Heading off to bed last night I heard a rather familar sort of kerfuffle on the deck.  It's not like Lady Penelope didn't try all the escape routes long before Guinness arrived.  But last night - he gave getting out a red hot go. more »

Don't ask... no idea why she was doing this but there she was.     more »

We've had all sorts of problems with duck hatchings this year - I suspect partially because of the weather, it's been stinking hot and unbelievably dry in these parts.  Finally we resorted to some duck eggs under a clucky chook, and even though the hatc… more »

She's back... hatching more straw for goodness sake!  Started off with 20 something of her own eggs - managed to kick them all around the yard, nothing hatched needless to say.  Then moved onto a dozen assorted duck eggs.  She managed to crack a couple… more »

We have been sorting out the vegetable and fruit gardening again for another year, although we've had a very very dry, weird spring again.  Stinking hot to cold fluctuations in temperature, have made it a bit of a lottery, without all the hassles of try… more »