Welcome Rain

We had some good rain at Greenvale last night with the rain gauge reading 21.5 mm. Bring on the crops!!!!

In with the new, out with the old

To help with this years cropping we bought on board a new (used) 4 wheel drive tractor and out went 'I think I can' but couldn't. According to ben only he and uncle scott can drive it!

Pigs into new pasture

Prince and Beatrice moved up in the world today into larger acreage from a paddock which is around 500 square meters to around 2 acres. Doreen on the other hand remains around the house paddocks while we figure out her pregnancy situation. She was suppose to give birth a day or so ago but has failed to show any signs of farrowing. 

Moving the two was easier than I had envisaged, beatrice did however start wandering off in the opposite direction to our destination, Scott chaperone her dawdling while I flew ahead trying to steer Prince in the appropriate direction. 

Once in the paddock Prince ran ahead and generally made his very odorous mark on a number of items and then came charging back to us like he was going to mow us down and thankfully backed down at the last second.

Prince and Beatrice were however pleased with the green grass and munched for ages.

Maybe Doreen does need to join them.

The Chicken Run

Letting the chickens out in the morning is a scramble to see who can make it to the pigs paddock first to see what left overs there are.

Grampians Grape escape

Local producers around the district gathered at Halls Gap oval with a stunning mountain backdrop for the annual Grampians Grape Escape. A fantastic day which was MCd by Dominic Brine Ballarats ABC breakfast program presenter. Music complemented the day very nicely and we munched on chilli beef sausages, sweet corn, paella and beef sandwiches followed up by ice cream and waffles.

Quite an interesting concept we shelled out $25 for unlimited tasting however at that time unbeknown to us you could actually buy bottles of wine from any vendor however apparently you needed a glass to do so.

It was indeed a fantastic social event educating the public on the local delicacies. Thomas the tank engine ride were an absolute hit with the young ones and the Seppelts Clydesdale's were an appropriate addition.

At 2pm I couldnt pass up on the Grampians Winemakers Barrique Auction. The wine was produced with the participation of a number of local winemakers who provided wine. I purchased a 2 and then a dozen. The two to drink and the dozen to lay down.

New Chicks

Around 21 days ago I seperated what seemed to be a broody chicken and placed 8, what I thought were fertile eggs under the chook. Today we came out to 5 new chicks, 3 yellow and 2 black.

100s of large moths

Last night we stumbled across a number of very large moths which I had assumed were goat moths but having looked up a goat moth the wings dont look the same. Anyway today when I ventured back out to the garage with Ben to finish cleaning we came across what had to be over 100 large moths lurking about all very drowzy.