Day 4 of COVID-19 lockdown

29 March 2020
cooking, house, outdoor, people, rusty, shady, shelter

We have been busy on various little projects to keep us busy. From cooking to exercising, watching some movies to projects outside.

It’s a gorgeous day today and many people will be struggling to stay inside. Luckily, we have enough own outdoor space to hang out. We started some exterior stairs yesterday which got finished today. Makes getting down to the chook house and ponies easier.

Two white horses in a yard in front of a timber shelter — Rusty and Shady

Spring made space for Summer

15 December 2023
bonfire, family, farm, fire, outdoor, 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.

Fly free ‘The Real Slim Shady’

27 March 2023
animals, background, cheeky, content, death, family, farm, horses, rainbow, rusty, shady, water

Shady our little Bush Pegasus has peacefully crossed the rainbow bridge today. We are so glad he was able to go gracefully and peacefully with all of us and his best mate Rusty by his side.

February was more exciting than needed

1 March 2023
animals, cats, cylone, farm, fire, flooding, house, land, life, mud, muriwai, people, rain, rusty, valley, weather, winter, ziggy

February was thought to finally bring summer. What it brought instead was more rain – and storm.

Advent, advent

4 December 2022
christmas, event, family, forest, grass, house, kids, land, objects, outdoor, people, scenery

This year marks the first time that it was not us adults doing the wreath but our daughter herself with only very little guidance.

Winter Solstice & Matariki

26 June 2022
background, box, christmas, content, cooking, ducks, eggs, family, farm, feed, goats, horses, la, land, nature, rats, scenery, shearing, sun, sunset, trapping, twi, weather, winter

The weather has turned from somewhat wet and warm to rather wet and cold. The horses have been rugged up just like the goats. The rodent infestation has become noticeable, so we started putting up more traps on top of the traps and bait stations we already had.

Summer has gone and Easter has come

24 April 2022
background, box, content, detail, eggs, event, family, farm, fog, forest, grass, kids, land, nature, outdoor, people, picnic, places, rain, scenery, sea, tree, winter

Within days, the hot summer weather had moved on and made space for moderate temperatures with rain and fog.