July 26 2014
It is wet but not
really cold. Edd took our excess produce to the market this morning but his
usual customers did not turn up so sales were not as good as usual. The
daffodils and wattle are flowering now so yellow is the predominant colour in
the garden. The sheep are doing a great job on the grass all around the house
and on the roof. They actually make it look neater than I can with the mower
because they get into all the small edges and can crop the grass right up to
the fences.
The lemons are ripe
and the grapefruit too. I use the lemons to make cheese and eat the oranges but
I only use the grapefruit for marmalade. I will have to remember to take some
to market next week. The mulberry trees have leaves and are forming fruit.
These are all sure signs that spring is on the way. It should be the coldest
few weeks of the year now but it has been so mild that the tomatoes and
potatoes still have green leaves. This is a first for us.
July 24 2014
It is already noticeable
that the hours of daylight are getting longer. Three sheep have lambed, two
sets of twins and one set of triplets. We kept the triplets in the shed for the
first week but as the twins outside survived we have now let them out as well.
Maybe the alpaca, Zulu warrior, is more effective as a fox guard than he looks!
The ground is still
very wet and muddy so we have deferred most outdoor work involving digging. Edd
has been pulling yet more old wire out of the paddocks and I have been working
on the accounts. I am just about done now, which is a great relief.
No comments:
Post a Comment