Breathtaking
The sky was breathtaking just before sunrise at 6.40 am. The clouds highlighted the difference between the blue […]
Cold Morning, Cool Day
It got down to 5.5 deg C this morning and stayed cool all day, reaching a max of […]
New Oat Paddock Prepped
We borrowed a 4m length of railway track from our neighbour to flatten the new oat paddock before […]
Mourning their Mate
Shorty barked just after 6.20am, she must have heard a commotion with the guinea fowl, but she quickly […]
First Rain of 2014
It started to rain just after 1pm and we ended up with 8.2mm when it stopped in the […]
Birds at 12 days
And they have wings. I find it incredible how quickly wild animals develop. Less than 2 weeks after […]
Growing Goji
After paying for a small pack of goji berries worth $42 a kilo, we decided to see if […]
Barely a splash
All afternoon, I had been watching the rain radar with fingers crossed for some rain to break the […]
Red Sky Confusion
We haven’t had rain for 4 months, but some storms north of us gave us some interesting clouds. […]
Pony Express
Horses love routine and always come in for tea at the same time in the same order. They […]
Waiting
This ibis had obviously heard how good life is for all wildlife on this farm. (I have even […]
Wasp Waisted
When I was taking a photo of the water level at the dam I saw a number of […]
March Dam Level
The water level in the dam is not as low as it was this time last year. When […]
Bird Bath
It looked like the dampness in the morning air inspired all the guinea fowl to have a dust […]
Season Break
There was some misty rain over the creek line this morning, but no moisture hit the ground here […]
Stick Spishy
Local artist Lauren Wilhelm paints and sculpts and made this amazing horse out of sticks she found on […]
Even Colder
It was a record breaking 5.5 degrees this morning. That is more than 7.5 below the average for […]
Two Days Old
Like last year, I am trying to handle the new guineas every couple of days so they are […]
Sunrise at 06:29
The sun doesn’t come up now until almost 6.30am which means an extra hour in bed ! The […]
Garden Roundup
The garden is in full production now and we are getting over-run with chillies, zucchini and eggplant. The […]
About 8 hours old
This is keet number one all dried off and looking very cute with its big orange feet and […]
Being Born
After losing a number of fully developed keets in the first year when they couldn’t get out of […]
Hello
I woke to the sound of something cheeping and clunking under the bed. One of the eggs had […]
Purslane Wonder Weed
I had noticed this plant growing near the olive trees. It didn’t look like a noxious weed, so […]
Cold Smokey Morning 666
It was only 6 degrees at 6am this morning, more than 6 degrees cooler than the average for […]
Splashy Spishy
Middle horse 22 y.o. Auspicious is a real water baby if he is not in the dam, or playing […]
Smokey Sunrise at 6:20
The smoke from yesterday’s fire lent a bit of colour and texture to the sunrise.
Fire Management Plan
Today I was glad that I had spent some time over the last couple of months working out […]
First Bottlebrush Flower
This is the first “bottlebrush” type flower to appear on the property. We have planted hundreds of different […]
Over Twenty Ducks on the Dam
There were over 20 ducks swimming about on the dam when I got down to take a photo […]
Golden Dawn
It was a really warm night, with the temperature not dropping below 18. The high humidity and clouds […]
Dehydrating Figs
We haven’t planted our fig trees yet, but two of our neighbours have plenty and gave us a […]
More Dock
We have mostly managed to stay on top of the dock so I was surprised to find a big […]
Afghan Melons
I spent a couple of days picking the afghan melons from the new oat paddock. They are actually […]
February Dam Level
The dam has dropped a bit after irrigating the summer paddock for 3 months, but there is plenty […]
Eggplant and Peppers
The chillies and eggplants have been a much bigger success this year with the reliable and regular watering […]
Checking the Visitors
The guinea fowl looked like they were heading to check out the ducks who have made themselves at […]
A Bump on the Log
I spotted a real bump on a log when I was coming back from feeding the chickens. I realised […]
Year End 2013
I took a bit of a walk round the property to check on our progress over the last […]
Narrow Winged Wattle
The Narrow Winged Wattle (Acacia stenoptera Benth.) looks like it is about to flower, which is either a […]
Seed Saving
I am learning more about this gardening lark, and this year I have planted more things from seed […]
Healthy Horses
This picture shows the beautiful copper sheen that was hinted at three months ago when 28 year old […]
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