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I thought this was interesting so I'm sharing it.

Battle to save endangered eucalypts

You don't hear much about endangered plants. Also I think some people think of eucalypts as being just one type of tree whereas there hundreds of species across 2 or 3 genus. (The red gum often seen in gardens is Corymbia something.)

Morrisbys gums have a particularly limited range. You know something has a limited range when it's described as "at the intersection of Road A and Road B".

(Went to change my userpic but I think my default is the best match.)

Me update

This year I shall be doing a Certificate III in Library/Information Services at the nearby tech college, and continuing the Grad Dip in Humanities that I've been doing externally.

Next week in lieu of any party that most people I'd want there wouldn't be able to get to, mother is taking me away for 3 nights to a twon I've never been to where there is nothing to do. (Really, I looked at the tourist information brochure and all of the "things to do" where in other towns, a state forest etc.) I like road trips, in case you hadn't noticed.

What else? I'm doing the submission thing with 2 novels which I've talked a bit out here before and the making spaghetti rewrite thing with another which I haven't talked us much about. Have some ideas for NF projects but haven't got around to starting them (sigh).

Planning to go to Worldcon, even if it's only for a couple of days. All right, I will be going but I'm hoping to add a side trip.

Have solved the problem of summer by keeping the blinds closed. Does have the side effect that I have no idea how hot it is when I have to go somewhere. But buses and shops are air-conditioned so it mostly works.

Possibly solved finger nail polish problem by buying some clear with sparkly polish which has to edges so I can't poke at chips and obsess about uneven patches. It doesn't work on toes though so I am Unmatched. This is something that has been bugging me for YEARS :)

Pictures on wall are slowly increasing. Although I bought a bunch of old National Bank Calenders with some pictures (they reprinted old paintings) I want to put up too. Obviously I need a new wall. Also I need to move the posted I see every time I turn around because it annoys me.

My tomatoes are almost finished. Rather disappointing this year. If I grow them in a foam box, they get off to a quicker/earlier start in spring, but some summer, they get too hot and need watering every bloody day so the fruit is tiny. Next year I shall put one of each in the ground and in a box. My lettuces bolted, but then they always do. I should stick to growing them in winter.

Can't think of anything else for now :)