Rainfall this week : 000000mm

Well hello there wind, we are so glad you decided to hang around😳. Note to self, it’s not fun erecting a shed in the wind. Honestly, I didn’t realise it could be this windy for such an extended period of time. It has been absolutely relentless but we have still managed some progress despite almost ending up in the neighbors property.

It may not look like we completed that much this week but as I was away for three days we only came back to the shed on Monday and Tuesday and it was bloody windy🥴. Jason has mentioned we will never build an American Barn Style Shed again🤪. Aside from the fact that it will look great once completed, the amount of cuts on the front facade was enough to scare anyone away. And as we are also putting insulation behind all the sheets, that seems to take just as long as installing the walls. But it will be worth it in the long run.

With myself back in Brisbane for the weekend to catch up with the girls, Jason set about starting to dig the application area out. As we are rural we are able to have an old school application area set up for all of our 💩. We have opted to have both a septic tank as well as a seperate grey water tank as this way when we are in drought like we are now we can water the trees and the grass and the flowers. They will be both be dug into the ground not too far from the application area and will also have a little fence around them with a pretty vine growing over it to disguise it as the lids do sit above the ground.

We were lucky enough to have a lovely little visitor on Sunday afternoon. These guys are just so cute and are super funny how they waddle along and then burrow themselves to hide. This is the third one we have seen here on the farm over the years. Chilli was quite curious indeed at this little spiky creature.

I’m always very grateful to see our wonderful wildlife out and about around the property. In the evening we often watch the micro bats fly around above us as the sun disappears behind the hills. We can hear the Quolls further down the paddock at night but have never actually spotted them up around the house area, which is probably for the best with the dogs. And the abundance of birdlife still amazes me especially the huge Wedge tail Eagles with their chunky legs that soar so high in the sky and our pretty Hawks that nest in the big old dead tree out on the road.

With anticipation of our house frame arriving next week, Jason has still been keeping the slab nice and wet for a slow cure. Col our water man delivered another load for us this week. Now that we are almost at 28 days the watering has slowed down so this next load of water should last us for a few months 🤞.

Winter hasn’t quite disappeared just yet. With 3,4 and 5 degrees every morning for the last week and a very light frost yesterday morning just to remind us don’t get too comfortable with these big sunny days you have been enjoying. But spring is definitely still in the air and trying its hardest to out run Winter. Our Flanders Fig tree has lots of tiny fruit on it👏, and finally the Crepe Myrtles have lots of new foliage. Even two of our new bare rooted apple trees have blossoms. So looking forward to picking a few pieces of fruit this season🍎🍒🍋🍋‍🟩.

You can’t take the working dog out of the Kelpie😆. But honestly I think if she actually went to work she would break a nail and have a meltdown and jump in the car for a sleep🤪. Blockie dog for life!

So many new babies in the surrounding paddocks. It always brings a smile to our faces when passing them on the way into town, especially with their big beautiful eyes and eyelashes and their little Shrek ears😊.

Yes I am a day late with posting yet again🥴 but I do have a doctor’s certificate I promise. Another week, a little more progress and another big blue sky outside. Gardening will be on the agenda today I think🪏👩‍🌾🚜🍃.