Day 358 of 2024

This tree always flowers for Christmas. It is a-hum with bees and just so pretty.

(Norfolk Island Hibiscus.)

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn 

Day 357 of 2025

YUM!

Another good crop from our old tree :-)

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Raewyn 

Day 356 of 2024

Elf antics at ED's place.

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Raewyn

Day 355 of 2024

I still have two calves left - these two stayed home when the others all went to their new farm yesterday.

I wanted to feed them for another week before weaning them.

That's the trouble with late born calves!

They'll be weaned and sent to join the others before Christmas.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 354 of 2024

A big day for the (64) beefie bull calves I raised this spring.

They all came home so they could hop on a truck to go to their new farm.

Only 10 minutes up the road so it wasn't too big a journey for them.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn 

Day 353 of 2024

YD warned me that this was in the letter-box, to 'dispose of''.
Too cute - how can I?????

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Raewyn

Day 352 of 2024

Arrived home to see that the MOML had been busy.

He's done his bit; the rest is up to me!

(and maybe the kids!)

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Raewyn 

Day 351 of 2024

Fun with these three down at the river.

Perfect on a hot day.

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Raewyn 

Day 350 of 2024

From the Silly Animal files.

Feeding time for Emma Dog is also sneaky time for the chooks.

Nothing like a bit of dog roll to supplement the diet.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 349 of 2024

A rare sibling photo.

Celebrating Haylee's (soon-to-be) 18th.

Which included a whole bunch of teenagers at ours on the deck for a BBQ dinner. Then it was party time in an old barn down the farm.

 See you tomorrow,

Raewyn 

Day 348 of 2024

Odie is determined to 'help' whenever he can.

Because the job was small, he was able to help drench the next batch of calves to be weaned.

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Raewyn 

Day 347 of 2024

Small things amuse small minds.

I had a wee laugh when I saw the chooks 'leading' the cows into the milking shed.

Next, they'll probably be trying to take credit for all the work!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn 

Day 346 of 2024

End of year 'Celebration of Learning' at the primary school.

(Lily in the double green.)

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Raewyn

Day 345 of 2024

My friend joined me on my hill walks while she stayed.

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Raewyn 

Day 344 of 2024

The line up in the front paddock at the moment.

A friend is visiting - she decided she may as well join the tractors!

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Raewyn

Day 343 of 2024

I was a bit concerned that there was something wrong here as there were so many bees outside the hive first thing in the morning - rather than tucked up inside sleeping! But I was reassured that this was a 'strong hive' that needed another box on top.

The bees do look quite healthy, don't they??!! 

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

 

Day 342 of 2024

I managed to capture Vinnie's Five O'Clock Zoomies while at ED's!

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Raewyn 

Day 341 of 2024

Somewhere in amongst here is this year's Christmas tree.

As I walk the hills, I'm on the look out for the perfect one!

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Raewyn 

Day 340 of 2024

Another beautiful sunrise.

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Raewyn

Day 339 of 2024

(Whoops I see it's another Odie photo!)

The best place to be on a hot day.

We had a delightful time walking up 'Ganma's stream', looking for crocodiles and trying not to get our gumboots filled with water!

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Raewyn 

Day 338 of 2024

Nice to have a 'small' boy join me when I'm feeding calves.

There's no keeping him inside now that he's living on the farm.

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Raewyn 

Day 337 of 2024

A mini-sewing-retreat at the shop means room to spread out my projects :-)

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Raewyn 

Day 336 of 2024

Blink and you miss them.

I nearly did!

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Raewyn

Day 335 of 2024

Not the best photo, I know, but it shows the fun of a quick late afternoon swim.

Yes, Ganma jumped in too!

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Raewyn 

Day 334 of 2024

Thursdays are 'Touch' night at the local sports centre.

Four of the grandies play so it's a good chance to see them all in action.

Here the Fast Flashes in pink are playing the Wolf Gang in orange!!

Kaliah the blonde looking like she's about to 'touch'.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn 

Day 333 of 2024

Time for fertiliser to go on the farm.

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Raewyn 

Day 332 of 2024

Another morning of stockwork, sorting another wee mob of calves for weaning.

Waiting for their drench and vaccinations.

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Raewyn

 

Day 331 of 2024

Another child discovers the fun of playing on the (silage) bales.

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Raewyn 

Day 330 of 2024

My morning hill walk delivered the goods!

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Raewyn

Day 329 of 2024

That cat pops up anywhere and everywhere!

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Raewyn 

Day 328 of 2024

Still getting used to seeing a house in our rural scenes!!

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Raewyn

 

Day 327 of 2024

I love driving through this little bit of bush, out on the farm, where these ferns live.

I've always guessed that they are Staghorn Ferns???

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Raewyn  

Day 326 of 2024

A hive of activity at YD's place.

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Raewyn

Day 325 of 2024

"I CAN see my new house from here!"

(That white dot on the hill!)

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Raewyn

Day 324 of 2024

Woot woot!
The moment we've been waiting for for a LONG time.

YD's house arrived in the early hours.

It's floating and out of bounds until the piles get done.

(And with that, I am finally up-to-date and will be back to posting 'real time'!)

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 323 of 2024

ED and I visited some gardens as part of the Whangarei Garden Discovery.

We visited 5 of them and a lot of it was in the pouring rain!!

This was one of the more rural gardens we explored (and the only photo with her in it as it that didn't also include a bunch of umbrellas!)

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn 

Day 322 of 2024

The flax in our wetland is flowering - very pretty.

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Raewyn 

Day 321 of 2024

More and more Manuka is flowering.

The bees will be happy - and busy.

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Raewyn 

Day 320 of 2024

Calf shed aka as house contents storage unit!

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Raewyn

Day 319 of 2024

Yes, still feeding calves...!

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Raewyn

Day 318 of 2024

Having fun doing a photo shoot.
(The Loquats are delicious at the moment.)

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Raewyn 

Day 317 of 2024

One of the treasures you find when the house is quiet.

Odie discovered a hole in piglet's arm which needed mending.

He told me he would put her by my Washing Machine (!).

Here she is, with a quilt (mugrug) to keep her warm

and pins.

Because that is what happens in sewing rooms!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

 

Day 316 of 2024

'End of Year' performance for Lily's gymnastics.
Wee performances to music.

Note the 'dress-up' sunglasses!

Too cute.

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Raewyn 

Day 315 of 2024

Still emptying that calfshed. Good to see the concrete in places.

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Raewyn

Day 314 of 2024

Hiho can be a pretty bratty wee horse but the kids are now quite comfortable with her.
She was too bad tempered for them to ride when they were younger, and now they are too big to ride her. Go figure.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn 

Day 313 of 2024

Now that all the calves are outside on the grass, it's time to empty all the shavings out of the calfshed.

Three months of layering them up to create dry bedding now needs to be undone!

Naturally Odie did his best to help :-)

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 312 of 2024

Sometimes. The chooks. Just get in. The. Way!

Very difficult to get out of the calfshed!

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Raewyn

Day 311 of 2024

The bees must be busy as the apiarists brought out more add-ons for the hives!

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Raewyn

Day 310 of 2024

Well Hello You.

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Raewyn

Day 309 of 2024

My turn to get the herd in, taking them to the shed for afternoon milking.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn