And also a happy father's day to the least dedicated of Aussie dads, the bush turkey.
But an unhappy father's day to the plover (idk if it was the father or mother) that was protecting the diagonally opposite corner of the roundabout from its partner and baby and threatening me when I just wanted to go past on my run…and even switched sides specifically to avoid baby.
Yup! Mother's Day varies by country too, though to a much lesser degree.
TIL different countries celebrate Fathers' Day on different days. HFD to all hard-working dads out there!
That's what I'm doing at my place. Little by little I'm seeing wildlife I had not seen before. With springtime the sounds of courting little birds is increasing. I love it!
I am sure you know this but I am writing it here for everyone because of the gardening theme: don't forget to put out shallow bowls and bird baths for birds and also on the ground for reptiles and small mammals. The temperatures are already hot and who knows what sort of summer we're ging to have.
Planting native species can help them find appropriate food, whether by eating the plants or eating the critters that eat the plants.
Man, Graham Readfearn has been doing consistently great reporting on this stuff for over 20 years now, I think. I remember talking to him about it in like 2010. What a legend.
But it's still painful.
You mean a neoliberal regulator, created by a neoliberal government populated by criminals who are pre-positioned and pre-financed by fossil fuel criminals, is just going to rubber stamp the corporate criminals crimes?
Nobody could have predicted this.
In the meantime, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/el-nino-supersizing-before-our-eyes-united-nations
Such cynical disregard.
Why are they hammering ahead with another one? If the key differences are larger footprint but better use. It seems a no brainer to do the rest as overpasses.
Edit: 'what' to 'why'
Well, you know why.
I don't know why it isn't mandatory on all new construction.
That's really amazing. The financial barrier to getting solar on my own home is a temporary one. Every roof without solar is a missed opportunity for cheap clean energy. We should all have it!
Good idea in theory, hard to make it lawyer-proof.
I think maybe we need legislation that you can't outright lie in advertising.
Ask these guys how they help the wrens. They don't advertise this on their website, but their gardens are a total wren sanctuary. Do an image search for 'berry farm wrens' and you'll see thousands of photos of wrens among the tables, even eating out of people's hands. It's pretty neat to be eating in a garden setting with a wren literally sharing your table singing to you.
I like the idea of landlords getting tax credits for putting solar in rentals. The cynic in my says it will be abused.
The idea of landlords and batteries could be good if landlords are forced to service the batteries annually.
Yeah, or ideally find a way to subsidize putting panels on a rental either through tax credits or some other mechanism?
You could be right but don't you think it's wise to give people the choice? It may be helpful to some while decreasing use of fossil fuel energy.
Disagree. Now with utilities paying 0.004c per kwh. You've got to use energy or its worthless. Most energy usage at the moment is after hours in households.. might work alright in summer with daylight savings
These guys live in the rocks under the local pier. They’re very cute but just shit all over where they live.
Average electricity bill based on household size · 1 person. $1,252 · 2 people. $1,548 · 3 people. $1,910 · 4 people. $2,015 · 5 people (according to Canstar). I'd say it would pay for itself in 3-5 yrs dependng on use. Also, I think it might make people become even more conscientious about power use which would bring down their costs further.
$650–$1,300 - for 600–800 watts at times hindered by suboptimal orientation. - nothing cheap there. It hardly ever pay for itself.
It also gives exceptional 5G coverage
Give them Linux -- it is better defended against viruses.