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.

Day trip 3/8: Bringing down the family

3rd August 2015
A date was set!
Finally my brother and his beautiful family were able to come for a day trip to see our land purchase. They had seen photos and the oldest 2 children were super excited everytime we talked!

The day started at 6am when they arrived out the front of our house. We set off after some short conversation but chatted the whole way down via CB radio.

It was a cool August morning and the 2 youngest children, Twins Brock and Torey were recovering from recent colds.

No issues with access although found a soft spot along the path Chris chose. Phil had a 2wd vehicle which we left at the top.

We wondered around the property following the creek. Latisha wanted to catch a sheep so took off chasing them! Dayton followed and soon they were out of site! The rest of us made our way to the waterfall slowly.
Somehow Dayton and Latisha worked their way around us and met us head on.
They spent time exploring and taking pictures.

We made lunch off the tailgate of the Colorado and let the twins crawl around on their mat. Ham, pickles and tomato rolls.
A cold wind was blowing from the North to the south and dark clouds soon started arriving.
We packed up and headed out back to the cars. Dayton and I walked while everyone else rode in the Colorado. We took a detour to the dam wall and looked across the wntirety of the dam. It was 56% full but an astonishing amount of water.

Very long day, we arrived home at 9:30pm.