Everyday life in the Australian Rainforest
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Still not over the snake V bat debacle. Anyone else live somewhere this wild?
When I was young we moved into an off grid flitch hut in QLD, there was already a 6 foot python living there, so we just let him roam around the house freely. We named him Indy, because he was Indy bathroom, Indy kitchen, Indy lounge room, Indy linen cupboard... He was fun to live with. He was wild, not a pet.
Max,
Do you worry about the snakes hurting Occy🥰🥰🥰? I worry as I love you both and have watched you for years !! Love your new home !!
No but I live next to a small river so there are raccoons, bears, coyotes, and mostly non poisonous snake. I am above 7'000 ft. So snow in winter and clouds of mosquitos in early Spring.
I have recreational property is South Western NY US and we have bear, coyotes, and bobcats on the regular
Fortunately, the snake population is low! 👀
We have squirrels, skunks, opossum, raccoons, deer, fox and the great horned owl. That’s good enough for me! 😮
Number one task: Screen doors everywhere! Keep those snakes out of your indoors! They can sneak in while you aren’t looking.
Snakes can get in the house the size of a quarter of an inch. So not only screen doors and windows, but make sure any little holes/gaps are filled in. And for Pete’s Sake: have an indoor bathroom!
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Looks like the drastic landscaping can rout out the snakes and critters…another reason to stay on top of it. Glad you guys are safe
Well he walks around barefoot it’s grounding healing energy pulling mitochondria out through the earths magnetic forces.
Dad on top deck Occy on bottom deck 😂
I agree, slow down and take your time. I’m 67 and it just seems like I blinked my eyes and here I am. Old and my body doesn’t want to do what my mind does. I have degenerative disc disease in my lower back and fibromyalgia and am constantly having to sit down (gravity is my nemesis). I worked too hard and didn’t think about the stress I was putting on my bones and muscles when I was younger. I’ve raised 6 children 2 step children, 2 biological children and now raising 2 grandchildren after the death of my oldest biological son. Slow down and enjoy your life, your family and your friends. Much love to you and Occy from a grandma in Alabama, USA.
I agree. I have a similar spine condition that just started in my late 50's. Best wishes to you from the UK. 🇬🇧
PS. Your comment has been so helpful to me. I'm currently being tested for everything including "C" and "MS". But no GP (MD) can explain the pins and needles in my hands and feet and all my other strange issues including "brain fog". Your comment on fibromyalgia has lead me finally to the perfect match of all my strange symptoms after two years of doctor visits. I'm so grateful.👍❤
I'm 68 and along with spine issues have many other issues. Need to have a 2nd back surgery(thx to my former career in healthcare)but can't do it right now. It's really frustrating!! It was all I could do today to get a load of laundry done.
@@spacemonkey200Unfortunately there is no specific test for Fibro. It's a matter of ruling other things out...
I have no doubt it all goes by so fast. Despite the body issues now it sounds as though you have lived a wonderful and fulfilling life 💛
Mowing suggestion: weed whack the tall stuff first, and then go over it with the mower and it mulches it all in. Looks like the handle on that measuring device is designed to expand...it has a joint on it...give it a pull and see what happens!
Haha so I've now learnt re the mowing and whipper snippering! (turns out the handle did extend further 💀)
Bless, Occy has the best home and doggy dad possible. Make the most of every minute with him - what an adventure you've both shared.
You are a rare spirit, Max. Continue living, and exploring in your own unique, free, and beautiful way.
Thank you so much 💛
@@MaxandOccy Loved ALL your music, it was so spot on. Loved everything else in the entire video. I feel like I was hanging out there, nice getaway, thanks
Okay. The night-time trip to the bathroom snake near mishap would spur me onto an indoor toilet.
Really enjoyed this type of video where you don't tackle a specific project but just clean up and enjoy your days.
Glad to hear that! Definitely plan on a bit more of the day to day around projects : ) 💛
As a young kid, my siblings and I spent hours clearing out the creek and creating pond areas where the water could collect and get deeper... THOSE were the days!! :) Great video!
Whipper Snipper is a great name for what we in UK call a Strimmer. I may have to adopt that name so much more fun.
We call this he line trimmers or weed whackers here in the USA lol
Weed wacker protip - do the weed work before mowing, that way the clippings get chopped up and leave you with nice looking edges everywhere with no clippings in sight.
