Month July 2005

Our Herdie and twin lambs looking unimpressed by the helicopter about to land a few metres from them (to the left of the picture). The fire helicopter came when the fell had been evacuated to take the gas man and…

At this point we put the dogs in the car and said if the fire came any closer we would leave. (it did, but we thought that the road would act as a firebreak) 

Me putting Henry in the car, Mike had taken his horses at this point and we had been told to let any livestock loose. 

That was the night that was!

Well here I am at quarter to twelve starting a blog entry that I had no plans to write earlier today. A few months ago the owners of the land opposite had stacked up all the old timber debris, left…

Birds, Bunnies and Basil

I saw a strange thing earlier. A birds nest appeared to be walking around the yard. When I investigated a little bird was underneath it – it must have fallen out of the tree. I have put the nest and…