I don't know how people manage to write and publish a blog post every day...they must literally have nothing better to do, or otherwise be super-organised-time-management-gurus, because these things take time!! I started this post on Sunday afternoon, and I've only just managed to finish it now! Farming does that - you think you have some time off and then all systems fail and you run around like a headless chicken for two days... But finally things seem to have stabilised so that I can complete my weekend ramblings. Hence the context of this post is now two days old, but necessary none the less. Enjoy.
Sunday 15 September 2013
Sundays....the week just wouldn't be the same without them! Of course, I was on duty this weekend on the farm, so there had to be some deviously clever bovines about intent on spoiling my day of rest. .. and voila! There they were at 6:30am frolicking all over the farm, enjoying their new found freedom, and reeking havoc on my plans for the day (not to mention a few fences as well). But - this time i was prepared for the sneaky little she-devils as i still had the dairy boys at hand to round them up. So I (managerially) made it their problem as I trotted off to finish my pasture walk with my furry little canine friend, Frankie - nothing quite like a good 5km walk measuring grass growth to get the heart pumping on a Sunday morning!
It was around about the middle of the third pivot circle that i realised that today is September 15th... would you believe that it has actually been a whole year since the hubby and I moved onto the new farm? 365 days to be exact - or if you'd prefer - 8760 hours, 525600 minutes, or 31536000 seconds...
So much has happened over the past year that I though I must, of course, summarise it all in a lengthy blog post! A fabulous photo journal of key events that have transpired over the last year, to keep you enthralled for a couple of minutes before you start/end your day at the office! Enjoy!
24 September 2012
A panoramic view of Karkloof farm from our neighbour's hill. Note all of the trees on the right hand side of the picture...
4 - 13 October 2012
Out with the old... and in with the new! A much needed 4x4 vehicle for those dodgy farm roads!
November 2012
The view from our front veranda.
12 - 15 December 2012
Dale turns 30! And the bestest (yes its a word...) friends and family celebrate together xxx
And Didee and Il-dog get engaged!! Woop woop!
January 2013
The start of a new year - and the start of new things on Karkloof farm! Our first group of heifers move down to graze on the abundant Kikuyu, and work begins on the Stables.
Not to mention the coolest people in the world come to visit for a special wedding....
February 2013
A big bump turns into a little person....
....Frankie comes to live at Karkloof...
...and another Midmar Mile is completed by a feisty Cork's Crew!
2 March 2013
We bade farewell to Dale's silver bullet - stolen and presumably taken across the border into Zimbabwe or Mozambique. Our first taste of Africa Tax!
April 2013
"Training" for the Imfolozi MTB challenge begins - note the trees top right, same ones from the first picture, which are now felled.
And a lovely weekend getaway to Sodwana Bay for some diving and general merriment - and also just an excuse to escape the cold!
6 May 2013
The first sign of winter - our first frost at Karkloof farm....brrrr!
June 2013
Dale's parents come up to visit from the Cape - and make their first trip up Sani Pass!
20-21 July 2013
Dale and I complete the Imfolozi MTB Challenge (check out the post here) - one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life! Never felt so proud to finish something like this - once in a lifetime achievement!
August 2013
We welcome our newest additions to the menagerie - Tawny Eagle (AKA Tawny) and Aiden's Lady (AKA AL). (See blog post Bucket List).
And FINALLY....
September 2013
You'll have to stay tuned for the next instalment!