Thanks for the tip Roy! 😄
Always learning! Thanks mate!
Hi there, you need to put fine mesh all around the bottom of your house, that will keep the snakes from breeding under the house. Cheers.
Remember how many snakes were found when they pulled off the roof? That house ain't safe from anything! 😆
Good advice! I feared for Occy when he was sleeping next to that area.
Frangipani for scent, native violets for ground cover, hibiscus for flowers (they will grow into big shrubs, so plant further away from house). Herbs love a sunny spot, great near a doorway.
that little bed close to the house would be ideal for herbs in between flowers, close to the house and kitchen for cooking.
Love that idea!
Beautiful home and property! It is all looking so wonderful! Yes, getting control of the vegetation should be a top priority in that climate! The vegetation can get out of control so fast! Keeping the vegetation away from the house and living areas will keep pests and wildlife surprises away. Have you started a compost to recycle your garden waste? The resulting product is gardening gold for your ornamental flowers and vegetable garden!
As for poisonous snakes, my sister and her husband live in an area that seem to get lots of rattlesnales. When they encounter one too close to the house, they kill it to make sure that it doesn't come back. They took their dog to a snake aversion class to teach him not to go after snakes. Years ago, one of their dogs had got bitten when he was investigating things under some brush. Nowadays, they have a rattlesnake vaccine, but back then, they didn't. They had to rush their dog to the vet a half hour away.
Vector born infections should be considered when walking barefooted or just out in your environment, especially from mosquitoes. Ross River virus, Barmah Forest virus, and dengue three common mosquito-borne diseases in Australia that are hosted by native macropods such as your pademelons (so cute).
There is also melioidosis, caused by a bacterium living in the soil that comes to the surface during heavy rainfall. It can be an infection just on the skin, it can be pneumonia or it can be anywhere in the body, and it can be fatal!
Take care! Walking bearfoot feels good, but in those areas with down palm fronds, spiky plants or rocks, wear shoes. Scrapes or punctures and introduce pathogens into the body. There are shoes, sandals like Keens, that are made for walking in watery, slippery areas Use screening, repellant, and keep that fast growing vegetation down! Enjoy that paradise, but just take a few precautions to add to your regular routine!
WOW! Max...not sure what is more impressive...all the amazing work you've done or your courage to continue to go barefoot with all those creepy crawlers around! Your property looks wonderful and all the hard work has paid off. I would think a regular garden clean up would be on the to-do list for sure. Great to see you and Occy livin' da life!
Ha thank you so much! I appreciate it 💛
Thanks Jeffrey! Barefoot for life haha
21:00 Gardening Australia is the best gardening show in the world. Anybody will get lots of ideas of what to do in their garden from watching it.
Twist the handle on the measure stick it extends. Love how the creek is looking might be time to make your own path down there safely.
That's what I thought. No way is the handle that short.😂😅
Haha I had already extended it but turns it it had a sneaky second extender at the base. Up to my hip now 😅
I'm from a sub tropical area in Louisiana. We have snakes, spiders and lots of wildlife. Australia has always fascinated me b/c the animals and plants are so different. Love your videos!
Well 46 % of Australia is tropical but we also have much of Australia is also subtropical
46 % of Australia is tropical so a lot of folks struggle like this
Can I make a suggestion …. That big pile of palms and trees and brush you have getting bigger … that is heaven to snakes …a nice snake home to move into. How about buying a chipper and grinding those up to use as mulch around the property to help as ground cover to stop weeds and you can even use to build a path to the creek …just a thought …I have dogs (long hair dachshunds) that love to hunt critters with no fear and I need to manage the property to minimize snakes in southern US as much as possible to protect the girls
Good suggestion.. my brother has a dachshund in qld that is a ferocious hunter of small critters too. He got a big property and I always worry about snakes bites for the dog
I feel such joy when I see your property from the drone, it triggers happiness and peace in the natural world. I love the mowing and the organising to make the place look and also feel so comfortable for yourself and Occy as well as any visitors. You’re doing so well Max and it’s clear that your hard internal work has translated into your external life. I’m so proud of you ❤❤
Can you drop the parking bay for the van down a bit? Wouldn’t have to dig it out much but you only have to do it once instead of mucking with the awning every time.
