The chickens went off the lay for a bit. I couldn't blame them. With some of the winter weather we've had I was wanting to conserve my energy also. I turned the soil in the chook pen with a pitch-fork to bring up the earthworm rich soil for them. They cluck contentedly at my feet. … Continue reading Eggs
Hints of Spring are everywhere. In the early morning I could hear a Shining Bronze Cuckoo down in the valley. Caroling magpies are louder and there is an endearing quality about their song. They have started calling later into the night this past week that I have noticed. The frog calls from the valley … Continue reading Moments of Awareness
Today we spent more time over at the site remedying the water run-off situation which after the rain yesterday afternoon - it was pretty apparent we needed to do better! So of course we did. It is after all a rather steep slope. So we continued supporting the embankment with rocks. I took a … Continue reading Preparation of the Site
Today was a return of more of the rain that visited mid-week. It was not too heavy during the morning which gave me a chance to clean out the rabbit hutches and then we got started on shifting rocks and timber over at the renovation site. We put down plastic wrap (salvaged from the … Continue reading Winters End
Last Sunday I was up early to get out and get some horse manure. I had been offered the unique opportunity to pick up horse manure from a friends horse paddocks. I turned up with some old stock feed bags, some gloves and an empty ute (utility). To me this was an exciting venture for … Continue reading New Adventures in Poop Scooping
Petit Paradis 