By the skin of my … red toenails!
OK – the branding is on hold, as is my follow-up to the fascinating art of fire iron application (eeeeekk) due to rain. Real rain. Wet, sodden, sodding rain. We cannot ever, ever complain about the rain – it has…
Branded!
Why we brand and how it smells!(Not a story for the faint-hearted, or weak-stomached vegetarians) But where do I belong? It’s one of those facts of life, that on cattle properties, calves get branded. Otherwise, other less-scrupulous people would help…
Old Stuff #1
I love Old Stuff. My husband, when given the chance, would joke that that’s because I can identify with it (that’s what happens when you marry a toy-boy – you get reminded about your age forever. Lucky he’s so cute…
But first the clouds…
We have just started the branding here, and I am exhausted. I should be sleeping. But I need to post (a sudden addiction I cannot explain as my previous life was blog-free and no need-to-post affliction affected me at all.…
Quote of the Day #1
“Your blood is worth bottling” Quotee: Bush Babe’s Dad Alternate version: You little bottler! Translation: “You are a top person” or “Job well done!” Mighty praise (especially when uttered by old bushies) NB Is quotee even a word?
Bullseye!
We have lots of animals here at Granite Glen. It’s a farm, so that’s a good thing. Our menagerie includes: working kelpie-cross dogs (8), a half-wild black cat (1), working Australian Stock horses (too many to count), Brangus and Brahman-cross…
Moonshine and roses…
Among the amazing sights out here in the Aussie bush is the universe… that’s right, cause I reckon I can see pretty much all of it from our backyard. Well, at night anyway. It’s one of the things that really…
Magic Mushrooms?
During the recent wet weather, something amazing happened at Granite Glen. Besides transforming the countryside into an amazing shade of verde, the rain coaxed some mushrooms to reveal themselves on our lawn. I grabbed the camera… It is easy to…
My new ‘pet’… or not
Yesterday I arrived home from a supplies visit to town to find a someone new had taken up residence at Granite Glen… “Damn, she’s home! “I’ll try to look like part of the lawn”“Aarrgghhh… she’s shooting me with that black…
When old Footballers Make Bad Decisions – Long Story Short
Last entry I told you (at length) about my husband’s re-entry into the world of football. They say “a picture paints a thousand words”… Two should be worth a novel… Nuff said. Bush Babe PS how is it possible that…