Winter weather

26 June 2016
land, rain, scenery, sun, weather, winter

This is a picture I have just taken from the deck just after a big downpour. Still raining but what a scenery.

Shows that the landscape is beautiful even in bad weather, but then, what is bad…

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.

Pinecones – Great Firestarters for Winter

18 August 2023
dry, farm, fire, firewood, winter

With winter just around the corner your home will start to feel colder. We have some dry excellent quality pinecones for sale.

July Cat Special

31 July 2023
background, box, calves, cats, content, food, grass, moonshine, mud, rain, weather

What can I say, the cats are special here. They are probably special everywhere, but I feel that we have an interesting mix of personalities. Especially Moonshine, he’s always good for entertainment.

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.