Day 184 of 365

Granny's Bonnet

Another old fashioned flower that I really love.
(Aquilegia)

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Raewyn.

Day 183 of 365

Farm work

Weighing the milk powder for making up calves' milk.

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Raewyn.

Day 182 of 365

Daily Chores

Waiting for their dinner.

Love this one!! If only I'd had the camera set to high-speed-burst.

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Raewyn.

Day 181 of 365

This rose bush only flowers for a several weeks once a year, but it is so worth it...love these blooms!
No fragrance, sadly.

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Raewyn.

Day 180 of 365

A day out

Quilt exhibition at 'my' shop today.
More details here.

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Raewyn.

Day 179 of 365

Farm work

Taking more weaned calves out the back - new dog Emma worked well, her first time doing this without a lead.

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Raewyn.

Day 178 of 365

Gardening Time

I got stuck into the vege garden/nursery today, repotting some trees and disturbing some snails!

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Raewyn.

Day 177 of 365

Couldn't resist!

I unpacked these when they arrived at my favourite little quilt shop today and somehow one ended up coming home with me?!!

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Raewyn.

Day 176 of 365

Sewing time

Free motion quilting practice.

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Raewyn.

Day 175 of 365

Farm work

Dehorning calves with a heated 'de-budder' ( not shown). The specially made calf size bail makes the job a lot easier. They get a pour-on drench and  a Copper jab while they are yarded as well.

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Raewyn.

Day 174 of 365

Home again

We had a lovely weekend away; tonight I unpacked my finds from various second-hand bookshops.
(The map book wasn't a new find - but was essential for finding our ways around the city!).

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Raewyn.

Day 173 of 365

City sights

The country girl appreciated this sight in the middle of our largest city!
Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Raewyn.

Day 172 of 365

Atmosphere

The pub where we had tea tonight.Lovely setting and lovely meal.

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Raewyn.

Day 171 of 365

Special request

By special request, a rich cake (chocolate and peanut butter) in readiness for the weekend. 

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Raewyn.

Day 170 of 365

A night out.

Sewing with a few friends this evening...some good laughs and a bit of progress made on projects!

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Raewyn.

Day 169 of 365

Serious work

There's something down the back of the woodpile and this little guy spent all day trying to get at it. The other (young) dog started carting the firewood away  - this woodpile is about 1 1/2 metres high so they would have been digging for a while!!

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Raewyn.

Day 168 of 365

Garden Art

In 1871 when my husband's Great-Grandparents came to New Zealand they settled in the Whangarei Heads and built a  house on the land they broke in and farmed. One of our neighbours carved this Maori carving for us from one of the original piles, which we  located and dug up about 6 years ago (the house is long gone).

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Raewyn.

Day 167 of 365

Colourful cows

At this time of the year a lot of the cows around the countryside are looking very colourful, as farmers prepare for mating.

My camera has (inadvertedly) gone on a holiday with a daughter so it's iPod photos for me this week. Talk about being forced to learn new skills!!

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Raewyn.

Day 166 of 365

Competition Day

As this is a photo journal, I need 2 photos to illustrate our day!

ED entered her first ever body-sculpting competition.

After a disciplined few months a nice 'family' meal went down very well for her.

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Raewyn.

Day 165 of 365

Preparation

I think there is going to be lots of waiting around tomorrow, so I've found a good project to pass the time with.

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Raewyn.

Day 164 of 365

Sights of Northland

This is the sight that greets me as I drive into town - another one of those views that suddenly appears. It was a lovely clear day today. You can see the harbour well.

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Raewyn.

Day 163 of 365

Nesting

Nestled in a pile of shavings sacks we have a pigeon trying to nest - not a very wise place but I hope she is successful as it's been a few years since we've had a baby pigeon.

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Raewyn.

Day 162 of 365

Sewing time

12 appliqué blocks done - feel like I'm nearly finished this quilt - ha ha!

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Raewyn.

Day 161 of 365

Farm work

The 'travelling irrigator' spreading cowshed effluent on the pastures.

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Raewyn.

Day 160 of 365

Travelling Day

Up over the 'big hill' and into Northland -with a view of the sea - it's always a sight that makes me smile - only an hour till I'm home from here!

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Raewyn.

Day 159 of 365

A lovely day

Dad and I went for a wander around his orchard. More here.

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Raewyn.

Day 158 of 365

Travelling day

Drove down to Mum and Dad's today. Their last lamb was born this morning...here he is learning to frolic!

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Raewyn.

Day 157 of 365

Bird of Paradise

A regal flower.

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Raewyn.

Day 156 of 365

There have to be some perks...

Treating a cow for lameness isn't so bad when the penicillin manufacturers put chocolates in their boxes!
We bought 2 boxes of penicillin so a chocolate for him and a chocolate for her! (Kiwi shaped)

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Raewyn.

Day 155 of 365

Nigel found an empty spot on my cutting desk to watch me sew!

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Raewyn.

Day 154 of 365

An odd pair

New farm dog Emma has a liking for boots, socks, hats and coats. Tonight I could only find one of my favourite gumboots. It felt very odd wearing this pair..

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Raewyn.