Monday
9th December
SHE
SAID:
It
was a cooler, overcast start to the day, though if you believe BOM it
will get to 30C today! I suggested to Geoff that we head out for a
drive, whilst it was mild, as the next few days are supposed to climb
to the high 30C’s. He seemed keen.
We
headed out to the Donnelly River Village. This is an old sawmill
township, with the workers' cottages renovated and let for holiday
accommodation. It was a quaint spot with the cottages now all painted
different colours, the old primary school is a little museum, &
there is a large central play area for holidaying kids.
‘Devonshire
Tea’ at the General Store was very nice & reasonably priced, too. The remains of the sawmill are all fenced off as it is falling
down, though there is hope that funds will come in to help restore it
again.
The
half day out was a nice change for us.
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Geoff the animal whisperer... |
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Blackwood River flowing well
Some "lost" hay bales! |
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Some of the timber workers cottages |
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More shots of the Village |
HE
SAID:
Our
morning out was a good change, and a pleasant country drive. The
addition of morning tea was a tasty bonus. We were not very hungry
around lunch time, but still managed a bowl of Varena's tasty soup.
The
afternoon took a surprising turn when we wandered down to the main
chook house around 4pm to put away their food. Varena swore that she
could hear tweets where there shouldn't be any. Further investigation
led her to finding 7 tiny, downy, black chicks in a wooden crate with
a large synthetic grain bag scrunched into it. So, after retrieving
the chicks and placing them unglamourously into a bucket, we then had
a quick look for the mother hen. We think we identified, and grabbed,
the mother, which was close, but not with, the chicks, and after
wrangling them all into a small "nursery" pen she started
to eat and then feed the chicks. So it seems we hijacked (henjacked?)
the correct hen.
The
chickens here are a mix of hens, with a few roosters thrown in, so
this sort of event was always going to happen, despite Jacqueline's
surprise. Perhaps seperating the roosters from the hens would be a
good idea?
The
internet had another hissy fit in the late afternoon. I'm not sure if
it is always this crap here but the people at the post office, same
as in Northcliffe, we saying that everything turned to pooh when the
3G network was switched off a few weeks ago. No matter the cause of
the awful coverage, most of Australia outside of the capital cities,
seems to have absolutely crap phone and/or internet.
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