Saturday, July 30, 2011

The Adventures of Farm Girl.

So today is one for the story books.  Having just moved onto our 20 acre farm in the last couple of weeks, we have really been embracing the "farming lifestyle".  You know .. driving down a dirt road ... no traffic around.  Today was our first step into conventional farming.  We went to a farm down in Pakenham to pick up 2 baby calves - only a few weeks old each.  And also 2 pregnant ewes - they are both due in the next 6 to 8 weeks, so we will have beautiful little lambs.



So the adventure began when we had loaded the animals into the trailer and brought them back to the farm.  The ewes came off first and were released into the side paddock which had all of the gates locked up.  And then came the calves.  They were put into the back stable bay all lined with fresh hay and hey were loving life.  Bear (our one year old kelpie) was at his usually occupied position next to the chicken coop.  But he eventually realised that there were other animals in the stable and came rushing over to meet the 2 new additions.  For such a hyperactive and energetic puppy he was really calm and gentle with the calves.



And then he noticed the ewes.

He was running home through the side paddock when, about half way up, he realised the paddock was already occupied.  So he took off after them and started the afternoons chaos.

We weren't worried about the sheep escaping because all of the gates had been shut up and there are fences around the whole property.  What we didn't realise however, was that sheep are very "houdini-esc" when they are being chased by a barking puppy.  They ran straight through the wire fence and into the open back 6 acres.

The next 4 hours consisted of myself, my dad, my best friend Tarryn McDonald, my ex-boyfriend and his sister running through neighbouring properties trying to catch the sheep.

We were lucky to find the first sheep within the first half hour .. but it took us at least an hour and a half to two hours to trap him close enough to catch him.  He had escaped next door into the cow paddock of our neighbours property and everytime we got close he would bound away to another neighbouring property.  Finally with enough stealthy approach and careful attack we had him close enough to catch.  PROBLEM: He was right up at the house caught in a garder bed surrounded by windows.  Teancum and Dad snuck up to the corner, counted to three and *SMASH* ... there goes the bottom window.  Luckily they managed to hold onto her and she didnt make it all the way inside or cut herself on the broken glass.

By this point we were all beyond exhausted from running through the fields non-stop but we had another sheep to find.  And the urgency was getting greater as the sun sets around 5:30.  We only had a few hours to find her and were getting extremely nervous about the survival rate for her and her unborn lamb.

So after an hour and a half more paddock-hopping in pairs we eventually all met up at the far side of our property to investigate another neighbours land.  It seems we all had the same train of thought.  And after only 5 minutes of walking along the perimeter we spotted her hidden behind the barn.  She was a lot easier to catch and instead of 2 hours we had her caught in 10 minutes.  The neighbours came down to have a good laugh and look at the sheep and then we got her in the car and back to the farm.

So we packed the two ewes into a freshly lined stable overnight until a more secure field could be fixed for them.


I have a feeling that farming life will suit me very nicely.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

EXPECTATION.


So tomorrow is the very long anticipated Hen's Night for my beautiful girl friend Lael Pollard.  At this moment I am supposed to be organising all of the last minute things I need to do but I am allowing myself to CHILL-OUT and not stress anymore than I have for the past 23 and a half hours.

I am tres excited to just have a good old fashioned "girls night" - out and in (:  And I am hoping that the girls are extra silly so that the night is heaps of fun.  Although the extremely silly dares should draw them out from their box.  That or my foot up their rear end.

But a thought provoking moment.  How much does expectation ruin the fun and excitement of a night?  For example, if you turn up at a house party with a pre-conception of what you think / wish it will be like than you are automatically setting yourself up for disappointment.  Yes, you could be pleasantly surprised.  But you will ALWAYS be disappointed because it will never be what you have pictured in you mind?  So is it just smart to walk into every situation / everyday with no expectation or pre-conception of what the events of the day will hold?  Or is this what people deem unnecessary ignorance?

Well any-who, I am hoping the girls walk in tomorrow with no pre-conceptions because it is definitely not the "traditional" hen's night to be expected.  Although it will be fun (:

SIDE NOTE:  My trek "brother" and good friend Tasi Lemi got back from his mission today?!?  I cannot believe it's been 2 years already!  (Although I am sure your family disagree a thousand fold(; )  WELCOME HOME MISTER!!  I wish I was coming to your welcome home tomorrow but I will be entertaining some fine ladies so we will have to catch up on sunday (:

Cynicism lacking.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Continued Rant.

Wow.  More steam to come.

The "justice system" ... who the flip had that great brain wave?  Because I would personally love to bring them back and shoot them myself.  Court cases that stretch on for years ... people left out of the loop.  Individuals and lives tormented by men in shiny-black shoes paying off the car they have parked outside.  It's a joke.  And while the justice system is falling apart the government is more concerned about the fabricated "Global Warming" scheme and which celebrity we can bring in next to raise our recognition and tourist attraction.  Here's a thought, bring the death penalty to Australian shores, castrate and amputate the hands off Child Rapists and Child Molesters, terminate the sick people who kill for fun, entertainment, fantasy and revenge.  The world is full of people too scared to take a stand and protest their beliefs.  And this is why we live in a world where Child Predators can be living down the streets from you and your family.  How about people grow a pair and pull their heads from the clouds?  You can't get anywhere remaining ignorant and shoving it under the carpet.

SIDE NOTE:  People lose their right to privacy and a "fresh start" the minute they commit their crime.  If you are mentally unstable then you should stay locked up in a facility where people can manage and look after you.  If you did the crime with full knowledge and understanding then people deserve to know who you are, what you've done and where you are living.

Just want to have a minutes silence to all those lives lost from the Norway Massacre.  Anders Breivik has left a scar on so many lives and does not deserve to be remembered throughout history for these horrific crimes.  My thoughts and prayers go out to all the families and friends who are suffering.

<3 Rest In Peace.

choice.

Why is it that when you know something is wrong, all of a sudden the ability to stop or quit magnify's a thousand fold and you end up and half way down a bottom-less well? (And how can you be half way down a bottom-less well? Well feel like me and then try and argue).  I know it's wrong, I know that I am better than it and yet the possibility to change the action in the last few months has seemed slim-to-none.

And what is all this love-stuff about anyway? (Yes I am feeling extremely cynical today. Optimism - 0 Siobhan Cynical Outlook on life - Rising).  I have had boys tell me they love me, tell me that I mean the world to them and have them wear their heart on their sleeve when they are around me.  And yet they can't save me from themselves, or myself too, really.  When you truly love someone I think that they come first in your world.  And that if anything was going to hurt them that you would do anything to stop it.  That selfish desires wouldn't get it the way.

Even as I'm reading this I sound like a petty sook.  But with a little background knowledge I know that 99% of you would have my back (;

DRAG OVER.

I will bring sunshine, daisy's, rainbows and all that nice junk to my next entry.  For now I am letting myself wallow. (NERD ALERT: Gilmore Girl fans ... appreciate for a moment.)

Holding my breath and counting the stars.