Introducing.......

I would like to introduce you to Tony.  He is a new addition with us here and we are very grateful for his presence.  He is a 1992 Mitsubishi Nimbus Station Wagon!!  We paid a little  more for him than we wanted to but it seems worth it so far.  We bought him off of a Mechanic in a near by town called Parilla.  It seems weird to own a vehicle here but this gives us a chance to get out and see things.  Last Sunday we made a road trip into Murray Bridge which is about and hour and a half from here.  First stop.... McDonald's!! It was the first time we had eaten out since Mom, Dad and Kim dropped us off at the airport!!  We then went for  walk around the town because Dylan and I both do not like going through round-a-bout's!!  It was nice to get off the farm and have a break!!

This is just to show how high the Petrol 

prices are!!

Kingston Block

On May 21 Dylan and Grantley headed down to Kingston.  It is South of Lameroo closer to the coast.  They were 'Lamb Tailing'.  The sheep heard down there is not bred for wool but for meat, so all they had to do was shorten the tail on the lambs and vaccinate.  They left at 6:00 that morning and didn't get back until late the next night.  Here are some pictures that Dylan took of the scenery down there.  They get more rain down there so it is really green compared to here.   

This is the house that they stayed in.

This is the bathroom to the right of the house.

This is the sheering shed on the property.

Scenery

This is the equipment that they use.  If you really want to know 

how it works, you can ask Dylan!!

Birthday's

It's been a while and I apologize for that.  It has been pretty busy down here as I imagine it has been at home.  They are almost done seeding which is definitely a good thing.  After that, we start working with the sheep.  Dylan has already had a taste of that but I have not.  

We now have internet on our computer via a USB Wireless Broadband device.  This makes it alot easier for me to update the blog.  Hopefully over the next few days I will be updating it with a few of our new experiences.  

On May 19 we had a joint birthday party for Vincent (the other trainee here on the farm) and myself.  His birthday was on May 17 and mine was on May 21 so it worked out to be right in the middle.  Sylvia made us both cakes which were very yummy!!  Below are some of the pictures that we took.  After Vincent and myself had made our wishes and blown out the candles, we relit candles for the kids to blow out. 

Sylvia and Vincent

Jeffery, Sarah, Ben and Heather

Our Cakes!!

Sarah, Jeffery, Myself and Ben

Vincent

Jeffery, Myself, Heather and Ben

Happy Mothers Day

We just wanted to wish a

Happy Mothers Day

to all the Mothers out there!!

A Few Additions

There were some pictures that I was meaning to add last time I updated this but forgot to, so here they are!!

We got more calves in to bottle feed and the

calf shed was full so we had to put them in these 'igloos'!!

These are called Paddock Melons. They are considered weeds and

spread out along the tops of the crops. They get to be really large

and nothing will eat them. They just become a pain.

For some curiosity reasons, this is a Ute!!

This is a overview of the farm. The hosue is in the

top left treed area. You cant see it but it gives you an idea.

This is another picture of the farm. The path coming from

the bottom, goes right past the house into the farm yard.

By the treed area on the top of the picture, there is a trail that

heads off the picture to the left. That is the path to get to

Heather and Grantley's Yard.

More Pictures!!

Here are a few pictures of the farm that we have been living on including our living quarters. I dont have a whole lot to say so here are the pictures. Starting with our 'camper van'!!

This is the view from the door of our shed.

This is Sylvias house.
Some bins out back.
The windmill pumps the water for the farm.
The house water is rain water.


This is the view of the feedlot.


This is the calf shed where I spend my mornings!
These are the stalls that we bring the pens into.

The hose goes into the bucket and the calves
draw up the milk by sucking.
This is what Dylan has been spending his time doing.
Since it rained, he has been out there everyday!
Sheep out in the Paddock


'Gonzo', he's pretty shy if you can't tell

by this picture!!

The Chooks
I had a cat that looked like this once. His name

was Nugget. He got ran over by the gas truck.

The next few are just from around the yard.

This is just a picture of us in the backyard!

Hopefully I have more to say later this week!!