😅 Do you have mosquitoes? Why am I not seeing lots of screen doors including in van? 🐍 You are brave to walk around barefoot after showing us the snake. Occy too! 🐾
That was on my mind, too. I have never seen him swat the air, so I wonder about flies, etc.
TOTALLY mozzies are around all year round 😂😂🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟 in Australia,
So Planting a great garden to REPELL them using LAVENDER, CITRONELLA, LEMON BALM, LEMON TYME, ROSEMARY, BASIL, CATNIP, - for Flower lovers MARIGOLDS,
Great to grow in pots around any outdoor lounging or eating areas, with of course the bonus they are great four our cooking.
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Or bees, wasps, spiders???
Squirrels 🐿. Did they make it to the rainforest.
@@l82theparty4we don't have squirrels here. Possums though but only an issue at night unless they're living in your roof😅
Have you thought about fencing a small area for Occy to go out at night? Fence that snakes can't get in. All the cleaning of brush, trees and weeds might have just disturbed them and as you keep it cleaned out they will most likely rehome. However, poisonous snakes are still worrisome. Love your videos, your beautiful land and your creek. Big hug to Occy.
Snakes can get in anywhere
@@ykook7000 I live in the USA where we have copperheads. Fenced in the bottom of our little dog's fenced area with chicken wire and in 6 years never had another snake inside there. Thought it might work for Max and Occy also.
Beautiful. I just cant get over you going barefoot in the rainforest! So scary 😨
And then I remembered as a kid in northwest Florida, I used to barefoot parkour (before parkour was a thing) from the house down the trail to the dock which was on our alligator and Water Moccasin (a very poisonous, amphibious Floridian snake) ridden lake (where we swam! All the kids swam there).
Running barefoot to the dock, as fast as I could was my most favorite thing EVER. It made my dad nervous although he believed in letting kids run wild. One day, he very seriously said to me that he wouldn't tell me to stop, but he said "think about the rattlers, copperheads, coral snakes, water moccasins and gators that might be on the trail. Do you really want to zoom down there like that?"
I did! I kept doing it and never twisted an ankle nor stepped on a gator or snake. I never felt afraid. The powers that be were kind to me so that I could continue to do my favorite thing, until i moved to Colorado at age 14, which is not nearly as scary as Florida.
I think rural Florida has a lot in common with the Australian rainforest as far as the intensity of the wildlife and the BUGS! We had wild boars and pumas in our woods. I used to catch and release small reptiles, bare-handed, all the time--including non-poisonuos snakes. I did not mind the smaller reptiles (wasnt a big fan of the gators), but the monstrous and plentiful bugs were what terrified me. Our favorite kitty did have a standoff with a rattle snake for about 15 mins. He stood statue still and that rattler was rattleing the whole time, until my dad fetched a neighbor who brought his shotgun over and shot the snake's head off. Kitty was safe❤. Kiddos annd kitties all got ro run free. Not sure how we all survived. We had skills and a lot of gumption I guess. Different times.
Our lake ran into the Gulf of Mexico which was full of sharks and Man o wars. Decades later, that area is more built up now. Not so rural anymore.
I'm glad you have your beautiful property where you can collaborate sensitively with the wild. Keep on truckin' barefoot, dude! Thanks for bringing back some awesome childhood memories this morning.
Thank you so much for sharing this Erika! Sounds like a wonderful place to grow up 💛
You look so much more relaxed after your dip in the amazing creek. Your property is absolutely amazing. Much love to you and Occy from my family in the USA.
Thank you for watching 💛
The staghorn ferns in your trees are beautiful and healthy!
I've been watching for a few years now and just have to commend you, Max. You are - and continue to become - a beautiful human. Thanks for being you and bringing us along for the journey.
The surfboard bag is insulated and stays warm, it’s a perfect attraction for snakes, I’d move it if you don’t want snakes on your doorstep.
I’m not sure if clover is native to your area, but if it is, I HIGHLY recommend seeding with clover! It only grows a couple of inches high so you hardly have to mow it, it’s great for pollinators and it’s so soft to walk on!
I am still cleaning up after the 1 in 100 years flood in Far North Qld. But my moods are getting better when I watch your positive and "can do" attitude videos. It feels like the videos are my personal "Better Help" sessions.
Thank you so much for sharing your paradise.
Could you drop a bit of air from the tyres so the awning isn’t too low?
