Muddy May - Saturday, 9 May

John woke during the night worrying about the calves being confined until Tuesday when the truck comes to take them to their new home in the King Valley - especially as we are expecting more rain and it will get muddy in the yards. Off we go to check any weak spots in the bull paddock. Some great views from there too. John put extra posts in, strained the wire while I walked the boundary looking for shorts in the electric fence and trimming any overhanging foliage.

We took the mothers even further away, put fresh hay out for the calves and opened the gates. They were content in the yards and slow to leave but the fresh hay and new grass were well received. We had a massive hail storm this afternoon but no escape attempts were made. Fingers crossed!

While checking the fences I noticed we had masses of olives. We planted 50 olive trees on the hill over 15 years ago. Tough position. Some of the trees get a bit of water over summer but in the main they have been planted and forgotten. They need a bit of pruning and shaping ... one day. Looks like a great yield but not sure picking olives on the hill is high up the list. Found some colourful fungi - shame they are not truffles.Read more