Day 333 of 2025

It's that time of the year again...the first of the family to start raiding our trees!

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Raewyn

Day 332 of 2025

Picking the kids up after their school disco, I hoped I would get a photo.

I did, but not one of energetic children dancing but of Miss Lily showing me her cheerleading skills

in the playground. (Recognise the pose?!)

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Raewyn

Day 331 of 2025

Yes, I'm still feeding calves!

Just 16 to go.....here they are waiting for me to open the gates and give them some milk!!

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Raewyn

Day 330 of 2025

In order to keep the grass quality under control, at this time of the year, we usually 'top' each paddock after the cows have grazed it, cutting off all the seedheads.
As both tractors and both men were free, they shared the job on this paddock, making quick work of it.

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Raewyn

Day 329 of 2025

The two big bulls resting it up.

They've been on holiday since January!

Little do they know that our Artificial Mating (with a technician) is coming to an end and in less than 24 hours they'll be with the cows, finishing up mating for us.

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Raewyn

Day 328 of 2025

Very exciting - our Pohutakawa is starting to flower - and there are a lot more buds too!

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Raewyn

Day 327 of 2025

Happy cows after their afternoon milking.

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Raewyn

Day 326 of 2025

My chook run is getting very overgrown - I seriously have to do something about that lemon tree as I almost need to duck to get in!!

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Raewyn

Day 325 of 2025

Dropping a small (!) boy off to school involves getting there early enough to have a good play before the bell rings!

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Raewyn

Day 324 of 2025

Combined primary schools Kapa Haka Day.
Our girls were a bit nervous but did well.

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Raewyn

Day 323 of 2025

A driving day today and no photos from that.

Luckily a kitten was being cute and using his cat blanket when I got home!

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Raewyn

Day 322 of 2025

 
Going through Mum's embroideries and photos to bring a pile home ♥
(Her new place doesn't have the wall space for many!)

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Raewyn

Day 321 of 2025

A delicious lunch out with my sister, mum and her sisters.

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Raewyn

Day 320 of 2025

 
I walked a different direction along the beach and came across this rickety looking swing!
It was actually quite solid.......hmmmm.......!

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Raewyn

Day 319 of 2025

 
Best (hilarious) speech ever at my nephew's 21st.

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Raewyn

Day 318 of 2025

 
After a very long day on the day (roadworks everywhere!!) it was nice to walk to a restaurant and enjoy anexcellent meal.

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Raewyn

Day 317 of 2025

 

We had the most amazing 'glowing' rainbow - maybe it was because it coincided with the sunrise?

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Raewyn

Day 316 of 2025

The roses are looking a little bedraggled after some very heavy rain.

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Raewyn

Day 315 of 2025

 
I never know what Odie and I will get up to.....!

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Raewyn

Day 314 of 2025

Exploring the beautiful gardens of a friend, where a group of us gathered for lunch.

Such a lovely day.

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Raewyn

Day 313 of 2025

 

Lily's 'Gymnastics' club held its annual end of year performance.

She has been doing Cheerleading this year. That's her being held up by the other girls.

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Raewyn

Day 312 of 2025

We've borrowed some sheep off the neighbour to tidy the orchard up.

It's always a pleasure to watch his dogs work with the sheep.

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Raewyn

Day 311 of 2025

 
There's a mob of calves in there somewhere.......

........ahhh there they are —

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Raewyn

Day 310 of 2025

I let the youngest calves out into the paddock and they enjoyed a good run!

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Raewyn

Day 309 of 2025

Depending on what's happening with my calves, I've been squeezing the odd early morning walk in.

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Raewyn

Day 308 of 2025

The calf shed is really emptying out now, as calving has finally finished!

(We had a false end to calving, when all the herd had calved, but then a cow labelled as empty and out the back took us by surprise and calved!)

These are the five youngest ones.

I'm still feeding calves out on the farm but as we wean more and more, those mob sizes are decreasing too :-)

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Raewyn

Day 307 of 2025

....and back to the workshop it goes....

(Thankfully just a dirty sparkplug.)

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Raewyn

Day 306 of 2025

Early morning feed time.

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Raewyn

Day 305 of 2025

 
Gosh, I go away for 2 nights and the garden explodes into colour!

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Raewyn

Day 304 of 2025

 
The start of a busy day.

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Raewyn