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Daredevil

September 1, 2019chrissyb 10 Comments

It happened today! The first swim of the new season. Executed with style, and the speed of a woman outrunning hypothermia, by Daredevil Deborah. A conversation about the possibility of swimming started this morning while farmlet residents were tending a… Continue Reading →

farm life, pool, spring, swimming, weeds

Lambing

September 16, 2018chrissyb 8 Comments

I’m feeling like a real farmer today after Deborah, Stephen and I watched one of our ewes deliver a lamb. I suppose I might have felt even more like a farmer had we needed to intervene, but thankfully mama sheep… Continue Reading →

lambing, sheep, spring

Bonfire Night

October 30, 2017chrissyb 6 Comments

We had a bonfire.

farm life, spring, visitors, weeds

It’s a Riot

October 16, 2017chrissyb 11 Comments

There’s a riot of green in the veggie patch just now, plants are falling all over each other as they jostle for space. Even though I expanded the food garden last year, right now it’s more crowded than an Auckland… Continue Reading →

gardening, plant life, spring, vegetable garden

Mud

October 18, 2016chrissyb 7 Comments

It’s been a while, and I’m still not quite done with that plastering, so here’s a little pony tale for you in the meantime. Spring is a time of year that those of us responsible for grooming horses approach with heavy hearts. It’s the… Continue Reading →

bonnie, kaimanawa pony, ponies, spring

Diary of a (Sodden) Farmer

September 25, 2016chrissyb 6 Comments

It’s the first day of daylight saving time and there was torrential rain all night. I got up at 7.30 (that’s 6.30 real time) to give the horses some hay. They looked miserable. The bottom paddock sported a puddle several feet across.… Continue Reading →

dung beetles, rain, spring, stream, weather

Calf Club

September 11, 2016chrissyb 10 Comments

Speaking of my friend Amy-next-door, and of spring lambs, here is Amy with her ‘Calf Club’ lamb ‘Zebie’. Calf Club, also known as Ag Day, is an annual spring event at rural NZ schools. Each student adopts a new-born calf, lamb, or… Continue Reading →

farm life, spring

Spring Things

September 1, 2016chrissyb 8 Comments

It’s officially the first day of spring, and Northland has turned on just the right kind of weather. Around the farmlet spring things are popping up everywhere. Of course no collection of spring photos is complete without a few lambs. Here are some… Continue Reading →

farm life, firewood, plant life, spring

Bee Happy

August 24, 2016chrissyb 7 Comments

Yesterday was so warm and sunny here that it felt like spring. I was out working in the veggie garden, and so were the bees. It’s the first time I’ve seen them this far from the bee tree since the… Continue Reading →

bees, gardening, spring, vegetable garden, weather

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