Fun at the Dam

The children have been having great fun at the dam making boats... and they float!

Dogs enjoyed it too....

Drip Drip

Before we left for the city last week, Josiah had a task. To work out a way to keep the chickens watered for three days. We have noticed that chickens are not too particular when it comes to keeping their water bowls clean. They like to walk in them and dirty the water very quickly. So... how were we to keep them in clean water for so many days?

Josiah worked it out. Using a large jerry can, he secured it to the roof of the chicken coop, opened the bottom lid to its first notch, but left the top lid tightly shut. This produced a constant drip, drip, drip into their bowl. Pretty clever, hey?!

Springtime Gardening

As said in a previous post, springtime has drawn us out into the garden. We've turned some new beds, erected a perimetre fence, and planted out some potted vines. We have two varieties of raspberry; an autumn and a spring fruiting. Strawberries will be added to after I have been to the local nursery. We intend to get the cultivated blackberries also. The three pots of blueberries are yet to be planted out. It was suggested to leave them a little longer in their pots.

Herbs are going to play a big part in the garden this season. With spring onions and mint established, and climbing peas over the chook shed, we still have a fair way to go. Parsley, chives, dock, along with silverbeet and spinach, lettuce, and of course, carrots. (Our address is Carrot Farm Road, so we know they'll grow!)

Wallaby Scrub Market Gardens...? Maybe not, but I know we'll have a lot of fun in the garden this spring and summer.

City Camping

We had a great time 'city camping' last week. An unpowered site suited us right down to the ground as we had our gas cooker and rechargable light. I did, however, take my stretcher and foam mattress... although I can do without a lot, I wasn't prepared to do without sleep! The one thing we all noticed was the noise. The traffic from the motorway not far from the campsite woke us all up during the early hours of the morning. Traffic is something we don't have a lot of around Wallaby Scrub.

Hello!

Some of the 'kids' wanted to say 'hello'....

Belle...

Tiggy...

Spud...

Spring Has Sprung

I know it's a little early for the call of spring, but the wattles are telling me different. The bush has turned a vibrant yellow and there's that smell in the air. The weather has been warm and fresh, and it has drawn us out into the garden (but that's another blog post).

Wallaby Scrub looks so beautiful at the moment. Josiah is willing to photograph as much of the beauty as possible so we can post them here.