Sitting in the evening, with full
moon shining down on the farm, not another light in sight was a special moment.
Nothing stirring, no noise other than the occasional (very insistent) cricket
chirping. I think it is a good time to take our guests on a night walk and
maybe find our elusive owl.
The sun birds have been very busy
and visible and it seems a cacophony of birdsong is the daytime melody.
Unfortunately the one bird we all wait to hear, the Piet-my-vrou, is still very
quiet. We would love to hear him herald
the coming of rain…
The three baby Emu’s have been
running time trials and seem well on their way to keeping up with mom’s longer
legs. Their early spots have turned to
stripes and they are now tall enough to pop their heads over the edge of the
water trough. This time of year sees us all on garden watch. The horses and cows (and Charlotte the
tortoise…) all try to get a bite of the new growth of flowers and grass and
there was a shout recently that there was a cow (fortunately one not two!) near
the Ark - I had visions of squashed roses, irises and hoof marked grass.
After such a cold winter,
interestingly, many of the indigenous plants were burnt with the cold wind. Spring seems a little late but we eagerly
look forward to the green after the brown. Our local specialties - Asparagus
and Cherries are due in the near future and look forward to having them on our
menu. Remember the Cherry Festival is
the weekend of the 21st November, book soon so as not to be
disappointed. November is also a good time for all the over sixty’s to take
advantage of the 30% senior discount before the December school holidays.
The sheep are feeling lighter on
their feet after Joseph gave them all haircuts (we did recommend that he
doesn’t give up his day job for barbering!) Keith and Michelle are settling in
well – Roland, you will have company at Christmas time on a long walk – Keith
did the Frog and all the way to Queen Victoria and back on Sunday afternoon.
We wish all ‘our’ kids (big and small)
preparing for exams well, and parents extra energy for the year end windup!
Giddy-up….now that might be a clue to our New Years theme…..
Greetings from us all, the
Wyndford Family .
