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NEW PLATFORM

7/5/2019

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Photo by Olenka Sergienko from Pexels
If you've followed from my old Blogging platform, thank you! There were several good reasons to make this leap. So Google+ shutting down, in April, was the catalyst. As suddenly, I was going to lose years of comments, that were part of our story. Heartbreaking. It prompted a serious review of what my blog actually meant.
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​That review, led to accounting for twelve-years posting, about our little venture. An experiment originally dubbed, The Bushland Project. We would later come to give our property, a proper name. Gully Grove. More recently, it was time to dub it's own domain name and website too. One, I could be reasonably confident, would stay in-tact.

There were also personal reasons for the change. Gone are the days of random notions, what our property meant. It's become an intentional and focused interaction, with living systems. Thus requiring, an intentional and focused way of documenting it all. So the new website, became a personal affirmation of that relationship, we hope to continue and diversify further.  
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Kin of Twitchy
I had a lot of fun, putting this space together. Especially when it came to the logo design. Kangaroos have become a feature in the landscape, longer than we have.

Twitchy, for example, was the original female kangaroo, who adopted our back landing. She looked so malnourished and sickly at the time, with her ears and tail constantly twitching. We thought she wouldn't survive. But we were pleasantly surprised! Not only did she survive, she produced little Joey's of her own. Dear Twitchy, is no longer with us, but still lives on through her descendants - continuing to adopt our yard, as their own.

For those with avid curiosity meters like mine, you can learn to make your own logo (below) using this tutorial, and free graphics software GIMP.



​The changes you can expect from this new blog, is focusing on our property's development, and the human connection to landscape. There are also many truths we've discovered about property ownership, you may find interesting too. Because while it's only five acres, it was still a HUGE shift away from suburbia. Requiring different mindsets and tolerances, to discover solutions that would work, here.

I look forward to sharing more about that. But I haven't forgotten about those in suburbia, either. Because property ownership comes in many different shapes and sizes. We all have a connection to landscape, and are healthier human beings, for it. 


On that note, if you have any questions, or want me to speak on a particular subject, in future, comment underneath. I'd love to hear some of your ideas.

I'm still setting things up, so if links are broken or visibility issues arise, feel free to let me know, via the "Contact" form, above. Or comment below too.

Now I have a very exciting post, lined up, next. It only took, twelve years in the making.  
11 Comments
Chris@GullyGrove
7/5/2019 05:28:53 pm

Just a test post folks, on the default comment box.

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Chel link
8/5/2019 07:53:49 am

Testing, testing. I love the video of how to make a logo. Thanks Chris.

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Chris@gullygrove
8/5/2019 12:44:17 pm

Great, you made it, Chel! I loved that video too. Helped me understand graphics programs, more. Still working on the checkbox issue. :)

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Bev link
8/5/2019 12:51:19 pm

OK, here I am trying out the new comments box. I don't want to be notified of new comments by mail, so I'm not ticking that box. I assume comments are still moderated so I won't worry if this comment doesn't appear right away; is that right?

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Chris@gullygrove
8/5/2019 01:17:32 pm

Hi Bev, great to see you. I've opted not to moderate comments. Which means they'll show, as soon as you submit them. Thanks for stopping in. :)

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Bev link
9/5/2019 08:48:18 am

I've signed up for regular email updates of new posts because my feed reader refuses to recognise your new site.

Chris@gullygrove
9/5/2019 02:05:54 pm

Hi Bev, received your subscription and you should receive updates of posts (via email) from now on.

I did some research though, and if you put my URL code into your reader: https://www.gullygrove.com/1/feed it should work. I was successfully able to view it, using Firefox as a browser, because they have a feed reader. Not all browsers do, like Chrome.

Bev link
10/5/2019 12:46:55 pm

Thanks for that suggestion re feed address. I don't use Firefox's feed reader (I didn't know there was one). I use FeedDemonPro, but I tried the address there and it worked! Now I have Gully Grove (1) and Gully Grove (2) in there. You can ignore my email subscription if you like.

Chris@gullygrove
10/5/2019 01:53:04 pm

Thanks for letting me know you had success. I'll adjust the email subscription for you. :)

Emma - a simple living journey link
9/5/2019 08:59:22 pm

Looking great Chris! Love the new look, very clean and clear. Congrats on getting your new website up and running and I look forward to seeing all the interesting projects I know you have on the go!

xx

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Chris@gullygrove
10/5/2019 01:25:15 pm

Thanks for making it over Emma, and for the kind words. I know you're in the midst of setting up your new property, so it's a busy time for you all. I appreciate the stopover. Waves*, which is my text version of emoji. ;)

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