Cutleaf Guinea Flower
These common yellow Hibbertia are sometimes called Guinea flowers as they are supposed to resemble the British guinea […]
Brad finds Greenhouse Panel
A week after the big storm blew out one of the panels in the greenhouse, Brad found it […]
Cowslip Orchids
These are our most prolific orchids, occurring in big bright patches throughout the forest. The Cowslip Orchid (Caladenia […]
Picking Up Sticks
Some of the sticks were bigger than others. Brad used the tractor to clear the last of the […]
Yellow Flag
These bright Yellow Flags (Patersonia umbrosa var. xanthina) occur throughout the south-west. They are part of the iris […]
Brad Weeding
While I am in the UK for 10 days, Brad is on farm and guest post duty to […]
Leafy Sundew
The Leafy Sundew is a very delicate flower that doesn’t last long and quite belies the carnivorous nature […]
Milkmaids
The Milkmaid or Kara is one of our most common and prolific flowers. It used to form a […]
Fake Freesias
We have quite a large patch of what I thought were freesias near the gate on the west […]
Storm Casualty 3+
A number of trees came down on the west boundary of the property, both on the road and […]
Storm Casualty 2
A large Marri tree crashed down over the fence in the goat paddock. We were lucky that it […]
Storm Casualty 1
I was very relieved to see the greenhouse was still standing after the storm and probably a bit […]
Wind and Rain Forecast
Wind and Rain received. I knew it was coming, but it was still horrible. We had 30mm of […]
Ripening
Another week has passed and the oats are looking well formed. I don’t want to harvest them for […]
Coppery Sheen
27 y.o. Bowie has beautiful copper highlights in his coat that glint and gleam when the sun catches […]
Time to turn the fence on
The kids are two weeks old now and are getting a bit too comfortable round the fence line. […]
Fullish Moon
I spotted the moon rising through the trees near the house and thought it was a full one. […]
Mama and her Chicks
Mama looks very proud showing off her new babies, I didn’t let on that I knew they weren’t […]
First Hailstorm
Giving a bit of variety to the precipitation, just before 8am we got our first ever hail since […]
Still Raining
I woke to another wet morning. I am sure when the weather heats up I will be wishing […]
Gorgeous Crumpler
Off course we love all our little ones equally, but actually Crumpler is my favourite. She is less […]
More Monochrome Rain
I love how the rain softens the view, and washes out the colours. It is almost as if […]
Curious Rose
Rose is living up to her first born status and is much more bold and inquisitive than Crumpler. […]
Rain at 07:24
The promised rain started an hour after the golden sunrise. It was fairly light but took our total […]
Sunrise at 06:24
The red faded into gold as the sun came up, but the clouds were forecasting rain.
Stunning Red Sky at 06:14
Ten minutes before the sun actually came up, the colour in the clouds was like liquid copper, shimmering […]
Babies for Mama
A week later, and Mama is still broody, so I bought a couple of day old chicks from […]
Success #2
Midge got on the Milking Stand for the first time! It looked like little Rose was telling mum what […]
Success!
After kicking the kids off her injured teat for the last week, Midge finally let Crumpler feed from it […]
Reprieve
There was a lull in the storm and I made the most of the sunshine and weeded another […]
Butcher’s Block Milking Stand
The Milking Shed was still just a plan in my head. I knew where it was going and […]
Oat Heads Forming
Three months after germination, most of the oats have “headed” and will probably flower in the next couple of […]
I Thought Midge Had Mastitis
Yesterday when I tried to milk out Midge, the teat and lower udder felt really thick and hard […]
First Guinea Fowl Egg
The Guineas are feeling fresh and are either chasing each round the property or hiding their nests in […]
Flip-Flop Hoof-Stand
A farrier’s hoof-stand has been on my wish list for a couple of months and the wild, wet […]
Coral Vine
The Coral Vine (Kennedia Coccinia) lives up to its name whenever it finds something to climb. Twining its […]
Injured Udder
Poor Midge has a bruise and scrape on the left side of her udder which looks pretty painful. […]
Pronking
At three days old, the kids have mastered walking and are now practicing their pronking or bouncing. It […]
Blue Eyes
Little Crumpler has the most amazing eyes. I am not sure if all baby goats have pale blue […]
Mama has gone Broody
Only a few days after I was gloating over the number of eggs being laid, Mama has gone […]
Weighing the Kids
We weighed the kids today. They wouldn’t stand still on the scales so I just had to cuddle […]
Lunging Flash
Flash has gradually been coming back into work since his injuries last November and then in March. In June […]
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