Latest Happenings

 Pa needed to take a trip to St Arnaud to pick up the repaired roller tow, so he thought that it would be a good excuse to go onto Nathan & Julz's for a quick visit. So off we went and we spent a couple of days with them. While there Pa was able to help Nat take out the post in the middle of the Patio and to help him strengthen the roof line. There was lots of help from Mitchell their side kick. We even had time to watch the Melbourne Cup being run and a couple of us were able to pick a winner. Ollie won the Sweep with Ma ma coming in 2nd and Mitch a 3rd.

Lizette having fun on Mitch's motorized motor bike. This little lady has no fear! 

 Men at Work

 Mitch doing a spot of measuring just to make sure they got it right

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A couple of days later Toby had his school Sports Day and Ma ma & Pa ventured over to cheer him on. Toby's in Binnie and the house colour is green 

 

 Lots of running was the order of the day  

 The Marathon

Hurdles

 Davy watched on with Ma ma and Mum and had lots of fun playing with some of the equipment.

Well Done Toby, you put in a fantastic effort. We enjoyed the day.

Flying with Poppy Hop

A couple of weeks ago Poppy Hop took Pa up for a fly to have a look at the water around the farms. They had an interesting hour in the air looking at the country side.

 Pilot Rabbit beside the little two seater air craft.

 Matt and Kara's from above

 The back paddock on Matt's where we go in along the border to the south scrub

 Ma ma and Pa's. Showing some of the water along the south lillimur road

The flow of water from Grosser's swamp through Trev Wallis' and Mackay's

A Wet Spring

Those of us who are farmers have been asking and wanting a nice wet or wetter spring than we have had in the past. Well our wishes have been answered and we are currently enjoying a wetter than average spring. It is wonderful to see the water flowing down the road and into the swamps, dams and creeks. No-one is allowed to complain after so many dry finishes. It is great!

 Spotty's bean crop down at the cross road across from Grosser's Swamp.

 Grosser's Swamp

 Swamp overflow that goes into Nalang Creek

 Pa's dam on south lillimur road, towards the hay shed

 On the opposite side of the road

 The dirt track near the hay shed.

 On the corner going up towards Spotty and Chelsea's.

 Water on the opposite side of the road at the corner

Green Swamp.....full!

September - Birthday's

When September rolls around we have some special birthdays to celebrate. Jack turned 8 and Pa turned 64. He still claims to be only 49 so we let him think that. We went to Matt and Kara's for the birthday tea with Laura, Steve, Toby, Beau, Davy, Jeni, Josh, Hollie, Maddie and the rest of us. It was a fun time with lots of noise and laughter.

 Jack blowing out his candles on his yummy chocolate birthday cake

 Pa and Davy blowing out his candles on his ice cream cake

 Everyone has a go at blowing out the candles.......now its Beau's turn

 Pa and his little shadow

After all the fun it was time for a bath.

Thanks for the fun time celebrating the birthdays.

Another Trip up the Canning Stock Route

Oh dear after the last trip along the Canning Stock Route in 2013, I said it would be my last!! Well that did not happen. Off we went again because Pa had a call from the Track Care group to see if he would repair the top of Well 15. Pa could not say no because it was the 1st well that Poppy Hop (Rabbit) and crew did way back in 1998. So off we go all packed up with supplies and friends to have another adventure. Our slaves this time were Kym & Leanne Krause, Peter & Kaye Grosser and David & Marlene Wegener. Little did the Grosser's and Wegener's know what they were letting themselves in for!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 A few more galahs to add to the big one at Kimba

 Morning Smoko at the border 

 One of the many camp sites 

 Off we go again...................

 Had not gone too far (a very rocky section) and as usual we had a puncture. Mind you it was the only one for the trip.

 Now this was a surprise. A Cyclist on the CSR!!  A German on a bamboo bike.

 At Windich Springs we came across Darryl Beattie and his bike riding friends.

 Another group of bikers were having smoko at Pierre Springs

 This is what we found at Well 15. The top in need of repair.

 Pa had them all up and at it early the next morning.

 It wasn't long and the top was off and the new poly sleepers were being installed

 While the fella's were working we had 2 groups of bike riders stop in. Darryl Beattie was doing a documentary while he and his mates are riding the CSR so out  came the camera and they interviewed Pa. There were 5 groups of Bikers on the CSR at this time.

 After a long day digging we decided to put the coffin to good use. It made a great bath. By the time Pa got in the water was a whole lot warmer than when Ma ma had her bath.

 Pa being lowered into the well to clean out the tree roots

 Kym and Leanne in the well cleaning out some of the 9 buckets that were in the bottom

 Job completed

 Up on Canning's Cairn 

 The German Bike Cyclist,  Falk caught up with us again at Durba Springs

 On Lake Disappointment

 There were a couple of Dunes that gave Pa a bit of trouble so out came the snatch strap

 Whenever the opportunity arose to have a bath or shower we made sure we took it up. We had spectacular scenery while showering.

 A great sunset moment on the Gary Highway

 Back in Alice Springs at the campground for a couple of days

 A beautiful display of Sturt Desert Pea

 Curdimurka Fettlers Cottage on the Oonadatta Track

 We found the bridge at Curdimurka and its beautiful lagoon with alot of bird life

We stopped in at Farina to see how much more work the volunteers had done since we were there last year. They are doing a great job in preserving what is left. Well worth a visit.

We had a wonderful time away. The Canning was different again and where ever we went the countryside was looking good and healthy.We had lots of laughter and good fun with our traveling companions and thank them for being part of the adventure.