SassafrasBirdsnest ferns and Syzygium floribundum
G’day.

We are trying to restore our bit of the Standing Brush as the really dense rainforest found in our valley was known by early settlers.

For now most of the photos are of plants, go to the PLANTS table and look for the links for each species (currently 198 but it will grow), eventually I will do the same for the birds, but I have just done the first of the animals on our place, we call it Sassafras, it's also known as the Sassafras Wildlife Refuge.

My aim over time is to illustrate those plants and animals that live on Sassafras at various stages of their life cycles, to show similarities and differences, like what are the differences between a Satin Bowerbird bower and one built by a Regent Bowerbird or what does a seedling of White Beech look like and how does it change.

Sassafras is nestled in this valley, Mooral Creek,  below the Comboyne Plateau on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.                                                                
Mooral Creek in the mist.


The morning after a decent bit of rain though we do get mist most mornings.

The one building you can see is the Mooral Creek Hall.

Our home is down there in the mist along with the rest of Mooral Creek.

It's the kind of place where 3 cars in 10 minutes is peak hour.