5.4.2025
Merlin, the new buck, is now happily living in a small croft with two does. Josh helped us catch him and hold him while Edd trimmed his hooves, drenched him and put on his new collar. He was terrified, so we don’t think he had been handled much and we think he was bullied by the other young bucks he was penned with. He has relaxed now and comes up twice a day for feed without fear. Hopefully we will have both does pregnant soon.
Things changed fast. Before Easter we had days around 30 C. but now with the hour changed, we have dark evenings and the temperature drops from mid-twenties to almost freezing! I have started to light the wood stove every evening to heat the water a and radiators. With the cooler weather seedlings of lettuce and silver beat have sprouted and the pumpkins are nearly ready to harvest. Kangaroos are everywhere. One collided with a motor bike near us.
Bo has an exhibition of her art work at DB winery but we have not been to look at it yet. I have even started to do art again myself now that we are no longer tied up building. All the family came here for an easter party. The weather was fabulous so all the young kids could play outside. I had hidden glass beads in the house site and then let the parents’ bargain with their own kids to exchange beads for eggs. This way all the families could control their own kids’ chocolate intake and I could relax. I had cooked a mega pie and everyone brought food so we had a real feast. The kids love riding their bikes flat out from the shed down to the house because the slope gets them going so fast. Thank goodness no-one crashed this time.
Today we are very relaxed because the liberals have been soundly defeated in our federal election. I was terrified people might vote for an American style future. Obviously, lots of others felt the same way. I think the younger voters make a difference.
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