Day 334 of 365

Dog At Work

"Gan-ma, there is something in this tree and I'm going to get it!!
Even if I have to pull it apart branch by branch!"

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn.

Day 333 of 365

"Raindrops on Roses"

"These are a few of my favourite things"
Mutabulis
[with apologies to Julie Andrews :-)]

[Teasing little shower which amounted to nothing.]

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Raewyn.

Day 332 of 365

Happy Sheep

Paddington and Stuart love the grape prunings!

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Raewyn.

Day 331 of 365

Someone's watching me!

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Raewyn.

Day 330 of 365

Making progress...

Fun time!

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Raewyn.

Day 329 of 365

Quick - shift the horses and then move well away from the angry Paper Wasps!

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Raewyn.

Day 328 of 365

Farm Art

This old post is kinda rustic in the garden but not sure why the baling twine is there!

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Raewyn.

Day 327 of 365

Out in the Garden.

Inspired by Marga.
Experimenting.
Same rosebush as this one, different technique!

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Raewyn.

Day 326 of 365

"Do you know what she is doing here?"
"No idea!"
"Me neither".

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Raewyn.

Day 335 of 365

Farm Work

Taking some of our cows through the neighbour's to some spare grass we can use.

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Raewyn.

Day 324 of 365

Community meeting today on nearby Kaikou Marae, in the depths of Northland. (Beyond Pipiwai)
On the right is the wharenui - the meeting house.
On the left is the wharekai - the dining room.
In the foreground is a monument to tribe members who fought and died in WW2. You may be able to see traditional carving on the pole.

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Raewyn.

Day 323 of 365

Collecting the dew.

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Raewyn.

Day 322 of 365

I wonder what she is thinking...?

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Raewyn.

Day 321 of 365

Sharon, this photo is for you. This is what we call the 'flying fox'.
(Refer this photo)
To get over the river when it floods. Sometimes we have stock over there we need to reach.
Or get to the pump to move it to higher ground. But we usually use a kayak instead.

It is supposed to be tied to the tree so we can reach it in a flood but the rope
broke and we haven't been able to get it back!!

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Raewyn.

Day 320 of 365

Feeding out

Round bale silage being unrolled.
Yes you can see a raincoat is being worn, but only a bit of rain, sadly.

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Raewyn.

Day 319 of 365

There is still some colour around, in spite of the drought! (photo I've linked to is at end of post).

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Raewyn.

Day 318 of 365

Full day at the shop today preparing for our 2013 launch.
We revamped the whole shop!

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Raewyn.

Day 317 of 365

The pretty Dandelion.
Waiting for a breeze....

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Raewyn.

Day 316 of 365

Lucky me!!

Beautiful winnings arrived in the mail today!

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Raewyn.

Day 315 of 365

Got it!!

The NZ fantail, piwakawaka, is difficult to photograph as it flits around so much.
With my days running out ('only' 40 to go!!) I was worried I wouldn't get a photo of one.
OK so it's not well focussed, so until I can capture a better  photo, this is it!!

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Raewyn.

Day 314 of 365

Pets who live in the orchard live well.

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Raewyn.

Day 313 of 365

Harvest

Peaches ripening.
Guess who didn't need tea tonight? Oink Oink!!

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Raewyn.

Day 312 of 365

Road Trip

Visiting crafty places with special friends.

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Raewyn.

Day 311 of 365

Nigel likes star blocks!

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Raewyn.

Day 310 of 365

Summer Dry

Off they go! Off-farm grazing for our youngstock.
Drought conditions well set in.

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Raewyn.

Day 309 of 365

Chain piecing at work today.

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Raewyn.

Day 308 of 365

"Horse on a Hill"
he he

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Raewyn.

Day 307 of 365

Farm Art

A handy tree.
Steel rope to hold the flying fox that goes across the river.
Black alkathene water pipes from the pump house to the rest of the farm.

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Raewyn.

Day 306 of 365

Emma " Hey the little dog's in the trough with me!"
Oscar-Riley "Hey look I can be a big doggie too! Yippee, I'm in the trough!"
Oscar-Riley "Help! I cant get out! Gan-ma, help me out please!"

(Transcript of an actual canine conversation)

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Raewyn.

PS: Sorry only 49 days to go and I think I'm loosing my marbles!

Day 305 of 365

Attended A Country Wedding

Can you guess what the bride and groom do for a living?!

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Raewyn.

Day 304 of 365

One Pumpkin.... or Two.....

....or maybe a few more!!!
Think Mum will be eating Pumpkin Soup all winter!!

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Raewyn.