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Good timing

I sowed the front paddock 3 days ago, with blue skies and 27 degrees. Over the last 24 hours, we have had 35mm of rain, and the...

Geboor / Geburrh

Mr Macedon is known as Geboor or Geburrh in the Aboriginal Wolwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people. The Macedon Ranges are located...

A spectacular day

I have been fortunate enough to experience hundreds of wonderful days at the Gisborne farm. Friday 30 April was as good as it gets! 10...

Now what?

After a long lazy day grazing, the herd took themselves off for a drink.

FIDDLELEAF RED LAVENDER

Isn't she gorgeous.......(and very fat).

The back paddock

The back paddock is coming along nicely, with rain forecast this week.

Sowing the front paddock III

Although I did destroy the clutch on the Celli rotary hoe.....

Sowing the front paddock II

Looks pretty good.

Sowing the front paddock I

Brrrr....

Hawthorn berries

The love these berries....and apparently the berries are very nutritional.

The annual cycle.

We have the lower paddock fully planted, and so with some Autumn rain we have started on the front two paddocks.

The girls .....

Fat happy cattle

Amidst the terrible circumstances of Covid over the last 12 months, plus my ongoing health issues, La Nina (and some good farm...

Beautiful Berwick

A huge day of maintenance at Berwick yesterday. I can't resist posting some pictures of how lovely it is looking.

OK let's get going ......

I can't actually start working until March at the earliest (I have had to relearn how to walk, gradually take weight on my left hip, and...

Oats

3 photos from the last few months .... showing the wonderful rye grass / winter oats crops we had in Paddocks 1 and 2, followed by a more...

2021 (we survived!!!)

Wow. What a nightmare. COVID 19. Lockdowns for 16 weeks (luckily we were able to visit the farm, but under strict conditions). Almost...

COVID19

We are not sure how the Pandemic will affect us. To date (May) we have been able to get most jobs done, although for 6 weeks we could not...

Mechanical issues

With all the cropping attended to, we can start the annual machinery maintenance programme. JD mowers fixed, but it seems I need some...

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