Wow I was wowed when you walked into your home with csmer running. Tears wetted my eyes because I care for the people I follow. Like You Eamon and and Bec. Thanks for the Frankie Lee picture. Many people appreciate you. Love
So happy for your happiness! Enjoy. You worked hard for it.
I agree 100% on keeping the property landscaped and controlled!
"Cuz I'm cooler than a polar bear's toenails" 😂😂😂😂
Hi from Manitoba 🇨🇦 stay well 🙏
So happy for you and Occy that you put yourself under the pressure of fixing up the inside of the cabin before you went overseas. It's such a beautiful fresh and airy oasis. Occy truly is living his best life being able to retreat inside when he wants to. Have a great week!
Thank you! Have a great week too 💛
💚 🌧️ 💚 🌧️ 💚 --- Max: You have created such an incredible sanctuary - good on ya! 😉
Did anyone else piss themselves laughing when Max brought out the lawn mower and the song starts "Don't mind me I'm feeling myself" ?? Nothing can get between this man and the love he has for his lawn/lawn mower
I dig my mower time, and whippa snippa therapy as well. Embrace it!
Max this is incredibly therapeutic just watching this, I am in London but grew up in Australia, spent a lot of time as a kid and teenager at Mt Kuringai, the Baisin, Bouddhi National Park all in NSW. Copacabana in NSW etc Your place reminds me of these places. I am becoming homesick, and will at some point return to Australia, your videos make me want to even more! It is great about the creek as well.
Thank you! Hope you get back here soon and love it as much as before 💛
Max! That scene of you under that waterfall was unreal, you live in paradise my friend, what a beautiful property
I'm a Canadian gardener, I have some dream flowers/plants that I wish I could plant here. They are native to Australia, one is bottlebrush and another is Golden Wattle (here, we call it mimosa). They are beautiful, attract pollinators and smell fantastic! Thanks for the videos :). I lost my Greyhound last week, she was a stellar pup - much like Occy - Virtual hugs and boops to Occy, handsome boy.
Sorry you lost your mate. Wattle is a bad one for anyone that suffers from hayfever. So many people are affected by the golden pollen
@@infin8ee Ahhh, that's too bad about the wattle, hay fever is no joke. Both plants don't survive winter here, so I did wonder if they were considered invasive there as well.
@@Samsona75 depending on the area where it's growing it can be considered invasive. They are really pretty and a cure for winter blues when they start to flower at the start of spring . I used to live in the National Park north of Sydney (Ku-ring-gai Chase) and they gave me the worst sinus headache I've ever had. I have grevillea and banksia planted and it brings the rainbow lorikeets which is great if noisy. It's hard to have a good garden when it's so hot. Even my tomatoes burnt this year
I ran into a woman in line at a restaurant that was wearing the "Here for Occy Hoodie." Of course we chatted for quite a bit about our favorite RUclipsrs, Max & Occy. This took place in Phoenix, Arizona, Max!!
To clear weeds in garden fast and easy cover with a black tarp and weigh down with rocks, leave sun to do the hard work in a week or two pull up easy evything will be dead easy to pull out. When planting wet cardboard a few inches thick will keep weeds away a natural mulch will eventually turn to compost in the soil🌼🌺
What a gorgeous property you have Max. The trees are breath taking. I live on Vancouver Island.we have ever greens and mountains. Beautiful in a different way. ❤️🇨🇦
Shipping container could be turned into a pool😁
I totally don't mind the snake footage. But the spiders.... STOOOOOOPPPPPP!!!
I am a 100% water baby!!!
Loving your creek and little waterfalls!
I live on a mountain overlooking a valley that is full of fruit and nut trees with a crystal clear stream that runs from pool to pool with little waterfalls...year round!
So much to be grateful for! ALWAYS!!! ❤❤❤
Add another section to the wood deck in order to make awning higher? Will allow for more airflow and easier movement.
Awning suggestion: could you let the tyres down a bit while the van is sitting stationary to give you a few cms of clearance for the awning? When you need to use it just pump them back up, should only take a few mins to do and it will save you having to go up to the roof every time you extend the awning.
Be blessed Max!!! I wish you nothing e lots of peace and love!!!
I'm from Louisiana... It's a Sportsman Paradise here.
I raised two boys. They have had all kids of pets even snakes. I was never a Fan of snakes. But, they learned which ones to handle or stay away from at our camp.
