So many different daffodils

And somehow September is over. I know every year most people say this but for me this year has gone and is going way too fast. We've done and seen so much this year yet it only feels like it started a week ago. Spring has well and truly hit the South Island and this is made obvious by the explosion of yellow daffodils in the garden. Candy and the gardener Dennis have planted so many different varieties over the years and it's always an exciting time to see them come up. I went out with the girls and we picked as many different ones as we could. The great thing is that there are so many plants with hundreds of flowers so as soon as these die we will be able to go and get some more. Spring has brought some glorious weather with it this week and I've been trying to get out as much as possible with the girls to enjoy it. It's half term for Cassidy so even walking around the farm or playing out in the orchard is a lovely activity for all of us. Plus the house is getting super hot now so it's not so fun staying indoors. We met up with Manda and McKinley again and visited a cafe called The Shearers Quarters. Neither of us had been before and we were so impressed by the place over all. It had a lovely cafe, play area, mini golf, a maze and a large amount of farm animals to feed. You don't pay to get in either which was a nice bonus. I treated the girls to some drinks and cheese scones as we waited for Manda to arrive. We ended up buying two bags of food and fed as many animals as we could. Eliza was in her element seeing as she loves animals, Cassidy not so much and would only throw the food through the bars. She's very wary of all animals even Tika sometimes. I don't think the goats helped with that fear seeing as they'd managed to eat through their metal fence and escape onto the pathway. One instantly ate one of our bags of food and we had to rush around to try and get the gates closed before they escaped out onto the road. The adults were huge and both Eliza and Cassidy were screaming about having them so close to us and trying to bully us for food, food we no longer had. McKinley, this small just walking one year old, wasn't fased at all by the goats almost 3 times her height. She was barging and pushing the adults out of her way to try and get the animal food on the floor for herself. It was quite amusing to watch and definitely something I won't forget seeinf. Also this week I made shepards pie for us, Jono and the German couple Anja and Simon who cooked for us before. It went down really well and we've had quite a few nights of playing cards with them since our last meal. They are leaving farm early next week so we had a leaving meal for them at the pub which was lovely. Everyone came so it was nice to sit down and socialise with all the people I don't usually get to speak to for more than 2 minutes.Leer más