A real Aussie Drop Bear

We drove up to the farm last weekend, as we needed to survey the farm block and confirm exactly where we would put house elements. It was ridiculously hot when we arrived on the farm, and everybody up there had taken the path of least resistance and looked for shade. Our arrival seemed to be the required signal to open beers, which we were pretty happy with.

We went to the river (Belubula) at the Northern end of the property, and spent a couple of great hours in the river under the shade of old conifers. The river is a silt bottom river, so will never look crystal clear. The water is clear, and on a day like Saturday, there is no worries about the water! Sam and Simone had WWOOFers from Japan and Italy, who were really good value, and MacK naturally had a brilliant time. 

The neighbours next door have a wee boy who is 10 weeks older than MacK, and both are learning to share and play with others at the moment. MacK was devastated when we had to leave on Sunday, and just wanted to "stay with his friends".

MacK and Floyd. Eventually they played nice!

We had a great night on Saturday, with a communal dinner, and then a relaxing sleep. I woke before the heat of the day, and surveyed the farm. It is all very dry at the moment, and rains are very much needed. Still, that is Australia in the Summer.

MacK also showed off a new trick over the weekend - demonstrating at the same time his strength, dexterity and coordination. He became the great (and often much maligned) Aussie drop Bear, climbing trees to the top. he had an instinctive ability to test branches before putting his weight on them, and just had a blast. Apparently clothes were optional…

Despite the farm and house block being dry…

… it is still just as beautiful as ever, even if it is too hot to be outside at the moment during the heat of the day. This is MacK and I surveying the house block to see where we might position the house and shed on the block.

A couple of other things of interest - One of our neighbours has a woven (Aboriginal) fish, as do Peter and Phyl. We though this was a fabulous way to make it a functional piece of art-

We did have a few chairs that I had made out of wine barrels, but we decided to repurpose/upcycle them, as they are just too heavy for Jane to handle. We now have five wine barrel planters. This is ideal, as we can't plant a vege garden where we are in Wodonga. At the moment they only hold dirt, but we will keep you updated as we start to plant out herbs, vegetables and strawberries! MacK had a great time helping me put castors on the bottom of the pots, and was sure that he could hold the drill by himself!