JL Reidy
@bugsgrubsandslugs.bsky.social
Organic gardening, random thoughts, writer, animals, off grid, she/her
Set in cool climate rural Australia
https://jlreidy.com.au
Set in cool climate rural Australia
https://jlreidy.com.au
I let my young chooks into my bigger tunnel garden this year to clean them out of there so that garden is having a rest year 😉🐓🐓🐓
Heatwave and not even summer yet! 🥵
#gladioli
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Heatwave and not even summer yet! 🥵
#gladioli
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November 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I let my young chooks into my bigger tunnel garden this year to clean them out of there so that garden is having a rest year 😉🐓🐓🐓
Heatwave and not even summer yet! 🥵
#gladioli
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Heatwave and not even summer yet! 🥵
#gladioli
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Bugs!! This is the second wave of these little buggers!
The last two years they’ve eaten off new growth on my fruit trees, berries, and most other young trees! 🥺
I think I’m slowly getting them under control, but this year is a doozy with two waves of them 🤦🏻♀️
#Australia #heatwave #spring #bugs
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The last two years they’ve eaten off new growth on my fruit trees, berries, and most other young trees! 🥺
I think I’m slowly getting them under control, but this year is a doozy with two waves of them 🤦🏻♀️
#Australia #heatwave #spring #bugs
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November 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Bugs!! This is the second wave of these little buggers!
The last two years they’ve eaten off new growth on my fruit trees, berries, and most other young trees! 🥺
I think I’m slowly getting them under control, but this year is a doozy with two waves of them 🤦🏻♀️
#Australia #heatwave #spring #bugs
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The last two years they’ve eaten off new growth on my fruit trees, berries, and most other young trees! 🥺
I think I’m slowly getting them under control, but this year is a doozy with two waves of them 🤦🏻♀️
#Australia #heatwave #spring #bugs
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November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
😍 My family knows me so well! 😍
Plants and wine for my birthday! 🤣❤️❤️❤️🤩
Plants and wine for my birthday! 🤣❤️❤️❤️🤩
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
😍 My family knows me so well! 😍
Plants and wine for my birthday! 🤣❤️❤️❤️🤩
Plants and wine for my birthday! 🤣❤️❤️❤️🤩
Really nice to see a burst of colour after the recent hail storms totally shredded my gardens… new leaves on everything again now 😊
At least the storms are watering everything and it’s given me a chance to concentrate on my manuscript again 😉🤓
At least the storms are watering everything and it’s given me a chance to concentrate on my manuscript again 😉🤓
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Really nice to see a burst of colour after the recent hail storms totally shredded my gardens… new leaves on everything again now 😊
At least the storms are watering everything and it’s given me a chance to concentrate on my manuscript again 😉🤓
At least the storms are watering everything and it’s given me a chance to concentrate on my manuscript again 😉🤓
My first gladioli flower has made an appearance! 🎉😊
Gorgeous deep red colour, can’t wait to see what my other gladioli colours are 🤩
They were a mixed bunch, so it’s a surprise for every flower ❤️
#gladoli #Australia #spring #gardening #author
Gorgeous deep red colour, can’t wait to see what my other gladioli colours are 🤩
They were a mixed bunch, so it’s a surprise for every flower ❤️
#gladoli #Australia #spring #gardening #author
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
My first gladioli flower has made an appearance! 🎉😊
Gorgeous deep red colour, can’t wait to see what my other gladioli colours are 🤩
They were a mixed bunch, so it’s a surprise for every flower ❤️
#gladoli #Australia #spring #gardening #author
Gorgeous deep red colour, can’t wait to see what my other gladioli colours are 🤩
They were a mixed bunch, so it’s a surprise for every flower ❤️
#gladoli #Australia #spring #gardening #author
November 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I’ve been working hard on formatting my manuscript for printing, so I had to take a break and go for a wander in the bush this afternoon 😊
It’s always inspirational and good for the soul 🤩❤️
#Australia #gumbaynggirrcountry #inthebush
It’s always inspirational and good for the soul 🤩❤️
#Australia #gumbaynggirrcountry #inthebush
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I’ve been working hard on formatting my manuscript for printing, so I had to take a break and go for a wander in the bush this afternoon 😊
It’s always inspirational and good for the soul 🤩❤️
#Australia #gumbaynggirrcountry #inthebush
It’s always inspirational and good for the soul 🤩❤️
#Australia #gumbaynggirrcountry #inthebush
November 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Second pic is of our poor doggo totally stoned out her tree on the way home 🤦🏻♀️🫠 No pain though! 🤣
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November 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Second pic is of our poor doggo totally stoned out her tree on the way home 🤦🏻♀️🫠 No pain though! 🤣
