Welcome to Ridgy-Didge!

Ridgy-Didge is Australian colloquial for 'just right' or rather 'fair dinkum!'

When we bought the property over 7 years ago, it only had a number and no name. It needed a name as the place certainly has a personality. Well, it sits on a ridge with a grand view northwards to the Bunya Mountains, so what could be more 'all right' than sitting on the veranda with that view, whilst you have your breakfast or in the evenings with a glass of Australian wine? Or even watching the amazing stars at night or the tail-end of a storm as the lightning flashs in the vaste banks of clouds. Or maybe seeing a pair of Wedge-tail eagles as they soar in circles in the high thermals of the vasteness of the azure sky?

This house is a 100 year old Queenslander cottage. Quite small and unpretentious, but it has a gentle atmosphere and we have had many friends and family members come to stay and have enjoyed the peace and quiet of the place.

Saturday, 13 September 2008

Flying.

Yesterday we had a wonderful time, flying over our house and land! In 2003 we hired a plane and flew over the house when we were buying it. This time a friend flew down from Rockhampton in his Cessna 182 Turbo RG and on Saturday took us up and away. It was interesting to see how much the trees had grown. You can see our cottage, garage and land just about in the centre of the photo. John flew an aeroplane again for the first time in four years!

The sky was clear and there was little wind so I could take some photos fairly well, though the wing seemed to get in the way at times. I was impressed how attractively laid out the landscape seemed. The farm properties had lovely patterned paddocks from ploughing or cropping on the contour - and with some recent rain it was quite green and gentle.
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