Monday, March 8, 2010
Stoked!
Recently I submitted 4 photos to the Bureau of Meteorology for consideration for their 2011 calendar. Tonight I received a letter saying 2 of my photos have made it through to the next round!! I am absolutely over the moon about this...fingers crossed!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Sunshine Award
The lovely Vanessa Waller gave me this blog award, thank you so much Ness.The Rules.....
* Put the logo on your blog or within your post
* Pass the award onto 6 bloggers who are followers of your blog
* Link the nominees within your post
* Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog
* Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award
My awards go to the gorgeous ladies .........
New 'Toy'
The specialist had warned Martin that as he broke so many ribs at once and with multiple fractures, they will never heal properly and be as strong as they were. Consequently he has bought a Polaris Ranger RZR 'vehicle' to use instead of a motorbike. On Friday he was able to get up to Longreach to pick it up.
He and Alastair went and checked on a mob of sheep yesterday. The paddock was still really wet not only with all the rain but because the grass coverage is so thick, it's really holding the moisture in and not allowing it to dry out. This was a good test for the buggy and it came home covered in mud. They took Nathan for a ride this morning...he was sooo excited! Yep...it has seatbelts too.
There's even a handy little tray on the back. Yesterday they had a 20L bottle of dip to treat any fly-blown sheep they saw.
He and Alastair went and checked on a mob of sheep yesterday. The paddock was still really wet not only with all the rain but because the grass coverage is so thick, it's really holding the moisture in and not allowing it to dry out. This was a good test for the buggy and it came home covered in mud. They took Nathan for a ride this morning...he was sooo excited! Yep...it has seatbelts too.
There's even a handy little tray on the back. Yesterday they had a 20L bottle of dip to treat any fly-blown sheep they saw.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
A Catch
Nathan went "fishing" this afternoon and caught four littlies
He didn't go fishing in the waterhole though, but here:
in a puddle in the middle of the road!
Just goes to show, you never know where you'll find some fish!
He didn't go fishing in the waterhole though, but here:
in a puddle in the middle of the road!Just goes to show, you never know where you'll find some fish!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Eerie
Last night we received a really heavy downpour making our total for the 24hrs to 9am this morning 43.75mm. But what was really incredible and quite eerie, was the red sky towards the end of the rain! To the west-north-west was a hint of a sunset and it cast the most amazing shade of red over absolutely everything...it really was like looking at the world through a red filter on a camera lens!I didn't take any photos, as I felt they wouldn't have done it justice.
We do continue to enjoy this weather, after all it's dry and droughty for much longer than lush and green.
To my wonderful friends in southern and eastern areas, I really do wish I could send this rain on to you all...heaven knows there is enough to share. I pray that soon, your country and surroundings willl look as lush and green as ours.
Martin is healing, slowly but surely. I can't say that he has been as steady and he should have, but we all have to keep busy in some way. He had another xray last Wednesday and that had to go to the orthopaedic surgeon in Rocky for review. He also had an appointment with a physio in Tambo. While it was too early for her to do anything, she has given Martin an excercise to do when he gets to the 6 weeks stage....and that only 1 1/2 weeks away. He then goes back to see her in 3 weeks.
We do continue to enjoy this weather, after all it's dry and droughty for much longer than lush and green.
To my wonderful friends in southern and eastern areas, I really do wish I could send this rain on to you all...heaven knows there is enough to share. I pray that soon, your country and surroundings willl look as lush and green as ours.
Martin is healing, slowly but surely. I can't say that he has been as steady and he should have, but we all have to keep busy in some way. He had another xray last Wednesday and that had to go to the orthopaedic surgeon in Rocky for review. He also had an appointment with a physio in Tambo. While it was too early for her to do anything, she has given Martin an excercise to do when he gets to the 6 weeks stage....and that only 1 1/2 weeks away. He then goes back to see her in 3 weeks.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Rain
Yep...it's still raining around here! I could probably count on only 2 hands, the number of bright sunshiny days we've had this year and it seems that March may not be any different! I took this photo out through our school room window.
Last Wednesday we had a storm of 45.25mm and then another 44.25mm last night and rain on and off again today. We did manage to truck out the sheep we sold a month ago and get the lambs shorn. Luckily, we only lost one day of shearing as the black fly in the lambs was particularly viscious. Their wool is sitting on a truck down at the shearing shed, waiting for the first dry day to get it to town.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Itchy!
You could never imagine what I found this morning! Check out our front fence...
This is the bottom of the gate:
A close-up:
Martin sprayed them with termite spray and they were dead in next to no time. Now we need to wash off the fence and gate as their little hairs will be everywhere!
This is the bottom of the gate:
A close-up:
Martin sprayed them with termite spray and they were dead in next to no time. Now we need to wash off the fence and gate as their little hairs will be everywhere!
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