I'm so proud of you learning so much about your property. It's like I don't want yor video to end. Everyday you walk outside It's a new adventure. Keep doing what you are doing. Send Videos more videos I can't get enough. LOL!
I miss hearing from you and Occy. I have owned several Aussies. It's sad when they get old. They become deaf and eventually blind. I think I'm on my last one. I can't take the sorrow when they pass. My dog now is 16 and deaf. I see a cataract she has in one eye. That's how her parents started before the died😢
In Australia we have 15 natural species of pythons the biggest being the scrub python
They can reach up to 8 metres (26 feet) long and weigh in excess of 25 kilograms (55 pounds)!
But all other snakes you keep away from
You don’t have any other snakes as pets here they are much too dangerous
That is a beautiful property you have there. The Australian bush is a great place to live. Love the carpet snake, we have a few at our place and they are great to keep the rats and mice down.
Your land is such a paradise! That budget reno on the house really did transform the vibe. It's so cozy feeling now man. Great video seeing you embrace way more of a balance between working hard and relaxing hard too! If you're in that property with all those projects with no time for enjoying it or connecting with your community, it won't be anywhere near as fulfilling
Paradise!! What an amazing life you and Occy are living!! Thanks for sharing with us ❤
Strimmer first, then mow 😊❤ The mower picks up all the bits
Do not like snakes!! 🐍 I think I would enjoy more time on the couch with Occy! 😴 thanks for the beautiful video Max! ☀️
Absolutely loved this episode Max, the garden area around your home looks so nice and calm
all tidied up :)
To have such a beautiful piece of land with a fresh water stream, magnificent trees and a great old mate
to share it with, is a dream for so many people now more than ever.
Its a pleasure to be able to come along with you and watch your connection to this land, your home and your garden all growing so beautifully, sending gratitude and appreciation for all that you share,
from an old gardener with bare feet on the ground and my gaze up into a tree canopy :)x
Although red bellied black snakes are venomous they aren’t terribly deadly, deaths from their bite are rare although you still need to go to the hospital and get the antivenin. Screen doors would be a great addition to your house so you can let fresh air circulate without any unwelcome visitors slithering in.
Definitely appreciate that wildlife. Means the area is healthy and thriving, good signs.
I live pretty close to you actually and have the same animals daily. The amount of frogs brings the red bellies… and pythons love a bat or a marsupial…
I’ve got a resident python in my shed.. curls up on the shelving.. comes and goes as they please.. seen a massive drop in rats and mice since he moved in 👍
Very lucky to live where we live…
You are such an inspiration. Whenever I watch your videos - I think of you “Just keep on livin…” I also think of Lee. I battled depression for many years and what helped me overcome it was endorphins from intense training and learning to shut off negative self talk. Love your place - it’s breath taking 👏👍✌️😎
I just ran a cross your videos Max & occy ❤ what a beautiful paradise you bought!! I can’t wait to see what you are going to do next ! I would definitely love to have a peaceful and lovely paradise like this but I am a woman and totally scared of snakes, and those spiders oh know I’d be not only scared as I mentioned but petrified. God bless you on this new journey ❤
the red bellies will keep the browns away, they are really docile and shy, you want to keep them around. they won't attack, but are super slow to move away!! Watch out for ticks with Occy, I'm sure your doing tick prevention, of all the dangerous wild life I actually reckon they are the most dangerous, especially for dogs and cats!! Its a top spot your in!!
Subject: EAMON & BEC 💕
P.S. Hi Max: Just wondering how Eamon & Bec + baby are doing? I just checked their RUclips channel before coming to yours, and, there still aren't any updates? I am just hoping & praying that everyone is doing well. Please tell Eamon & Bec they are greatly missed! Big hugs to all ~ ❤️🩹
Thanks for a wonderful video, I've just discovered your channel. It brought back some happy memories: one the first nights I spent on my first trip to Australia was in a cabin on top of a hill outside Tenterfield, I'd ridden down there with two biking friends from Brisbane. It was an amazing place. Thanks also for your fundraising for suicide prevention and mental health (I'm a retired psychiatrist). Best wishes from Alsace, another beautiful part of the world.
Your view to subscriber rate is astronomical!!!
Most youtubers are lucky to get 10%!
