a walk in the wood

Well I just came in from enjoying a misty moonlit evening outside... this picture makes it look like something out of a horror film, but I assure you, it was quite nice.
It was a bit wet today, but I took a lovely walk anyway... a wander through the woods and around the neighborhood. I started off walking by the vineyard accross the street. All the vines have been neatly pruned and are ready for the coming season.

The forest here was damaged during the bushfires of 2007, which did extensive damage to the whole region. Here you can see the charred remains of a couple trees that didn't make it.

And here is one that did... Eucalypts have evolved to deal with cyclical bushfires. After they burn (if they are still alive inside), they put out hundreds of new shoots directly from the trunk. Most of the shoots will die off after a few years, but I guess they help to regenerate the outer layers of the tree.

Now to the joinery... Here is Simon cutting the mortises in the cabinet baseplate to recieve the tenons on the posts shown in the following picture.

Here is my fancy joint for the week. I'm not sure what you would call this one... a pinned mitred double lap joint?