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Along with hail, my poor darlin’ doggo had an abscess behind her eye from a bone fragment getting caught up behind her back molar 🥺 So a trip to the lovely local vet, an op, antibiotics and she’s recovering well 😊❤️
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November 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Along with hail, my poor darlin’ doggo had an abscess behind her eye from a bone fragment getting caught up behind her back molar 🥺 So a trip to the lovely local vet, an op, antibiotics and she’s recovering well 😊❤️
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First potato harvest of the season! 😊 These Red Pontiac spuds would’ve stayed underground until Christmas but for the hailstorm last week which devastated my crop 🫤
#gardenlife #australia #pets #potatoes
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#gardenlife #australia #pets #potatoes
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November 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
First potato harvest of the season! 😊 These Red Pontiac spuds would’ve stayed underground until Christmas but for the hailstorm last week which devastated my crop 🫤
#gardenlife #australia #pets #potatoes
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#gardenlife #australia #pets #potatoes
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On the plus side, the rug I was cleaning came up really well after the hail hammered it! 🤣
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November 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
On the plus side, the rug I was cleaning came up really well after the hail hammered it! 🤣
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Smashed spuds, onions, lots of things shredded from the hail yesterday, but there are lots of other things that survived! 🤩
The tomatoes & Basil seedlings I’d planted a week ago were still covered by cages to keep the chooks off, so they’re all OK 😊
#hailstorm #gardeninglife #spring
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The tomatoes & Basil seedlings I’d planted a week ago were still covered by cages to keep the chooks off, so they’re all OK 😊
#hailstorm #gardeninglife #spring
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November 1, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Smashed spuds, onions, lots of things shredded from the hail yesterday, but there are lots of other things that survived! 🤩
The tomatoes & Basil seedlings I’d planted a week ago were still covered by cages to keep the chooks off, so they’re all OK 😊
#hailstorm #gardeninglife #spring
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The tomatoes & Basil seedlings I’d planted a week ago were still covered by cages to keep the chooks off, so they’re all OK 😊
#hailstorm #gardeninglife #spring
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We had quite a hail storm yesterday afternoon!
My new front garden was just starting to fill in and looked lovely. The potatoes & roses esp got completely shredded 🫤
On the +side, they were small hailstones, just LOTS of them, so no broken windows 🤷🏻♀️
We got a flash flood too 🫠
#spring #australia
My new front garden was just starting to fill in and looked lovely. The potatoes & roses esp got completely shredded 🫤
On the +side, they were small hailstones, just LOTS of them, so no broken windows 🤷🏻♀️
We got a flash flood too 🫠
#spring #australia
November 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We had quite a hail storm yesterday afternoon!
My new front garden was just starting to fill in and looked lovely. The potatoes & roses esp got completely shredded 🫤
On the +side, they were small hailstones, just LOTS of them, so no broken windows 🤷🏻♀️
We got a flash flood too 🫠
#spring #australia
My new front garden was just starting to fill in and looked lovely. The potatoes & roses esp got completely shredded 🫤
On the +side, they were small hailstones, just LOTS of them, so no broken windows 🤷🏻♀️
We got a flash flood too 🫠
#spring #australia
Rainy, cool days inspire baking! 🤩😋
Delicious Apple Pie with gluten free pastry 🍏🍏🥧🥰
We went from hot, dry weather to misty rain and temps of 8°C for a few days 😊
GF pastry recipe from #theloopywhisk 😍
#glutenfree #applepie #spring #australia
Delicious Apple Pie with gluten free pastry 🍏🍏🥧🥰
We went from hot, dry weather to misty rain and temps of 8°C for a few days 😊
GF pastry recipe from #theloopywhisk 😍
#glutenfree #applepie #spring #australia
October 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Rainy, cool days inspire baking! 🤩😋
Delicious Apple Pie with gluten free pastry 🍏🍏🥧🥰
We went from hot, dry weather to misty rain and temps of 8°C for a few days 😊
GF pastry recipe from #theloopywhisk 😍
#glutenfree #applepie #spring #australia
Delicious Apple Pie with gluten free pastry 🍏🍏🥧🥰
We went from hot, dry weather to misty rain and temps of 8°C for a few days 😊
GF pastry recipe from #theloopywhisk 😍
#glutenfree #applepie #spring #australia
It’s so nice to pick a bowlful of lovely, fresh, organic greens from the garden after nursing everything along during winter! ❤️😊
#spring #australia #salad #organic #gardening
#spring #australia #salad #organic #gardening
September 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It’s so nice to pick a bowlful of lovely, fresh, organic greens from the garden after nursing everything along during winter! ❤️😊