For your veggie garden you may need a sun shade. I am not sure what State you are in. My sister lives outside of Adelaide and that is what she has to do with her gardens. However, you should maybe think about building cedar square foot gardens. They are off the ground at hand level so I do not have to bend over and it saves my back. It will keep a lot critters out as well from getting to your gardens. You would be amazed what you can grow in them. I have 2 and an old metal trailer converted.
Beaututiful. A little piece of Heaven on earth. So warm and inviting looking and the scenery is incredbile.
What a life❤ Gods been good to you🥰🙏🏻
Measuring stick. Unscrew in the middle and it will extend. Then rescrew 👍
Loved that you found the flowing creek and new swimming hole. Great job on the cleanup. The property looks really good. Yikes, Snakes are so dangerous. Maybe some nice rubber boots when walking in the tall grass removing weeds. Always have your phone near so you can call someone if there is an emergency. I live in southeast Louisiana . I have a large pond and woods in my back yard. A very large ecosystem .Turtles, birds, snakes , frogs, etc. Just like you many close calls with poisonous snakes. I was a flip flop girl now converted to cute rubber boots. Loved the video and seeing you enjoy your home. Stay safe.
MORNING BUSINESS......
SAW
MOVEMENT........😂😂😂😂
WAS THAT YOUR STAB AT SOME BUSINESS HUMOUR????
FUNNY DUDE, MAX
LOVE THE MONITOR LIZARD.....
I HAVE A LOT AT MY PLACE....THEYVE BECOME SO FRIENDLY I CAN FEED THEM BY HAND.....
EXCEPT FOR THE BIG MAMA.
IVE GOT...
BLACK LACE MONITORS...
AND SAND MONITORS...
LOVING THE WORK YOURE DOING.
ITS ACTUALLY SO IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE GARDENS AND LAWNS AROUND THE HOUSE MORE MANICURED........SO AT A GLANCE YOU HAVE A CLEAR VIEW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SNAKES AND HAVING A DOGGO.
GOT SOME SERIOUS SNAKES AROUND ME......PYTHONS AND THE NASTY FRICKERS😊
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Thanks for using my song "GO OUTSIDE"! 0:38
I spray vinegar around my fences and exterior, that seems to keep the snakes away. Haven’t had a brown snake for a couple of years now.
WOW 😍😍😍😍 that creek is a DREAM
17:20 Max i’m allergic to grass and I’m incredibly allergic to pollen, however, mowing and everything is not my worst nightmare, in fact, I absolutely love it
I just make sure I have my inhaler with me, very strong antihistamine and I have a shower after (maybe bath if needed).
As my breathing can get incredibly heavy, and I can get red splotches all over, but that does not stop me from being country girl.
I loved the walk arounds your property and you enjoying your "toys." The snakes creep me out. I grew up in southern Indiana (USA) and we moved onto a rundown farm when I was five. Early on, my dad was always killing water moccasins and rattlesnakes when he was out and about working on the land. Fast forward to more recent times with less activity around the farm, my father's dead and my mother's 98 yr old. So now I've run into big black snakes around the house when I've visited...they eat the mice and other vermin. And keep poisonous snakes away.
Thanks!
Go to your local beekeeper for the best plants in your area as your tropical and the regular bee attracting plants may not survive- although most things grow in a tropical zone., you could have more native bees than European bees.
Also when you find dead bats on the ground make sure you’re using gloves as they have rabies and other diseases- there could be a bat rescue or wildlife rescue that might be able to remove for you. You don’t want Occy “playing” with a dead one.
Keep up the great work you’re living in paradise!
Try Grevilleas they have beautiful flowers and attract bees ❤
I have to say, I really like this style of video. I know they can't all be so unstructured and "aimless" feeling, but it's nice to have it not have some grand project as the "goal". It's nice to have it just be a chill mellow video. That's pretty wild about the snake and the bat. I would put an inside toilet! If you get sick you're not going to want to have to go outside to have to go to the bathroom. Not to mention if you get sick enough you're going to be too weak to walk that far, let alone deal with obstacles on the way. It's also good to have an inside shower because of that as well.
