Tag: Kids

Young girl sitting on timber deck surrounded by pieces of pine branches
This year marks the first time that it was not us adults doing the wreath but our daughter herself with only very little guidance.
Within days, the hot summer weather had moved on and made space for moderate temperatures with rain and fog.
Little tractor with trailer in forest
A few days ago there was finally a window with no rain and a bit of time, so managed to fill 4 feed bags with pine cones. Pine cones are excellent fire starters, full of resin and a rather large surface, thus burn really well, long and hot.
piece of paper with some feathers and ink bottle we used.
We created quills out of some duck feathers. They have the big advantage that the quill is actually pretty long already. Still not long enough to actually handle them properly though. Shaved some of the vane off and it was much better.
Fire with a marshmallow stick over it, three marshmallows on it, roasting.
The wind finally eased down a bit but the arctic blast was still on. With chilly temperatures outside, what’s better than a nice fire? A fire with marshmallows!
Cute calf in the paddock
First day in a long time without rainy weather, so we went down into the valley for fixing things, moving things and play things.
Picture from just above the water surface taken
The first flood this winter has arrived. Usually, we have 2 or more of those events, but this year is the first time we have been having some fun in it. After all, why not?
Sunset
I have lost count as to what day we are in but it does not really matter at the end of the day. Life continues not necessarily as normal but almost normal. Feels a little bit like holidays at home with a bit of working in between. Late breakfasts with more cooked stuff than normal, like GF pancakes, GF waffles, fried breakfast etc.
Easter Egg Hunt in the forest
Mr bunny was terribly sorry this year, he had an accident and lost all of his eggs on the way through a hole in his bag. So all the lovely easter eggs are now spread across most of the farm, ~10 acres.
Big black cow poking her head into the rear window of a car parked in the paddock
We did a roundtrip down the hill for pine cone collecting, fence fixing, alpaca seeing and moo encounter.
Shorn alapacas looking like stick anaimals running through a gate back into a wide paddock
A weekend of alpaca shearing, vet attendance, fixing fences and water troughs.
Paddock with lawn tractor in background and little girl breaking branches in foreground
Spring has just sprung and it’s getting time for tidy ups – spring time cleaning but outside.