The First Breakfast…
I was all set to post about yesterday’s Goodwill Games… it was such a wonderful day, filled with frosty breath clouds, dozens of happy galloping kids, mountains of meat pies, gallons of coffee and ribbons fluttering in the breeze. ……
Chaos, cows and you little beauty!
As I trawl through the hundreds of photos I snapped during our week in Rockhampton for Beef Australia, I am hit once again at what an incredible feat of organisation and enthusiasm this event takes. … Not only are thousands…
Bovine Bonanza!
Honey, I’m HOME! Have you missed me? I did mean to twitter my way through Beef Week, but neglected to take my login info with me (how utterly surprising) so I basically abandoned my blogging for the longest stretch since…
So much bull…and a little dust
It’s after midnight (Cinderella) and I should be in bed… I have been slack lately posting (although there are those in my life who think that posting on my little black blogs means I am being slack!) … But I…
Wordless Saturday…
I know. There’s no such thing as ‘wordless Saturday’ – and the Good Lord knows I can’t keep my trap shut for a whole day!! So while I am away from the office supervising a little outing of Mr Incredible’s…
Cattlework – crushes and cradles
The first week of school was a hectic time round the ridges here… not only were Dash and his Mum getting used to the routine of breakfast-lunch preparation-dressed-hunt for shoes-toothbrushing-ABC Kids OFF-bag packing-schoolbus again, but the stud branding was also…
Elvis is back (in the paddock)…
I cannot help but see flashes of human traits and personalities in the many animals living here at Granite Glen. Sure, I suffer from a slightly over-active imagination, but I swear anyone can see it! … For instance, Rob Roy…
Bull-licks of Love
How close have you ever been to a bull? Ever been THIS close?? Well… today is the day. Ready? Got your rubber gloves ready? You’ll find out what I mean shortly! Hello Boy! This is our quietest Little Bull. He…
Sale-oh!
We have been away. I actually don’t like being away from here very much. Especially for bull sales. It’s not that I hate saying goodbye to the bovine buddies who have roamed our house paddock for a few months (actually…
Giving them the Willies
Came across this sight in the paddock, on the way to see the boys mustering this week… It’s not an unusual thing really, but it tickles me every time I see it… One of our sweet cows (or bulls or…