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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Lagoon Creek…water in the middle reaches
We missed the fresh coming down Kewell Creek last Saturday morning but we saw it come down Lagoon Creek at the end of the day. It’s always great to see the leading edge of water flow down a dry creek. … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Bush Life, Dogs, Water
Tagged Ellie, Kewell Creek, Lagoon Creek
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Men with chainsaws
Every year men with chainsaws and big bits of gear come and trim the trees near the power lines. This year Ellie thought she was up for a job on their crew, happy to be showered with leaves and light … Continue reading
Kewell Creek…running again
Walking upstream after rain.
First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is…
Rain! Last week we had 118.5 mm of rain. Beautiful rain, long overdue, life saving… We had had 10 mm one night the week before that had been divine to hear on the roof at midnight. Another 9.5 mm the … Continue reading
Dolores, bless her little heart
Last week we did some cattle work, vaccinating all the calves against pink eye then moving the herd out to the back paddock where there is more feed for them. We moved the whole herd to the yards on Friday … Continue reading
The Woop Woop March on horseback
Woop Woop is an Australian colloquialism that means the middle of nowhere. The equestrian protesters called the Franklin Horses are also using woop woop as a rallying cry. They are riding 1300km from Grafton, on The Clarence in Northern NSW, … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Bush Life, Horses, Water
Tagged Aberdeen, Arrowfield Thoroughbred Stud, Canberra, Coal Seam Gas, CSG, fracking, Grafton, Gundy, The Woop Woop March
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New Boots
Here they are, my beautiful brand new Aussie-made Mongrel work boots. My very first post included a photo of my late Dad’s boots, the Blundstones I’ve been wearing every day on the farm for the last five and a half … Continue reading
Small miracles 2
Saved from a kitchen sink full of hot sudsy waster, this plump and pretty Hawk Moth spent several minutes on my hand drying out in the sun. It fluttered its wings to aid the process, before taking off across the … Continue reading
Posted in Australian Bush Life, Insects, Small Miracles
Tagged Hawk moth, Hippotion scrofa, moths
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Country Life and Death 