After our attempts at fishing for Djilgis at the start of term, we were grateful to Kylie Cook, Bea and Eleanor’s mum, for bringing in a variety of djilgis, yabbies and marron to both Bush School and Bush Kindy, as well as setting traps in the creek so we could discover what was living there.  Kylie lives further up Scotsdale Rd and the same creek runs through her property as the children spend time exploring at Bush Kindy/Bush School.  We learnt how to identify the difference between yabbies and djilgies, and caught a variety of djilgies and some pygmy perch in the traps. Thanks heaps Kylie, the children loved it!

The Bush School children spent their first session at the wonderful Earth Station last week, and had a great time rediscovering the many interesting nooks and crannies of that space.  They painted banners, built with bricks and went collecting wild blackberries, among many other exciting things.

Speaking of which, the Bush Kindies went on their first expedition to the paperbark forest for the year last week, and also collected enough blackberries for a small feast at morning tea time. We even collected enough to freeze some to have with pikelets later in the year when it is campfire season again. 

At the time of writing, we are due to have a visit from our Noongar Elders Aunties Eliza Woods and Annette Eades.  They have come to visit us several times over the years, and have also joined us on camps at Nowanup.  We are very grateful to have them join us before the inevitable restrictions that will come with the border opening.