What (bush) women want…
One of the things I haven’t really addressed too much here on this blog has been the challenges women face living in the bush. They are things that you kinda know and can imagine, but until you actually live it…
Favourite things… flying hooves
I so loved reading your feedback from the last post… It was totally fascinating to read what everyone picked as their favourite image. It says volumes about what you connect with, what your own experience brings to the choice, even…
Draft details
Today, less is more.Less words.Instead, I shall let the photos do the talkin’. But I want you to do one little thing for me, before I officially shut the heck up.You have to tell me your favourite shot of this…
Dash-ed and dust-ed
We have spent the last two weekends at campdrafts. Now I love campdrafting – or to be more specific, I love watching campdrafting. But being out all weekend with two little kids in dusty, hot, hectic environments can be… well……
Of hats, horses and gutter conversations…
Guess what we’ve been up to over the weekend? Besides me taking too many photos … And Dash advising his Dad … …to make sure he ‘digs him in the gutters’ to make his horse go faster! (I smiled in…
Come ride with me, let’s ride…
We had a chance to go riding as a family the other day… just a nice little job moving heifers from near the house to a paddock about 2 kms up river. It was Sunday, so we were all home,…
Weekend warriors…
Weekends for most people are a relaxing time.A time to take some respite from a hard-workin’ week. To do something different from the everyday. For most. Can you guess what our weekend consisted of? Oh sure, we were away from…
Influences and thrill-seeking genetics
Mustering and working cattle is a lot of what happens here at Granite Glen. Sure there is other work to be done – building fences, making sure waters are reliable, machinery maintenance. Gathering and sorting cattle is a big part…
Focus and weekends…
I have a little dilemma… You see, last week, Mr Incredible went back to school. But it wasn’t just ANY school. It was a campdraft school. (Everyone scratching their heads at this reference, please go here before continuing. It’s important,…
Foal update… little scare!
Remember Cute Stuff 2*? The gorgeous little chestnut filly born here just before Christmas… *Yes it’s true, we still have no proper name for our pair of darling baby horses here… I’m working on it!! Well we have had a…