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
Best investment ever - Pestrol Predator fly trap. That’s 10 days worth of collection in only one of the units we have on the back verandah. It works amazingly well, and while we are still swatting the occasional one bothering us when we sit out, we CAN actually sit out now.
January 2, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Best investment ever - Pestrol Predator fly trap. That’s 10 days worth of collection in only one of the units we have on the back verandah. It works amazingly well, and while we are still swatting the occasional one bothering us when we sit out, we CAN actually sit out now.
Happy holidays, everyone. May your day be merry and bright.
December 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Happy holidays, everyone. May your day be merry and bright.
I hope these shrink as they cool, or I am going to have trouble getting the lids on 😂😂😂
December 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I hope these shrink as they cool, or I am going to have trouble getting the lids on 😂😂😂
Hello #insect lovers of Bluesky…. Any idea what this lovely might be? Location Victoria Australia…he’s about 20cm long. #entomology
December 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Hello #insect lovers of Bluesky…. Any idea what this lovely might be? Location Victoria Australia…he’s about 20cm long. #entomology
Dinner might be a while
December 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Dinner might be a while
Krasnyy parallel parked with his mate Bernard the fox on the spare bed, enjoying the morning sun
December 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Krasnyy parallel parked with his mate Bernard the fox on the spare bed, enjoying the morning sun
Tinsel-free zone.
December 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Tinsel-free zone.
Giddyup Sparklefarts, it’s time to roll 🙂
Not even the ute was exempt from the Tinselator’s attack
Not even the ute was exempt from the Tinselator’s attack
December 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Giddyup Sparklefarts, it’s time to roll 🙂
Not even the ute was exempt from the Tinselator’s attack
Not even the ute was exempt from the Tinselator’s attack
Back verandah has been lit and tinselled. Mr Collier is unstoppable ❤️🎄🎅
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Back verandah has been lit and tinselled. Mr Collier is unstoppable ❤️🎄🎅
Just when you think there was enough tinsel … not even Krasnyy escaped the sparklification of Bumble Cottage!
December 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Just when you think there was enough tinsel … not even Krasnyy escaped the sparklification of Bumble Cottage!
Yay for Christmas lights (with a header harvesting canola in the distance)
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Yay for Christmas lights (with a header harvesting canola in the distance)
Was it a mistake to put the husbang in charge of tinsel? He decorated the microwave …. And the fridge … and pretty much everything else hehehe
December 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Was it a mistake to put the husbang in charge of tinsel? He decorated the microwave …. And the fridge … and pretty much everything else hehehe
There’s a HUGE KFC bucket in a paddock in Shepparton. I love it! I wanted to sketch it in situ but alas the road is a truck route with nowhere to pull over. Oh well
December 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
There’s a HUGE KFC bucket in a paddock in Shepparton. I love it! I wanted to sketch it in situ but alas the road is a truck route with nowhere to pull over. Oh well
Meet Margaret…. She’s the huntsman currently living her best life on my desk under my Mac
December 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Meet Margaret…. She’s the huntsman currently living her best life on my desk under my Mac
35 degrees at 2030 but this sunset is our reward
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
35 degrees at 2030 but this sunset is our reward
If I could fit this to spray the paddocks, I would buy this in a heartbeat
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
If I could fit this to spray the paddocks, I would buy this in a heartbeat
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