Day 86 of 2025

School Triathlon.

Odie did very well, completing it with energy to burn!!

Two lengths of the pool; 6 laps of the quad on the bike and then a big run up the hill and around the top field to the finishing lane.

Makes me puff just thinking about it!!

The junior school each had a older school buddy who helped them remember the number of laps, change clothes and encouraged them. No parents allowed to help :-)

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 85 of 2025

I've seen some nice morning skies lately...it's much darker in the mornings - and if I want to walk before breakfast, I have to walk in that dark!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 84 of 2025

I loved this little scene, looking down on the wee Kauri tree grove (centre of photo). 

The Kauri are getting taller (they're very slow growers) and this little bunch of them will look really magnificent one day!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 83 of 2025

This old girl has been in the Pullet Palace for some time - I thought she was on her last legs but have realised that she might have had Bumblefoot - an infection in her foot cause by a puncture wound (or something).

Online recommendations are for vet attention but the MOML didn't think much of that idea for an old chook.

She seems to be improving and actually has her head up - and not curled down under her and is walking around pecking at food again.

Fingers crossed.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 82 of 2025

The herd after the morning's milking.

 See you tomorrow,
Raewyn 

Day 81 of 2025

 

Another day when I can't decide which photo to use so I'm sharing two!

Maunga Mayhem

Annual School fundraiser.

An epic adventure course on local farmland with water holes, monkey bars, water slides, walls, crawl tunnel, leaping from bale to bale, and much more!

Our kids competed in teams, the younger twins each paired with their parents (teams of two) - I love the look on Lily's face as her and her mum approach the finish line.

The older twins teamed up with two friends for their event. They kept together, helping each other through obstacles, and ran to the finish line holding hands. (Their team finished on the podium.)

So much fun!!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 80 of 2025

A lovely sunset.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn