http://calamia.com.au A view of the world from a bend in the river Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:51:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://calamia.com.au/2009/01/sunset-over-old-grevillia/ The Glaucous star thistle (Carthamus glaucus) is the pasture ninja. It has very thin, grey-green stems that are very hard to see against the greens of grasses. It is flowering now, so the mauve flowers increase the plant's visibility somewhat. But its ability to hide is uncanny. If we see ... http://calamia.com.au/2008/10/search-and-destroy-the-ninja-of-the-paddocks-glaucous-star-thistle-a-category-1-weed/ The main enterprise at Calamia is the raising of prime quality pasture-fed yearling steers. We give them the best pasture conditions, supplemented now and then with a little Copra meal. We use a cell-grazing system in which the cattle graze small paddocks for a week before they are moved to the ... http://calamia.com.au/2008/07/prime-quality-pasture-fed-yearling-steers/ The Bureau of Meteorology has a new service called Water and the Land. It seems to bring together some existing services and new ones. An example of what is offers is a map of forecast rainfall, based on computer models. http://calamia.com.au/2008/07/water-and-the-land/ George says he saw a bush hen and its 'chickens' down at the river. He surprised them (and himself) when he stepped through a fence at "Simpkins", a densely vegetated part of the river. He thought they were moorehens or rails, but when he observed them through binoculars, it became ... http://calamia.com.au/2008/07/bush-hen-sighted-at-river/ Welcome to the home of Calamia Enterprises. http://calamia.com.au/2008/07/home/