The Flying Dunny!

This weekend we moved the dunny to its final resting place. It was in fact only a hop, skip and a jump over the fence but as there were grape vines in the way AND the fact that it was considerably heavy ....made us have to call in the big guns to get the job done!

Geoff went into work in the morning and returned with Fugly, his work truck with a crane big enough on the back to lift an elephant let alone a loo!!!

With lots of chains, slings, chocks of wood and skilful manoeuvring (on Geoff's part!) the dunny soon got wrapped up ready to fly.

A lot of creaking and groaning as it lifted up off the ground!

And up it went.....Loo intact!!!

Over the fence............

And down the other side, magnificently wedged between the grapes and the wire!

Geoff then moved the truck closer to the fence and up it went again!

Over the grape vines...........

And plopped (excuse me there...couldn't resist!) EXACTLY where we wanted it! 

So with not so much as a piece of toilet paper out of place (yes, there was some still in there!!)........ off came all the hooks and chains............. 

It nestled in nicely. Just waiting now for fences, gates and grape vines to surround it! 

Door off....loo and hand basin out. Walls scrubbed within an inch of their lives with Eucalyptus Oil and Sugar Soap. Paint job to come....

l thought of propping the loo up in a corner somewhere and grow Nasturtiums out of it but l think my Mum might have a heart attack if l did!!!

Well done Geoff!

 

And Fugly!

Horse Shelter Spruce Up

Yesterday, armed with a ladder, paint and brush, l headed off to the horse shelter to give it a coat of paint. The opportunity came up at work last week to get some at a good price so l grabbed it. It's always just been the tatty old zincalume so was crying out for something to make it look a bit smarter. It took a few hours but a great result once it was all done. l was very happy with myself and toddled off back to the house for my lunch.

l peered out from the barn to admire my handiwork once again .....that's when l noticed how awful the roof looked!!  A shining silver and blue beacon of reflected light!! The roof is a bit of a mish mash of different coloured sheets which became very apparent once the sides were done! We did always intend to paint the roof as well but it looked so much worse now!

So off l went again after lunch and gingerly climbed up on the roof (l hate heights!!)  and got it done.  

It looks so much better now! Well done me!

More Cow Shed!

Progress made this weekend on the great Cow Palace up on the hill! The roof frame went up....

((Thank god for cordless drills!!))

And half of the roof. The roof took more sheets than Geoff had thought so we had to use 4 sheets per length instead of 3. It was starting to get late by the time we finished this lot so we decided to call it a day and finish the rest of it off next weekend.

It appears to have been met with the Seal of Approval!!!

Still of course all the external cladding THEN it will look like a real mini cow byre!!!

Talking of cladding...we also tidied up the back of the courtyard wall so now the goats and chooks are looking at a paling fence and not messy old cement sheet!

Progress!

Rain!

At last! Lots of it too. Nearly 40 ml over two days which is brilliant. The garden is sighing and the tanks are all overflowing. Hopefully dousing some bush fires up in the North of the State but sadly no doubt doing some damage to crops and harvest as well. You can never win!

But the sheep are happy! Only shorn a week ago l think the rain feels a bit tickly on their skin !

We still have them around the yards to settle Withavee down so they were lucky to spend the two very wet days under cover if they wished!

He didn't mind at all either!

This poor fellow got stuck on the wrong side of the gate and couldn't get back to the shed! l just happened to notice him standing there very wet and bedraggled! He was most grateful to get back to the warm chook house!

And l never saw the horses all day! They were both in there somewhere!!

These girls had nooooooooo intention of going out! The spent all of the second rainy day in their house watching it teem down outside! 

And ate! It was a bit of an expensive Hay day!!

Sat around chilling.............

Dozed............

And slept..........

A lot!

Fat spoilt little things they are!

Cow Shed!

Geoff and l are in the process of building a sheep/cow shelter up in what is now the top paddock. It's the only paddock without a single tree and only gets shade when the sun is high enough to throw shadow from the trees from the property next door. Having only wee tiny cows means we can make very good cheap shelters out of  recycled pallets from work! We made one originally for the goats and then discovered that the cows loved it so we have made several more now in other paddocks. This is the last area that needs one to protect them for Summer and Winter!

With goat supervision of course!

Whipper Snipper needed first to get rid of all the bracken and blackberries!!

The Farm Dogs enjoyed themselves as usual..................

So half hour later we have a wonderful messy higgledy piggledy mish mash of colours

Two separate section in case the cows get possessive and won't share with the sheep!

That will do at first! Next we need more bracing, cross bearers, then the roof ...then pine palings around the sides to hide all the pallets and give full protection from the wind and rain.

Geoff being the ultimate scrounger and scavenger already has the tin for the roof from an old shed that blew down at work. But that's a job for next weekend!

A long way from home but they will eventually be as snug as bugs in rugs!!!