#spring #australia #salad #organic #gardening
#spring #australia #salad #organic #gardening
The clump of lemongrass has been dug up so I can separate the plant from the weeds entwined in it, then replant it 😮💨🤞
September 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The clump of lemongrass has been dug up so I can separate the plant from the weeds entwined in it, then replant it 😮💨🤞
Doing some weeding with ‘help’ from the garden hound 🤦🏻♀️🤣🥰
I’m trying to get rid of the running kikuyu grass out of this garden bed… and she’s trying to dig up and eat her favourite grubs… 🐾🐛😂
#spring #gardenhound #australia #weeding #gardeninglife
I’m trying to get rid of the running kikuyu grass out of this garden bed… and she’s trying to dig up and eat her favourite grubs… 🐾🐛😂
#spring #gardenhound #australia #weeding #gardeninglife
September 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Doing some weeding with ‘help’ from the garden hound 🤦🏻♀️🤣🥰
I’m trying to get rid of the running kikuyu grass out of this garden bed… and she’s trying to dig up and eat her favourite grubs… 🐾🐛😂
#spring #gardenhound #australia #weeding #gardeninglife
I’m trying to get rid of the running kikuyu grass out of this garden bed… and she’s trying to dig up and eat her favourite grubs… 🐾🐛😂
#spring #gardenhound #australia #weeding #gardeninglife
I’d never heard of Charlie Kirk before yesterday, but since Australian news seems full of his death, I looked him up 🤔
Live by the sword, die by the sword⚔️
He made his choices 🤷🏻♀️
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Live by the sword, die by the sword⚔️
He made his choices 🤷🏻♀️
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
September 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I’d never heard of Charlie Kirk before yesterday, but since Australian news seems full of his death, I looked him up 🤔
Live by the sword, die by the sword⚔️
He made his choices 🤷🏻♀️
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Live by the sword, die by the sword⚔️
He made his choices 🤷🏻♀️
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Here’s some bad pics of the blood moon eclipse! 🤣🌚
Much more impressive in person at 3.30am 😬
#australia #fullmoon #lunareclipse
Much more impressive in person at 3.30am 😬
#australia #fullmoon #lunareclipse
September 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Here’s some bad pics of the blood moon eclipse! 🤣🌚
Much more impressive in person at 3.30am 😬
#australia #fullmoon #lunareclipse
Much more impressive in person at 3.30am 😬
#australia #fullmoon #lunareclipse
Daffodils and blue sky! 💛💙
August 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Daffodils and blue sky! 💛💙
Had a great night at this show! 🎶🎸🥁❤️
When my friend and I walked in, I was thinking, oh dear, everyone seems to be about 20 years older than me, there were so many silver haired seniors! (And I’m in my early 50s! 🤣)
#Australia #JohnWaters #RadioLuxembourgLive #StewandtheChartbusters #greatnight
When my friend and I walked in, I was thinking, oh dear, everyone seems to be about 20 years older than me, there were so many silver haired seniors! (And I’m in my early 50s! 🤣)
#Australia #JohnWaters #RadioLuxembourgLive #StewandtheChartbusters #greatnight
August 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Had a great night at this show! 🎶🎸🥁❤️
When my friend and I walked in, I was thinking, oh dear, everyone seems to be about 20 years older than me, there were so many silver haired seniors! (And I’m in my early 50s! 🤣)
#Australia #JohnWaters #RadioLuxembourgLive #StewandtheChartbusters #greatnight
When my friend and I walked in, I was thinking, oh dear, everyone seems to be about 20 years older than me, there were so many silver haired seniors! (And I’m in my early 50s! 🤣)
#Australia #JohnWaters #RadioLuxembourgLive #StewandtheChartbusters #greatnight
And I can’t believe she was so tiny! 😆🥹
She’s been my constant companion, garden hound, protector of the verandah, herder of chickens, surprisingly good cattle dog 🤷🏻♀️, and lover of bones, and loving friend of the whole family (even the cat lol 😂)
Big love to the birthday girl! 🥰❤️❤️❤️🐾
She’s been my constant companion, garden hound, protector of the verandah, herder of chickens, surprisingly good cattle dog 🤷🏻♀️, and lover of bones, and loving friend of the whole family (even the cat lol 😂)
Big love to the birthday girl! 🥰❤️❤️❤️🐾
August 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
And I can’t believe she was so tiny! 😆🥹
She’s been my constant companion, garden hound, protector of the verandah, herder of chickens, surprisingly good cattle dog 🤷🏻♀️, and lover of bones, and loving friend of the whole family (even the cat lol 😂)
Big love to the birthday girl! 🥰❤️❤️❤️🐾
She’s been my constant companion, garden hound, protector of the verandah, herder of chickens, surprisingly good cattle dog 🤷🏻♀️, and lover of bones, and loving friend of the whole family (even the cat lol 😂)
Big love to the birthday girl! 🥰❤️❤️❤️🐾
I can’t believe my beautiful doggo is 4 years old today! 🥳🤩🥰❤️🐾
#itsadogslife #bestdoggo #australia #gardenhound
#itsadogslife #bestdoggo #australia #gardenhound
August 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I can’t believe my beautiful doggo is 4 years old today! 🥳🤩🥰❤️🐾
#itsadogslife #bestdoggo #australia #gardenhound
#itsadogslife #bestdoggo #australia #gardenhound