Exploring our bush

6 October 2018
kids, picnic, valley, vet, water, weather

We spent the last few years getting rid of blackberries and privets on the property and also along the bush and it's starting to show signs of success.

Since the weather was great, we decided to have a stroll down into the valley and into the bush – you don't want to go there when it's too wet. We found a nice spot in the gully for a picnic and had a go at other privets and blackberries. Definitely need to do more work on that over summer. Most of the time you can hardly walk in the gully because of all the water flowing in there.

I took a couple of nice pictures of ferns – they are so awesome in spring when they grow and unfold – or rather unroll!

Spring is ramping up

5 November 2023
animals, dry, farm, grass, sun, weather

The weather is getting warmer, the mud on the ground has disappeared, the grass has been growing lots, making animals and people are happy.

Trap maintenance time

15 October 2023
animals, farm, goats, land, nature, trapping, weather

Pukeatua Farmstay has a number of various mechanical traps and bait station spread around the property.

Mixed bag weather – it must be spring

11 September 2023
animals, cold, dry, farm, mud, nature, night, outdoor, rain, sun, weather

September came and marked the beginning of spring. Two days prior however it was the coldest night of the year with frost on the car windscreen.

May, June, same old rain and mud

23 July 2023
animals, dakota, ducks, flooding, goats, grass, milking, mud, puzzle, rain, repairs, shelter, water, weather

We had flooding and cylones. The ducks have been the only very happy creatures but they turned their area into a slimy, muddy mess. Guess that sums up the last few months.

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.