water – Pukeatua Farmstay

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.

Fly free ‘The Real Slim Shady’

27 March 2023
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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.

Checkup with picnic – after all, why not?

24 October 2022
animals, farm, goats, insect, la, land, picnic, scenery, twi, valley, walking, water

On a regular basis you need to check up on your animals, fences and water systems. But what is better than combining that with a dog goat run and some picnic?

Nature has decided it’s spring

1 September 2022
birds, cats, cheeky, dry, ducklings, ducks, eggs, farm, feed, flooding, goats, horses, mud, nature, night, rain, rescue, sun, twi, water, weather, winter

Apart from the usual winter farm activities, there has not been much exciting stuff happening. It’s been a typical winter with lots of rain, lots of mud but rather warm in comparison. It looks like nature has decided that it is spring.

Happy Earth Day 2022

22 April 2022
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The warm and humid weather produced lovely field mushrooms to be harvested. Earlier we harvested basil, limes and potatoes.

Diggery-do: digging up the farm

2 March 2022
background, box, content, digger, drainage, dry, farm, fire, firewood, forest, rain, shelter, water

It’s the time of the year again. It’s very dry, the soggy paddocks have dried up and it’s the perfect time to dig out all the drains.

Drylands – no rain in sight

30 January 2022
dry, fencing, grass, kaipara, land, rain, sun, sunset, water, weather

We have not seen much rain in more than 2 months now but rather hot, sunny weather with wind. Both dries out the land, particularly the hillsides facing the Kaipara where the wind blows from and which the hot afternoon sun hits.

Finding beauty on rainy days

25 October 2021
detail, flowers, land, nature, rain, scenery, water

Even on rainy days you can find a lot of beauty outside when you decide to battle the elements and get outside.

Muddy days

8 October 2021
background, baking, box, cats, content, cooking, dry, family, food, life, mud, people, rain, silver, sun, sunrise, sunset, water

It’s been a few rather wet days. Some with intermittent sunshine but not enough to dry up the ground yet. The cats use the sunny breaks to go outside but other than that they seem to be in hibernation.

Quiet but busy during another Covid-19 lockdown

13 September 2021
box, fire, firewood, marshmallows, rain, school, sun, sunset, water

I picked a few pictures to keep you entertained and maybe – once we are out of lockdown – you may want to drop by for a stay and enjoy some time off. We will be opening in level 2.

Flooding – groundhog day

1 September 2021
flooding, land, people, scenery, valley, water

This year was special and I had not yet seen the water that high. Kumeu and Waimauku townships flooded too and other suburbs in West Auckland. For some it was pretty bad and I feel sorry for the affected people – and animals.

Water everywhere – in the midst of winter

24 July 2021
box, cats, cooking, ducks, eggs, fog, food, garden, horses, house, people, tree, water, weather, winter

It’s been rather wet, foggy and cold in the last couple of days. The cats spent more time inside and expressing a form of cabin fever when awake but they are mostly asleep.The horses are asking for more food, the chickens are hiding in their house and the ducks – well, the ducks are in their element.

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