Big fat bird

1 September 2018
animal, birds, family, forest, kereru, la, land, nature, school, tree

When I was taking my little girl across the road to the school bus stop, I spotted a big fat bird in the tree that was watching me: A Kererū.

For our non-NZ readers: The kererū is a large bird with irridescent green and bronze feathers on its head and a smart white vest. The noisy beat of its wings is a distinctive sound in our forests. (https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/nz-pigeon-kereru/)

While not threatened, it’s always cool to watch them. And you wonder how the cute but big fat bird can actually fly. The bumble bee syndrome comes to mind.

Sunshine, rain and lots of grass

24 November 2024
event, farm, feed, grass, land, plants, rain, sun, weather, winter

The sun has been more prevalent and the odd shower has helped all plants to grow a lot. It’s nice to see so much fresh green in various shades

Video Post: Joey

5 August 2024
animal, friend, joey, naughty, news

He looks like a deer from the distance, he’s fluffy and friendly, but he’s a naughty escape artist who typically is to be found on the wrong side of the fence.

Frosty Days

4 August 2024
animal, birds, farm, fog, food, land, weather, winter

The days have become short and cold, with some frosty mornings. Luckily, so far winter has not been as wet as last years.

Summer greetings

16 January 2024
bbq, christmas, dinner, family, farm, food, friend, land, landscape, rain, weather

Half of January is over, and you be wondering what we have been up to.

Welcome to 2024

2 January 2024
family, farm, friend, land, muriwai, nature, people, scenery, weather

Bring on the challenges, 2024. It won’t always be easy, there may be hard work, there may be tears, but we will grow stronger together.

Spring made space for Summer

15 December 2023
bonfire, family, farm, fire, grass, land, outdoor, rain, scenery, sun, weather

Spring came and went, Summer took over without much changing. It’s still raining every other day and the sun shines intermittently. But on the bright side that has made all the grass grow.