The garden saga!

 

Right the story goes.......

There was a big panic to get the garden in, then a big panic for me to get the veges in

BUT

the fence never got put up did it!!!!

 

The lambs out grew their pen, had to let them out into the house paddock. The flexy net was doing very little to keep them out of the garden

Then to wake up this Sunday morning to find all pets in the vege garden went down like a concrete raft as far as I was concerned.

The calf was tangled in the fence, the horse had stomped all up & down my rows of spuds & the 3 rows of peas that had popped up, well they were pushed back down!

So without a word, from me or him (being the husband)

he went straight outside and started digging post holes.

As my mother put it, sometimes it takes something like this to get a job done!!

 

 

So now the vege garden is looking alot more finished, and timely too!

 

Fishing at Sea

 

Bye bye land, we had a beauty evening and I got the call up from hubby to hook the boat up, take the cover off and get it all ready.....

 we'd be goin' fishing as soon as he got home from work.

I really liked the sound of that, it was a calm hot day and an evening out at sea would end it perfectly for me.

I went and after a little huffing n puffing got it hooked onto my truck, proud of myself that I hadn't broken anything or run anything over, but it all stopped there because when I got to the gate way and saw the muddy mess from the dairy grazers, I figured if I attempted towing through that I'd get stuck for sure!!!

So I left it there.

Pleased I did because Shane had to get creative trying to get through the gate.

The drama's didn't end there, we got down the ramp and Shane yelling instructions at me from the truck. I knew what I was doing alright, it just wasn't happening!!! So of course he comes bounding out of the truck, full of bluster.... blah blah blah

"just lift it woman!!!"

"I am lifting it HARVEY!!!"

get this, he could lift it too but guess what it still would move off the trailer!

To make matters worse the ramp is covered in green slime so can be a bit adventurous when the truck just starts sliding into the water.

He gets back in the truck, dunno what his plan was but he suddenly had a recollection of memory,

the light came on.....

the straps were still on the back!!!!

well by heck that would help.

It suddenly came off so easy, I knew I wasn't that useless.

Lessoned learned.

 

 

We hardly had the lines in and Cody got the first fish. He was very proud of that fact, he also caught two rock fish, they went straight back in. Next he caught two on his line. He had a great time.

 

Chey's great catch, I had to help her reel it in.

Cai was going great until he cut his finger, how he did it I dunno, jammed it somehow in the lid of the drink bottle. So it is was the scene of major dramas for him, typical male reaction to a bit of blood!

He wasn't so keen when the boat was moving either, a bit protestive over that but as soon as we stopped he would perk up and say "all gone"

 

 

talk about a beauty evening, we came home with a good feed for us all, just as well because the way my kids hoe into fish, you gotta be quick or you miss out. Little oinkers.

 

Perfect end to the day, in for a good nights sleep now thats for sure.

 

Pets Day

 

It was the first time we have been in NZ for the school pet carnival. They both wanted lambs for it but in the end didn't put in the time and effort to train them so I was not prepared to take them down and have them dragged round. They know now what is expected.

They did enter in some art work and baking, sewing, photgraphy and other creative projects.

They did well with their art work, whatever Cheyenne got Cody got just after her, felt a bit for him here. He did get a 1st for his cake decorating, lol and he got a 2nd for his science project. He was stoked with that. Came home already planning next years science project.

 

 

Chey's 2nd place for her pencil drawings and Cody got 3rd

 

Competing in the relays, a bit like young farmer of the year. Was fun to watch.

 

Whats a day out without a hot sausage in bread!

 

Or an ice cream.

 She had a butterfly wing painted on one side of her face and last night when scrubbed off, she had a very neat sunburn line around it. This morning I rubbed more cream into her face, her comment was, "well at least you only have to do half my face Mum"!

We all came home feeling the result of some sunshine on our shoulders, a stunning day and most enjoyable. So well done my gromies, I am proud of your efforts and results X

Wedding Day Smiles

 

The beautiful bride and her daughter.

Last Friday I had the priviledge to photograph a beautifully relaxed but loving wedding. Was very special.

 I left home in full sunshine, it was a tad breezy at my destination, the weather was closing in.

Didn't look good for the photos I had planned :(

 

The process of getting ready and looking gorgeous.

 

I love this photo, look how proud these two boys are to be there and see their big cousin on such a special day.

 

Also love this shot, Sam taking shots.

During the service it started to pour with rain, so my planned spot for photos was well and truely not an option. (Save it for another wedding)

We all shivered our way through photos down the railway station but they were good sorts and did all I asked. We were just lucky we were in first as another bridal party turned up to use the dry sheltered spot too.

 

Thank you guys, you were great X

To Ella from Cheyenne

 

In the weekend we went down to the beach and made a bigger hut. I haven't finished the floor which is made out of stone. It was hailing and our roof leaked. Mum said we were there for about 3 hours playing though.

It is pets day today. I have decorated a cake. It has a horse and 4 lambs. The cake has green cocunut and green icing. Cody and I both decorated a hard boiled egg. My egg is a ski man. Mum will take some photos today. I entered in the art as well with some pencil drawings and a pastel drawing of a horse and her foal.

I miss you X

Cruising Cai

 

I am thinking I might send this photo into the paper next (in color though). Lets see if Cai can get his picture printed too. He has taken to taking his trike out when I go to feed the lambs and they all follow him to the feeding spot. He looks a dag.

He then finds some mud and rides methodically through it til he bogs himself and I get to carry the dirty mud clogged trike back again when we finish!

 

Then a chat to Neigh on the way back home. He picked all of two blades of grass and was feeding them to Neigh, a bit of a rip off for Neigh.

 

Don't think he was much impressed, especially when I had sneaked him a carrot on my way past.

Watching

 

I was about to start mowning lawns and noticed the gnome off on a roam again, this time thankfully he was just heading out the gate to watch Cody ride his bike. Then of course where Cai goes, Gypo goes, he's watching Cody, she's watching Cai.

 

Thanks to all the rain we have had, there are nice wheel ruts in the dried up mud, making the perfect resting spot for a nappy covered little butt.

 

Needless to say I left him there and got on with the lawns before the weather changed it's mind again