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The Changing Of The Seasons

 

Autumn is my favourite time of year here on the farm. Not so much the cold nights and mornings, but the warm middle of the day, the amazing colours on the trees, and the feeling of being alive when you are out in the crisp fresh air, and the beautiful autumn light.

It is also a busy time of year. The garden is finishing off it’s summer crop, and we need to collect the last of the harvest. Then it is time to pull out the finished plants, and start the winter crop. The carrots have been in for while now, and so have the broccoli.

The fire is on every night now (though to be honest Country Boy thinks we don’t need it), and the days are getting darker earlier. Our meals are becoming more hearty, with lots of pork, and vegetables, in just about any combination you can think of.

We have spent the spring and summer growing our food and storing it away. Now it is time to move into the next part of the yearly cycle: Winter. Brrrrrrr.

 

 

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  1. EssentiallyJess says

    April 30, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    Beautiful photos Jo. Your blog always makes it seem like you have such a magical life. The thought of living on a farm really appeals to me, though I don't know if I could actually do it.

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    • Jo says

      April 30, 2013 at 12:36 pm

      Thanks Jess. We are blessed to have a great life, but some of the hard things are just too personal to stick on a blog, or just too boring and mundane to write about. I try to look on the bright side (mostly).

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  2. happylan says

    April 30, 2013 at 2:09 am

    Beautiful photos. Autumn really is lovely. I love gumboot weather!

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  3. Yvette @ Little Bento Blog says

    April 30, 2013 at 1:09 am

    I love Autumn!!! What great pictures!! I love the one corn collecting one!!

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  4. coloursofsunset says

    April 29, 2013 at 10:57 pm

    beautiful pics! i love this time of year, and love the cooler nights, snuggling under the doona, wearing jumpers…it's my favourite! I wish we had the beautiful colours too though like you do! -Aroha (#teamIBOT)

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A lovely, easy Christmas with family, good food, a A lovely, easy Christmas with family, good food, a few presents, an afternoon swim and dinner on the veranda as the sun set. Time to stop and be thankful for the many blessings of the year. I hope you had a lovely Christmas too!
We have been mulling over how to fix up the drivew We have been mulling over how to fix up the driveway and lead up to our house for a while. Currently it’s just a dumping ground for old bits of metal and a big pile of mulch, but C would like to create a turning area and put in a garden. First up though, there’s a huge old stump that needs to go. What better excuse is there to have a fire on Sunday afternoon? C and the kids jumped on the quad bike and trailer, and hauled back a big pile of sticks and logs to help the stump burn. Once the fire was going, marshmallows were found and roasted. No better way to spend time together.
Team work makes the dream work. We were asked rec Team work makes the dream work. 
We were asked recently whether we “make” our kids work on the farm. The answer is of course not. Having said that, all three love to help out whenever they can. They all work hard because they want to; because they take pride in working hard and contributing in a meaningful way to our family life; because they love living on our farm and don’t remember life before we moved here. Whether it be planting trees or doing sheep work or feeding animals, they all want to be involved. As a parent, nothing is better than watching them grow in skill and confidence as they work along side you. We’re so glad that we get to spend time with our three, working together.
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