Michelle Collier
@curiouscollier.bsky.social
A perpetually curious human who writes & hunts for the silver lining. Proud wife to a Royal Marine.
Australian.
http://michellecollier.net
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Australian.
http://michellecollier.net
linktr.ee/michellecollier
TIL …. Fields of flowering canola does not activate my allergies…. Harvesting canola (whilst fun to watch) does make my head fill with snot
November 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
TIL …. Fields of flowering canola does not activate my allergies…. Harvesting canola (whilst fun to watch) does make my head fill with snot
Fixit time… need to be able to collect storm water
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Fixit time… need to be able to collect storm water
Bob Massingbird and Little John worked super hard in the heat this weekend, mowing and clearing around Bumble Cottage.
November 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Bob Massingbird and Little John worked super hard in the heat this weekend, mowing and clearing around Bumble Cottage.
Who’d have thunk that I’d be excited about our latest delivery??
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Who’d have thunk that I’d be excited about our latest delivery??
To see and be seen. That is the true nature of love. — Brene Brown
October 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
To see and be seen. That is the true nature of love. — Brene Brown
Hume Highway traffic continues to meander down our sleepy rural road at walking pace as it has done since yesterday afternoon… why on earth hasn’t anyone put up detour signs on the highway to send them up the GV Highway?
October 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Hume Highway traffic continues to meander down our sleepy rural road at walking pace as it has done since yesterday afternoon… why on earth hasn’t anyone put up detour signs on the highway to send them up the GV Highway?
First urban sketch in a long while at Shepparton East General Store! I pass this little shop on the way into town once a week or so.
October 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
First urban sketch in a long while at Shepparton East General Store! I pass this little shop on the way into town once a week or so.
How it started v how it’s going … plus lap cat enjoying our last bonfire of the season
October 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
How it started v how it’s going … plus lap cat enjoying our last bonfire of the season
Property work brought to you by Alina, SUK Workwear and Merry People. Comfort and protection all rolled together
October 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Property work brought to you by Alina, SUK Workwear and Merry People. Comfort and protection all rolled together
Yeah…. I’m going to have to put you away in a cupboard
October 3, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Yeah…. I’m going to have to put you away in a cupboard
Back at the nature journaling again! 🎉
October 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Back at the nature journaling again! 🎉
Five-minute crayon sketch of the sunset a couple of nights ago
October 1, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Five-minute crayon sketch of the sunset a couple of nights ago
Oodie Oodie Oodie, oy oy oy!
First selfie sketch in about 12 months
First selfie sketch in about 12 months
October 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Oodie Oodie Oodie, oy oy oy!
First selfie sketch in about 12 months
First selfie sketch in about 12 months
Took the cats for a long walk up behind the Fyshwick Wetlands to appreciate the sunset
September 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Took the cats for a long walk up behind the Fyshwick Wetlands to appreciate the sunset
Gym setup complete … now to start using it again!
September 27, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Gym setup complete … now to start using it again!
Help please Aussie #birds people. I have a nest in the middle of my NE Vic paddock…what do they belong to? Thought it might be plovers, but perhaps the wrong colour?
September 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Help please Aussie #birds people. I have a nest in the middle of my NE Vic paddock…what do they belong to? Thought it might be plovers, but perhaps the wrong colour?
Sunset over canola at Bumble Cottage
September 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Sunset over canola at Bumble Cottage
Little John and I making life at Bumble Cottage less inviting for snakes
September 13, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Little John and I making life at Bumble Cottage less inviting for snakes
Krasnyy the fearless adventurer came for a walk to the Fyshwick Wetlands with us this morning. He don’t know what to make of the dam.
September 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Krasnyy the fearless adventurer came for a walk to the Fyshwick Wetlands with us this morning. He don’t know what to make of the dam.
The canola fields behind the dam (that we have affectionately named the Fyshwick Wetlands) is just starting to bloom. Not too long and it will be all yellow…. I have invested heavily in antihistamines 😹
September 6, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The canola fields behind the dam (that we have affectionately named the Fyshwick Wetlands) is just starting to bloom. Not too long and it will be all yellow…. I have invested heavily in antihistamines 😹
Next step … organise the gym space
September 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Next step … organise the gym space