Well into December and still soooooooooooooo dry.
About 50ml in the last couple of months.
The dam is getting low and no water in getting in from the creek.
This is how it looks today
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Sunday, 9 December 2012
All new watering system for the Citrus trees
This is our area of fruit trees - with automatic watering system in place - we are hoping that this will reduce the amount of time that it takes daily to keep water up to the trees here. - But notice the growth!!! In a couple of years we will be inundated with citrus!!!
A close up of the piping - it drips at 2 litres per hour - we are still monitoring to see if this is enough for them but we are able to modify if necessary.
Our temporary delivery system for the water - until the new irrigation lines are in place - gives us a chance to experiment with rates of delivery for the water.
Our babies with their new head wear - they are not much attached to this form of 'dressing up' and will be eternally grateful to us when we can take it off - this is Lyn and the kids in the trailer about to go watering down on the farm.
Security
Tom - being interested in electronics (with a passion) has developed his own security system here - cameras everywhere (motion sensitive) now with them directly recording on to the computer - got to keep being aware of exactly what I am running around in nowadays or there will be a little TOO much recorded for posterity!
Tom being Tom has also devised a system where we can view them from our tablets when we are away from the house - ie - in town.
On the puppy front..... both Layla and Casper have 'bells' around their heads at the moment. Casper has just had 'the unkindest cut of all' and Layla has had a grass seed infected in her paw so both have been to the vet again. Poor things are soooooo not impressed with the whole idea of it. Casper being Casper has already had his off once and both of them spend numerous hours during the day trying to devise some form of escape.
When we were out watering trees today they both stayed in the ute - finding a comfy spot and curling up to watch the activity from relative comfort.
Tom and I have been working on a new automatic watering system for the fruit trees - drippers set on a timer for maximum benefit -also done at night which also helps. We are still in the trial stage of it but all seems to work well at the moment.
Tom being Tom has also devised a system where we can view them from our tablets when we are away from the house - ie - in town.
On the puppy front..... both Layla and Casper have 'bells' around their heads at the moment. Casper has just had 'the unkindest cut of all' and Layla has had a grass seed infected in her paw so both have been to the vet again. Poor things are soooooo not impressed with the whole idea of it. Casper being Casper has already had his off once and both of them spend numerous hours during the day trying to devise some form of escape.
When we were out watering trees today they both stayed in the ute - finding a comfy spot and curling up to watch the activity from relative comfort.
Tom and I have been working on a new automatic watering system for the fruit trees - drippers set on a timer for maximum benefit -also done at night which also helps. We are still in the trial stage of it but all seems to work well at the moment.
Friday, 7 December 2012
The kids
Both the kids just back from the vet.
Laila has a sore foot and cannot lick it.
Casper has just had the little snip and he cannot lick what was once them.
Poor things.
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Trees trees and more trees
On Sunday we planted a mix of mainly Australian native trees - all 52 of them - down one side of one of the fairways. There were a couple of other types of trees in there - for instance - two pecan nut trees. Plenty of wattle and gum trees to start with and a couple of crepe myrtle to keep an interesting look about the place.
This weekend is more of the same - we have another 60 to go in but learning from experience we are going to stretch the planting over a few days.
Sunday afternoon had me roasted and toasted. I remembered to cream up all over my face and arms but forgot that I was wearing a sleeveless shirt and my back became a disaster area - however all is over and at the moment I am several shades darker across the back than I am normally.
Here I am hoping that this is the last of the disasters - first - burnt the hand badly (I never half do ANTHING!) - then have a run in with the ute (a bout which I lost badly) - and now sunburnt back - hopefully this is the third and final sorry chapter in my disaster pack for some time!!!
We are off to Tasmania in two weeks time - in time for Christmas and also to meet my future in laws - Tom and I became engaged on Saturday. We have been talking about it and now have finally started to do something about formalising our relationship. We are thinking about getting married sometime around February/March - already our idea of a quiet ceremony with only four people has flown out the door with people telling us that they are going to be here.
Maybe the idea will be to hand them all a tree and a pick - we are going to get those trees planted somehow!!!
This weekend is more of the same - we have another 60 to go in but learning from experience we are going to stretch the planting over a few days.
Sunday afternoon had me roasted and toasted. I remembered to cream up all over my face and arms but forgot that I was wearing a sleeveless shirt and my back became a disaster area - however all is over and at the moment I am several shades darker across the back than I am normally.
Here I am hoping that this is the last of the disasters - first - burnt the hand badly (I never half do ANTHING!) - then have a run in with the ute (a bout which I lost badly) - and now sunburnt back - hopefully this is the third and final sorry chapter in my disaster pack for some time!!!
We are off to Tasmania in two weeks time - in time for Christmas and also to meet my future in laws - Tom and I became engaged on Saturday. We have been talking about it and now have finally started to do something about formalising our relationship. We are thinking about getting married sometime around February/March - already our idea of a quiet ceremony with only four people has flown out the door with people telling us that they are going to be here.
Maybe the idea will be to hand them all a tree and a pick - we are going to get those trees planted somehow!!!
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