October is Tadpole Season in the Upper Yarra Valley, known as Poorneet  in Woiwurrung language.  It’s the time when Pied Currawongs call loudly and often, Myrnong (Yam Daisy) tubers are ready for eating, Flax Lilies are flowering, Superb Lyrebirds have finished displaying, temperatures are rising, rain continues, days and nights are equal (http://home.vicnet.net.au/~herring/seasons.htm). [...]