Day Trip 17th October 2015

17th October 2015

Today we went down to the farm for our monthly trip down. She is really missing the sheep! The pasture is above ankle height and in seed. 

It was about 32° but a lovely southerly wind blowing.
I had the unfortunate task of spraying herbicide on some of the blackberry bushes growing around the cabin site. Lots of random Bathurst Burr also. I am hoping to bring in a hedge cutter to attack the bigger wild blackberries however I spotted numerous amounts of Golden Orb spiders nestling amongst the branches and I hate spiders!

Chris drove a new driveway into the grass as the last tracks have overgrown!

We still love the property as much as we did on Day 1 and are now thinking of putting our own flock of sheep on it. The fences will need some patching and retensioning but not a full replacement.

The dam level was full and there is so much feed growing in the lower sections. We still have 2 sheep left on the property that must have escaped a final roundup of the previous owner.
I am also waiting to see if the property that has also sold next door is going to be a farm or weekender.

We did a huge walk down to the valley then up the western fenceline. Thought we were going to pass out from the heat! I had a flannelette shirt on with jeans, knee high socks and gum boots to protect me from snakes, sun, and anythi g else wriggling around. Chris settled for shorts and insect repellant.

It was very dry today however the natural spring and the area around it was still very soft and wet underfoot.

Saw 2 large Kangaroos bounce out from under a small grotto in the gully.

We got lots of spiky seeds in our pants legs from walking around, we saw no snakes or much wildlife. Guessing due to the hotter weather.

We finished the day at the Inlands Park getting ice cream, I took some distance photos of our property from Trout Farm Rd then drove home through the Canola fields of Boorowa.

Above: Me and hubby Chris while out weeding. He just wore his driveway in as his previous efforts were now overgrown.

Above: Chris' handiwork. Next week he will bring the ride on and cut it short.

Above: Chris picking burrs out of his socks on a granite boulder next to a giant fig tree.

Above: The spring is still keeping a section green as the water travels to the dam.

Above: Not our property. Ours is nestled between those mountains in the background. A lovely secluded property.

Above: Canola fields are in full force in the Central West.