And yes, this is in real time. A friend just came racing in to say that our area is about to be swamped in police. Apparently a local man has locked himself into his house with firearms and the Armed Offenders Squad has been called out. But what is it with our tiny village? This …
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Still Wet Around here
and it is. The impression given last month was that it wasn’t that damp – until I checked my records and discovered that April’s total had been 90mls, or some three and a half inches of precipitation. We’re just past halfway through May, and I checked records again today to find that we’ve had 38mls …
And They Arrived
Two sheep, Jethro and Elly Mae, spotted, one girl, one boy, delivered and not sure they wanted to be here, but they are. Yes. the expected duo turned up last weekend and have settled in quite well. Originally they were in with the other sheep but my friend’s ram (Basil) took exception to Jethro, and …
Sheep Arriving.
well, if nothing goes wrong, no one changes their mind, and things occur when they’re supposed to. But a while back I had a phone call. A local couple were going to live in Australia for some years and wanted a good home for their two spotted sheep. I have spotted sheep, and mine, as …
Maybe it’s the Season for it
Or it’s SOMETHING anyway. Yesterday the country was advised that a second weather bomb was approaching. batten down the hatches, move the livestock, tie down the hens, and prepare to be blown or washed away. Now I’m a realist. I’d rather look a fool preparing, than be a fool by not preparing. So yesterday my …
Battened hatches update.
We did get gales that Saturday – and rain. About two and a quarter inches in 30 hours. But the gales weren’t the ones we CAN get, which often run to 130k. I’d have been surprised if they were over 110k here this time. However while we may not have been getting a beating others …
Batten Down the Hatches.
Currently it’s Friday lunchtime and the above is exactly what I’m doing. We can get ferocious storms in our area. The forecasts several days ago started suggesting that much of our North island was about to get something of unusual intensity, and that we should prepare. I’ve prepared. I’ve moved all my sheep and lambs …
After the Midnight Hour.
On Friday I was asleep when uproar broke out on my lawn. Stroppy the gander was announcing to all and sundry that we had intruders and that (as usual) he was convinced they were there to kidnap his precious gosling. His wives dutifully added to the chorus – which was probably alarming people half a …
Alarm and Apprehension
And no, not mine, but that of a small white dog whose family moved into our village a few weeks back. For my forays to the village I use an electric mobility scooter. That runs on batteries and it emits a very highpitched whine as it runs. Something few people can hear but dogs hear …
Home Again
14 June 2012
I reeled in the door again soon after 2pm yesterday. I was greeted by a hysterical cat, a freezing house – and the gloomy conviction that I’d have an enormous amount of mail/emails to sort next morning…and I have. Thunder has finally stopped clinging and complaining, the house is warm again, and I’ve sorted out …
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