Tag Archives: Scone

It’s a tough job but someone’s got to do it

Posted on 27 December 2013 by countrylifeanddeath

This is Puss. She and I are great friends, always happy to see each other. As resident cat at one of the four rural supply stores in Scone, her job is rodent control. It is a big job in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian Bush Life | Tagged cats, Scone, tabby | Leave a comment

Mare and Foal

Posted on 7 December 2013 by countrylifeanddeath

Life-size and perfectly observed, this beautiful work of art has been the symbol of the town of Scone since 1982. Although it promotes the town’s concept of itself as the Horse Capital of Australia, it is graceful and tender, gentle … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Horses | Tagged Gabriel Sterk, mare and foal, Scone | 3 Comments

Culvert this side of Scone

Posted on 28 October 2013 by countrylifeanddeath

A memento mori on the way to town. As if I needed one…

Posted in Australian Bush Life, Cattle, Death | Tagged Scone, skull | Leave a comment

Due to a misunderstanding…

Posted on 15 September 2013 by countrylifeanddeath

The true story of the coming of white settlement to the Hunter Valley is a story too big for this post. I will return to this history in future when I can do it justice. This sign in the window … Continue reading →

Posted in Aboriginal History, Psychogeography | Tagged Alice Springs, Arrernte, black arm band history, colonialism, Gundy common, History Wars, Mbarntwe, Mission of St Clair, National Museum of Australia, NPWS, post-colonialism, Scone, Singleton, the common, Wonnarua | Leave a comment

The day I always dread

Posted on 2 August 2013 by countrylifeanddeath

You can see how quiet they are, this mob of weaner heifers and steers. So quiet. These beautiful, quiet little animals. It’s more than likely they are all dead now. On 30 June, the day before we left the farm … Continue reading →

Posted in Cattle, Death | Tagged Angus, cattle sale, cattle truck, heifer, Scone, steer, vegetarian | 6 Comments

Buddy

Posted on 28 July 2013 by countrylifeanddeath

This is Buddy. He is well named. He was my Dad’s horse and he used to follow Dad everywhere. Dad would be working in the shed and there would be Buddy standing right next to him. Buddy is an Australian … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian Bush Life, Horses | Tagged Australian Stock Horse, Buddy, First Fleet, Scone, Waler | 2 Comments

Cowboy at Horse Festival Parade

Posted on 26 May 2013 by countrylifeanddeath

Scone, the self-described Horse Capital of Australia, ‘Where Horses Reign’, 11 May 2013. I don’t know who he is, but the annual Rodeo was on the night of the Horse Festival Parade so I guess that brought him to town. … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian Bush Life, Rural Events | Tagged cowboys, Horse Festival Parade, Rodeo, Scone | Leave a comment