Of Bunyips and Bluegums…
I wanted to post something dreamy and nice after my last vile effort.… Sorting through my photo archives I chanced upon these photos, taken a couple of months ago. And I decided to go a bit Dreamtime instead… They show…
Autumn auto
Wordless Wednesday…
Campdrafting – the fence-sitters guide
This past weekend, horsemen and women from near and far gathered at a paddock almost an hour’s drive from Granite Glen. Dozens and dozens of goosenecks, horse floats, and trucks both old and new, descended on this particular paddock as…
Fires, garbage and other rubbish …
Fires have been on our minds around here. But not like in the Northern hemisphere, where seasonal pasture burning is underway. It’s not officially burning season here – that usually takes place as we come out of winter and before…
The wheel of fun (AKA time to buy my son new shorts!)
Isn’t it amazing how the simplest things can catch your imagination?Especially when you are a kid… … While SSB was busy chainsawing a log off a fence at the hayshed the other day, our offspring decided to amuse themselves in…
On the road again…
Hello… and goodbye. … No, I’m not going for good. Just for a couple of days. Me and my crew, hitting the highway north. Recently I drove to our nearest city, some five hours away from Granite Glen. To the…
Ploughing to the horizon
We have gorgeous sunsets out here. They don’t last long – the sun literally plunges from the sky. But for a few moments, minutes if you are lucky, Mother Nature lets it rip. I should have been cooking dinner for…
Banjo, billabongs and a fast trigger finger
Dash, the Little Woman and I were driving home from ‘helping out’ with the steers at the yards the other day, when a little Aussie jingle came to my mind… you may know it? … Once a jolly swagman Camped…
Hues and views
Ever heard that saying: A woman’s work is never done? Well, cattlemen relate to this better than anyone. Not ’cause they’re so in touch with their feminine side (there’s a whole other post there!) but cause work out here doesn’t…
Not so Zen…
Were you around yesterday when I was feeling all calm, and soothed, and Zen? It was nice – it was peaceful and very non-confronting… That was yesterday. Today was more… sharp-edged and IN YOUR FACE. Note the absence of the…