Old goes new arrives

 10.9.2025

 

The oak trees have burst bud and the fruit trees are starting to bloom.  The wattle trees are bending under the weight of golden flowers and the lucerne trees are in full bloom. It is still fairly dry and the grass is not growing fast yet.  We have moved the three Persian sheep and their lambs out of the shed and onto the old drive way. They adapted quickly to their new home and the lambs have enjoyed he extra space.

 

Baby David is now running round and has been trying to throw the ball for Ses (the dog). He has also worked out how to climb the ladder and get on to the trampoline. We all worked hard and took all our stuff out from a third of the storage shed. This allowed Ti to move his stuff away from the donga shed and into the new space. He sorted everything onto shelves so that he can get the drifting car he is rebuilding in as well. We are most impressed with Ti’s car repair skills. He is a thorough and tidy worker and seems happy to work on cars in his holiday times even though it is also his job at work.

 

Once we got the donga sorted new people have moved in. It never stays empty for long.  There is a crisis around affordable housing and people are resorting to camping and couch surfing. Places like our Yarra Valley are very difficult places to find rentals that the average person can afford.

 

We are sad to lose Barrack, our old buck goat, who died this week. We did not really need him because he is the father of most of the female goats, but he was such a pet that we have never considered selling him. We miss him but, the new buck, Merlin is the sire we will use now. He has already got Nerys and Ursula pregnant.

We have had some fun weekends and got together with friends old and new. Now I am working in the garden every day to sort out the vegetables and trim back the creepers covering the ruins of our old house