A bit of allsorts today.

Quite a mild, misty morning today.
Another escapee this morning. She was waiting at a gate to be let back in when I went to do my check at dawn. There's a huge tree over the fence 'up the top'. She had pushed through the crown of the tree and walked out. She's showing signs of being close to calving and was probably looking for a good spot. Just as well she's back in. Went back up in the tractor and pushed branches into the escape hole.
Our daughter, Candice, is working from Mt. Buller. For the last few years her boys have attended school there for the third term. Due to restrictions, Mt Buller residents get a permit which allows them to be off the mountain for only four hours. This gives them time to drive down to Mansfield, shop and return. It doesn't give them enough time to go to Melbourne. Mansfield is a tourist area and the supermarkets are very expensive. Because of this, locals often shop in Benalla every couple of weeks.
Candice had not been off the mountain for some six weeks and, as her business is a bit challenging at the moment, Janette decided to prepare some meals and bake some goodies and meet her at the car park in Mansfield. Candice emailed a shopping list and after doing the shopping in Benalla, Janette drove to Mansfield. Apparently it was like Christmas in the Buller apartment with such a food delivery!
One of our local families visited the waterfalls this afternoon to give the kids a bit of a change. It is really hard for parents having to home school, but I suspect it can be much harder on the kids. Coming here is a good change for them.
Janette's been thinning out native irises, so I took some across to the cottage to plant. All afternoon, a cow has been calling out. I kept driving up and checking. She was showing signs of calving but didn't seem particularly close. Anyway, she calved about 4.30pm.
On returning home there was an echidna train at the back of the house. During mating season, many males (up to ten) can form a line and follow one female around until she allows one to mate with her. She might lead them on for days.Baca lagi