Chaos and floods every where

 15.10.2021

 

We are still in hard lock down, and the daily number of new cases remains near 2000.  Gradually we are getting everyone vaccinated and if we follow the trend in NSW this might start to ease. NSW new pm has just declared that he will open up to the world again and allow freedom. This is in contrast to what our federal pm wants so chaos is the main issue today. I mean how can it be for people to fly into Sydney from anywhere and then travel to Victoria when we are still restricted to curfews and travel restrictions!

 

The weather is equally chaotic. We get hot sunny days and then, like today, we have cold and floods. It poured down last night and water on the roads and in the creeks is flowing in torrents.  We are better off than the animals who can’t adjust there clothing to suit the conditions.  Mostly we make maximum use of days when the ground dries out a bit.  I dash around on the ride on mower and dig the vegetable beds and Edd whipper snips the bits I can’t get to. We are just managing to keep everything under control but it is a battle now the grass is growing so fast.

 

Edd has been in a lot of pain with a dodgy hip. Last week he had X-rays that probably mean a hip replacement.  This is not good news as our medical system is over stretched already so nothing is going to happen soon. Bo has been wonderful helping every day on the farm but we also know that it is probably best for us to still get out and do everything we can. I try to get up to start the milking early to save Bo’s time and then she gets up even earlier to beat me to it!

 

Josh found a bee swarm and collected it after work so he now has two hives on the property.  I am in awe of anyone brave enough to tackle a bee swarm and drive a car with it in a box. Josh tells ne that attempt one to sweep it into a dustbin failed but a bee suit and cardboard box worked well!  He also astounds me with bee facts from the many study papers he has read. Who knew that bees could count and understood the concept of zero?  Don’t ask me to explain how people worked this out.