Rain always follows the grader.

Whenever the grader is on our road we say something like, “Oh good, we need the rain”. Most times, there has been rain not long after the grader has been. Guess what? It's raining and will be for a couple of days. We need it as July was quite dry. The trouble is that the graded surface can become quite greasy and can be a bit of a bother for unsuspecting drivers - not that there should be too many of them at the moment.
This morning's early check revealed a new calf in the hospital paddock - always a great start to the day. That leaves one in there to calve. She's the one with the crook hip, so we'll be very relieved to see her up on her feet after calving.
At lunchtime we were watching the CoViD update on ABC tv. First Daniel Andrews et al and then Scott Morrison et al. I only mention this as we were quite distracted while it was on, but I did hear something very memorable from the PM in response to a journo's question - “...don't bother about the politics and other nonsense...”
Anyhow, the reason we were distracted was a cow that was close to calving walked to a spot that was clearly visible from our seats. She would lie down, stand up, turn around etc. I had the binos on her. We would stand up, sit down, turn around - know what I mean?
In the end we decided to drive down and have a look. It was raining so hat, coat and outdoor shoes, dog into the car and then off we went. By the time we got there, she had the calf on the ground and was licking it!
Janette decided to bake a lemon cake this afternoon. When she opened her recipe book, she happened to see a recipe for a ginger sponge. Having never baked a sponge, she, for some reason, decided that today she would bake her first. She was edgier about the sponge than the calving.
All turned out well. I suspect there won't be any left on Monday.Read more