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.

Thursday, 20 November 2008

Koala Sighting!

Driving into town yesterday I noticed an animal crossing the road in front of me, slowed down to see and was delighted to find that it was a koala! He stopped in the grass and viewed me with unblinking, black beady eyes, I said 'Hello' and wished that I had me camera with me. He them scrambled up the tree, not climbing it 1,2,3,4, but pulling himself with front paws then back legs, stopped again and stared once more as I gently pulled way to continue my journey. Between us, John and I have had about 4 sitings of koalas along our road in the last 5 years, but not for the last 2, so it was a treat to see one again.
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