It has been a most interesting week... Filled of course with chickens and eggs, with sheep also in residence here we have diverged a little to the tune of sheep herding in preparation for shearing. Only people and a quad bike in action, I was just getting the hang of it by the fifth and … Continue reading Mr Chops, Mrs Chicken and 20,000 Eggs Later…
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Egg Madness, Cauliflower Soup and Woodpeckers
Custard eaten. Quiche eaten. Homemade ice cream eaten. Eggs on toast eaten. What do they all comprise? Yup that would be eggs! Makes a change from zucchini's! Despite being a little worried about this egg madness, I am actually eating some of the healthiest since I left Melbourne... Including the novelty of dehydrated fruit, trying … Continue reading Egg Madness, Cauliflower Soup and Woodpeckers
Chickens are Cannibals?
It was like something out of a horror movie... Chickens en masse swarming towards me, noisy, flapping their wings and staring with their beady, orange eyes. A dead chicken lying on the ground, I watched as a hen, perhaps even her sister, started pecking at her... A broken egg on the ground too, it was … Continue reading Chickens are Cannibals?
A Day In The Life…
Sun on horizon, Time to awake I rise, open sleep ridden eyes Boots waiting, brushed dusty red Clothes changeless, protecting from harm Sun rising, Time to begin The farm dampened pathway calling Music filling my ears, I walk Looking left, Looking right, Looking for like Sun climbing higher Treading more of its gaze Looking over, … Continue reading A Day In The Life…
A Last Field of Zucchini Has Been Walked…
Many a pancake has been made. Many a word has been explained. Many a new word has been learnt. Many a song has been heard. Many a fly has flown by. Some amazing stars and sunsets have been seen. Interesting moon shapes and colours have been enjoyed. Waterfall pools have been swum. Baby Joey's have … Continue reading A Last Field of Zucchini Has Been Walked…
Jelly Beans, Maps and On The Road to Alice Springs
A red full moon spied in Batchelor, Katherine's equivalent is orange! Spending a lot of time this week looking at the sky, some through a telescope, I have gained a new respect for the moon. Waiting later every night to marvel at this phenomenon, I learnt that the moon appears approximately fifty minutes later every … Continue reading Jelly Beans, Maps and On The Road to Alice Springs