Old Car Bridge

The car bridge takes the driveway over the water race down to the haybarn, the hazel tree orchard, and the back lucerne paddock.

Fern by the Car Bridge

Since we've been at Mooseys the bridge has sunk noticeably at one end, and will soon need to be rebuilt. It has to be able to support heavy machinery like the hedge-trimmer and trucks. Every time a heavy truck or other machinery drives over the car bridge Stephen is reminded of the sagging beams. He may install a concrete pipe for the water to flow through.

the car bridge in 1999

Rough Grass

For a long time there were no plantings planned at this end of the water race - just masses of rubbish in rough grass. The gums were removed in the winter of 1999, and the stumps were left in the ground to eventually rot.

The grass area close to the bridge has now been developed. Trees (mainly Oaks) have been planted among the existing stumps, and new gardens created around them. The whole area is called the Willow Tree Garden, and there are some special plants like a Viburnum Wedding Cake tree in the furtherest corner.

the old wooden gate

All the cats will cross the car bridge except Mugsy. She rarely leaves the immediate house gardens, and is scared by the sound of running water. The others don't seem to notice that this is a bridge at all.

A Sheep Bridge

Our small flock of merino sheep cross this bridge once or twice a month, on their terribly exciting (for sheep) journey from the back paddock to the front paddock and vice versa. Strangely they keep to the rough driveway and never ever deviate to check out the grass or the gardens. I guess that the exciting new paddock is etched in their sheep memories.