I've been sticking with my challenge of taking some photos every week. So I've dumped a lot of them here. I love the above, just before I clipped her, her hair was so long and she had been digging int he wet sand. So funny.
When I picked this up and it stung me, my darling husband asked, "how have you lived this long, I'm going to test our children and see if they are silly enough to pick it up".
One of my upcoming competitions in minimalism. So I'm trying to get a few in that category too.
I went to photograph some finches. But they flew off... so I lay under the tree and went to sleep. I took this one photo.
Just determined to take a photo... this is a puddle.
I liked this one.
The tree wasn't really where I wanted it on the horizon, so I took photos of cows instead.
The Springsure Working Horse Association, host and annual fund raising event, with a number of fantastic clinics. The kids did a youth clinic with Bill and Jody Harding which was fantastic and I had been so nervous about Kaka on Carlos, as he was being a bit of an arsehole and after he bucked her off the other day. But they got her going and I was so elated. Both kids really improved over the two days.
My clinic with Jess Edwards was good too and I definitely picked up a few pointers.
The held a bronc riding clinic, which was a wonderful opportunity to get some action shots. I actually really enjoyed that.
This one and the one below are my two favourites.
I was actually a bit shocked at how much the mares wee when they are bucking. On one particular horse, every photo... I had to photoshop some of it out, it was that bad. I hate to think how the pick-up men go all the time.
Bethany.. precious girl.
And her beautiful mumma.
Uncle H... my favourite photos are ones of people patting their horses.
When it was time for Kaka to have her run, she got a bit panicked and didn't know what to do. Theresa (above) came into the camp and helped her cut out, and then the gentlemen (below) walked with her around the course. I was so grateful for them helping her out. It's so hard when we don't do it much. Maybe next year they could do the campdraft clinic. Bobby was a bit excitable, so she did quite well to hold him back.
G man came home with a third, which I thought was a bit cool because he was up against a couple of very handy girls that were a couple of years older than him.
This was his face, when they announced him getting third.
Bethany's run, and because she's so handy, she decided to draft two at the same time.
Cobi and his determination. We laughed at the of his run because we reckoned the horse wasn't running fast enough and if he could have got off and run himself he would have.
The very beautiful Theresa.
Kaka Googling, how to win a campdraft.
Bobby clearly, NOT watching the how to video!
Bethany run 6th in the Juvenile and I tell you, I'm glad I'm not up against them... they all ride hard and fast!
Two of my favourite girls.
From my Phone:
Correct order .... no idea why it does this.
Ooooh and someone had a birthday...
Aunty Juls came by with the goods.
I may have had a slight hang over after Garrett's birthday.
Number 10 means that we get to have a party... was so nice of everyone to make the effort to come.
All the kids, went to have a look at munchkin the pig.
Yeeees I did it too, I succumbed to the fad. I actually liked how they turned out though.
Love the wild hair and determined face.
We mustered the heifers, in a ridiculous day of heat. Kids took the afternoon off school because we were worried it was gong to storm... we waited many days for the 100mm of forecast rain. I think we managed to get 9mm.
Mustering team
Schultz and I are very fat and unfit. When a heifer decided that she didn't want to go onto the bitumen like all of her friends had, and we had to try and force her across the highway with traffic backed up on both sides... there was a bit of sweat coming out of us. Got a little hectic.
Luckily Justin brought the mob back to us and on the second attempt, she went with her friends.
I tried out my milking machine again, but the cream had a pinkish tinge and so I fed it to the cats.
She does this ALL the time. Just looks over her dominion.
Miserable wet weather (even though hardly wet enough) called for card games.
And watching bush tucker man.
After a couple of episodes, Kaka goes out foraging.
Anyhow, next morning I'm looking at her collection. Harrisia fruit, wild chillies, burrum berries, wild cucumber and some other thing that I thought was a seedpod from a rubbervine. Anyhow, we are watching episode 3 of bush tucker man and she goes, "that's what I found!' and I'm thinking "yeh it definitely looks the same".... turns out, she had found a bush banana!! How cool is that??
So they were right again with their forecast... AGAIN. We got 17mm over the weekend, after they had flowered for 2 days.
How cool is this dude???? I'm so cranky with myself for not running and getting my good camera.
Found a couple of these the other day and I thought they were pretty cool.
She cracks me up
Here she was telling us all about how to muster.
We went to Springsure to muster our steers that are on agistment and mouth them and weigh them.
Sheree and Bethany came to give us a hand which was just as well, Bethany had to bring back the wild ones all day.
I took a job in the backyards to stay out of trouble.
Next minute, Garrett comes to me and goes "Dad wants you to take me to the toilet."
I'm said, "Are you sure mate? Just double check."
"Yep, he wants you to take me to the toilet!"
So, we leave, to drive the 10km into town, to go to the toilet. Then to the pub for supplies. By the time we return, the job was finished. Justin goes, "Where have you been?"
"To town, to the toilet"......
Clearly there was a miscommunication. Someone wanted me to sort a problem out and someone wanted to use a real toilet and not a paddock... I'll let you figure it out.
Aunty Sheree, bought a little gift for Kaka at Garrett's birthday. The eyes are supposed to be love hearts, but..... yeh.... I do love the angry little thing though! I think we might need to plant a cactus in it.
I thought this was a bit funny.
Miss borrowed my phone to take some bronc photos.
My pretty little cowgirl. Not sure how much longer I will have this previledge.
Aunty Mel took Kaka for a trail ride.
And we left for home, via Maccas of course!
So happy for him.
Trail riding.
Wow and that's a wrap. I just finished editing all the photos from the weekend. Nice to be able to work on things while the kids are doing school. Have I mentioned how much I love my new laptop!!!
I am planning to go to the swamp again tonight when the moon is full and see if I can get some nature photos, as I need to have some by the end of the weekend.
Hope you're all in good health and have beautiful green grass around you.
The kids and I just finished reading "All the Beautiful Things"... wow this is a wonderful kids book. Set in WW2 with a young german girl who has to hide her sister who is in danger of being killed by hitler because of her being "not normal" and the dangers they faced from hiding her. So well written, and in a kid-friendly way, which brought some lovely conversations about war and inclusiveness. 10/10. Definitely recommend.
Signing off now.
With Love
