south of Adelaide.
The park is a 126-acre reserve featuring cliff-top walks, rocky beaches and interesting geological formations.
Although surrounded by housing, it’s easy to forget you’re in suburbia. The park is like stepping back in time to experience the original landscape.
The Health Department has issued a blue-green algae health warning for the River Torrens downstream of the city weir.
That includes Linear Park, where we like to walk, between the Tapleys Hill Road bridge and the river mouth.
According to Wikipedia, blue-green algae is the common term for cyanobacteria.
Spring has arrived early this year. Walking to work this morning, I was swooped by a magpie on the edge of the parklands along Sir Donald Bradman Drive. Tweet Pin It
The Southern Brown Bandicoot is a medium-sized ground-dwelling marsupial found on mainland Australia from the Mt Lofty Ranges in South Australia to Sydney, generally within 50km of the coast. The furry marsupial is listed as nationally endangered. We saw this little fellow today at the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens. We were enjoying a picnic when Maggie suddenly shouted “mouse”! He’s a lot bigger than a mouse. Southern Brown Bandicoots are about the same size as small rabbits with a long, pointed snout, small eyes, rounded ears, a compact body, large rump and short, thin tail.
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