we got rain !

Rain ! We have had 450mm so far this year. It’s like Christmases !!!! The landscape has changed from brown and crispy, to green and lush. There are lots of weeds, and weeds are fabulous ! I have been reading Peter Andrews’ books ‘Back from the brink’ and ‘Beyond the brink’ and viva la biodiversity. […]

rehabilitation

We spent 13 blissful days at the farm over Christmas and New Year. Well, the heat wasn’t enjoyable but it was manageable. It requires a different rhythm – get up early, get 3 or 4 hours work done before 11:30am, have lunch, nap for a few hours, early dinner, go back out for a few […]

it is what it is

Spring and Summer passed. Very little rain fell. Our dams are dry. In February the bore started running out of water. The drought is hard. Life has slowed down for us somewhat. At Christmas, my husband found a lump in his neck. Long story short, it is cancer. Aggressive but treatable. He is now heading […]

yindyamarra

 

ten things…

I found this video on YouTube. It is a woman named Lucy talking about living Off Grid in a Yurt in New Zealand. I found it very interesting and real. Lucy lists 10 things that she wishes that she knew about before she and her family went off-grid. She raises some interesting points. We are […]

drought, ferals, nuisance, and hard work

All Summer and Autumn I tended to the plants on the farm, hand watering them by fetching and carrying water in watering cans from the bore. We are now in mid Winter and have only recently got some rainfall after three seasons of dry. The clouds would come over and deliver a quick smattering of […]

the river

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tending

  This year, I want to do more ‘tending’. This idea was initiated by an e-conversation with Michael Watson on his blog Dreaming The World. He used the word ‘tending’ and I said that I liked that very much. It implies character, gentleness, and self-care. That led me down a rabbit hole of investigation into how one achieves […]

gorge

walk with me                 and breathe… the cool air of the gorge               where… flannel flowers line the path           rocky outcrops provide a place for pause                   lichen grows on […]

14 days

We spent 14 days on the farm over Christmas and New Year. 14 days of no internet, mobile phone, television, or radio. We had no idea of what was happening outside of our plot of land. It was a time where I could observe the rhythm of the land, and it was invaluable. I am grateful for […]