So magical, beautiful property
God Bless you ,Brother Max & Occy.Its Wonderful to see all the Achievements on your Home Oasis in Australia.Omg ! Dont like those Snakes in the wild that eat up anything bigger than thier own size.The Padegon,s are So Cute, i truly hope there is some Babies. It was Great to see that the Stream had grown in Fresh Rain and Occy Loved ❤ it.All Blessings to you & Occy for Continued Success in Future projects.Amen ! 🙏💖🙏😇❤🤗🥰🐕🐶
I'm asking if you've looked at taking pix of the flaura & fauna where you are.? If you're keen on checking any new plants & flowers, birds that you're learning about. Learning more about your environs where you are. I just think it's interesting where you're living & learning more about the little critters where you are too. A bit too many poisonous snakes & other creepy crawlies where you are for me though....but I love & adore the outdoors too.
Keep safe & watch where you step. Another idea perhaps putting panels under your cabin to stop more snakes & other things living under there too. It would make a good storage place perhaps too....
You're doing a marvellous job doing what you're doing.
I need to go barefoot more too....Lovn your place though for sure... 🌞💫💚🌴😎🤙🎉🎉
So glad you have an architect involved. I always get my clients to do a master plan so you can build in stages without ever building out the next project. Your block of land is stunning.
Hey Max - head to your nearest Bunnings and buy some plumbing pipe. If you half bury the pipe under trees and in garden beds, it provides a great home for the lizards & skinks.
Also, buying seed bells to hang from trees brings in birds.
Have you thought that the measuring wheel might have an extendable handle… twist the top one way & the bottom part the other way. Just a thought.
I didn’t think it was possible to live in such a beautiful place but it obviously it ❤
Hi Max and Occy, So Good to C U Both, Your Home is Looking Amazing 💥🌻 U have A Paradise there, What an Awesome Blessing for U to share it with Us, Thank U, Sending Love and Blessings, 🐦💙🕊️
Glad to see you wearing boots while you were mowing this time!! I just cringed when I saw you going in bare feet on the mower...... just waiting for a coiled snake to strike out at you😱. I think Saltburn was far more disturbing........ The snake and bat was nature! Did feel bad for the bat - those fruit bats are so cool!
Occy is so much like my mini Aussie - instead of doing two or three laps around me when we walk - she is way behind with me saying come on Raven..... she is also very hard of hearing and her site is going as well......she is 13 and a half. It is sad seeing them go like this💕🇨🇦
Loved the video. Occy is just so adorable and a true companion. Max you are a very hard worker. Much respect for you my friend. You are doing a great job managing your property. I hate snakes! Hope your homestead is giving you satisfaction because you are putting a great amount of sweat equity into it. Good luck!
Had a juvenile eastern brown in my kitchen at Xmas time. For your peace of mind get door flaps 😊
Love the lawn mowing.. enjoying seeing more of you block
I’m not sure if you realise but the peace and tranquility that you show just living your everyday life on your beautiful property brings so much joy to my overwhelmed brain. Thank you for all that you do ❤
You certainly are a very special person Max. We love watching your videos. Love, love your special place on this earth. I call it food for the soul, keep it up.
Idyllic is the only word for what you have there! Alot of work, but absolutely amazing and I love how much you appreciate it! For your awning...try tying ropes with weights to the two corners and make sure they land over the other side of the van. Then when you roll it out, the weights will help pull it over. May be some trial and error on rope length and amount of weight, but it should make it much easier to spread it out without having to go back and forth! Hugs to Occy!!
Coming together so well❤ wild to see that snake try to eat such a big bat. Wow !! I’m in Nova Scotia, so no poisonous snakes, but I was hanging laundry the other day and I heard a slither through the crunchy leaves… and of course it was a snake. God I didn’t know what to do. I just took my laundry basket and slammed it down on the ground between us. Thankfully he didn’t like that ground movement and he left. They scare the heck out of me, no matter how big or small.
Maybe it’s time to work on the indoor bathroom? The snake/bat! 🫣 Your home is beautiful. The drone footage is gorgeous. Love your videos. I’m so happy to see how cheerful and optimistic you are now, spending time with friends too. Your spirit is healing. I hope you know that you have strangers that care about you, people you will never meet, halfway around the world, living completely different lives…but we all come together to watch videos about you and your life. Crazy right? Hugs from Alabama in the US
❤❤❤❤ I always put Moth balls outside around my house in the Spring. When warm weather was coming to keep the snakes away.
Actually, you made huge progress, and the land does, indeed, looks so much better being cleared a bit.