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Piled up split firewood and some big chunks of wood in front of it with a chopping block

Day 12 of COVID-19 lockdown: Keeping busy

The weather is getting colder and some rain has been forecasted for the coming Easter weekend.

Today was the first morning that I lit the fireplace with 12 degrees outside.

Over the last weekend we had a delivery of Macrocarpa firewood and also got a lot of old pine out of our forest, all piled up ready to be split. Keeps us warm splitting it and will keep us warm over winter. 🙂

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Cows steaming in the cold air against the sunlight

Winter done and dusted

There was nothing extraordinary to write about this winter, really. It’s not been too wet and not too dry, neither too cold or too warm. We had a few frosty nights and a few pretty rainy days but all in all it was reasonably warm and okay from a mud perspective.

And just like that it’s winter again

Feels like summer was just happening. Winter started off beautifully with warm days and sunshine over the long King’s birthday weekend.

Sunshine, rain and lots of grass

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
View into the valley with lots of fog on the ground, only hills and trees sticking out.

Frosty Days

The days have become short and cold, with some frosty mornings. Luckily, so far winter has not been as wet as last years.
A picture full of little red tomatoes

Good bye, sweet summer

Summer has come to an official end, and one can tell. The nights are getting colder, the fog in the morning gets more, although beautiful to watch.
Front picture of a brown cow in a paddock with blurry trees in background

Summer greetings

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