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Tom Roberts shearing sheds … who needs the Royal Easter Show?

Posted in rural nsw, the farm, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 4, 2013| 2 Comments »

Shearing sheds - Just like Tom RobertsI watched shearing today. Not at the Royal Easter Show – real shearing. In a shearing shed. In the country.

Six sweaty blokes doing bloke work.

I’ve never seen shearers at work before, and there were a few surprises.

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The pick of the pics

Posted in photos, the farm, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »

A picture tells a thousand words, so here’s the story of our Christmas at the farm – from arriving in the golden glow of sunset, Christmas lights and Christmas beetles, millions of grasshoppers, Doc building his country shed, and all the rest

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Life on the farm

Posted in life, rural nsw, the farm, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on January 2, 2013| 3 Comments »

Hammock slung between two trees, overlooking rolling hills and the lake - with no other signs of life as far as the eye can seeLife’s pretty simple out here on the farm, away from all the ‘mod cons’ of the city. With all the wide open spaces, clear star-filled skies and boundless plains to share, what more could we want?

Well, some of life’s basic necessities I suppose – like water.

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Go west young family, and avoid the traffic

Posted in life, photos, rural nsw, the farm, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 29, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Sunset glowing gold over the road to the farmWe’re back on the farm. And after reading about the traffic heading north (or at least stuck on the Pacific Highway facing north), I’m glad we come this way.

Heading west there were very few other cars on the road, and definitely no traffic jams.

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