December 31, 2017

The top Farm-ily posts for 2017.

Thank you for all your continued encouragement and interest in my little blog about our life on the farm in southern NSW, Australia. Connecting with you all over the years has been a real joy and I cherish the friendships that have formed. Your blogs have opened my eyes to world. 

Happy New Year to you all.

December 30, 2017

Lucerne in flower.

December 29, 2017

Along the straight.

December 28, 2017

Choo Choo

December 27, 2017

Setting the timers.

December 26, 2017

Three week old Kookaburra chicks in their hay bale nest.

Christmas Day

Wishing you lots of love, joy & happiness.

Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2017

Seems we are all missing family this Christmas.

December 23, 2017

Here comes the sun.

December 22, 2017

It’s the time of year for hampers. 

This year's hampers were inspired by the next generation coming home to the family farm with fresh ideas:

Organic hand milled flour from Woodstock Flour, aroma filled peppermint tea from Everything Peppermint, roasted chickpeas from Pangkarra, rolled oats from Dad's Oats. And for the sweet tooth: chickpea brownie mix from Rupanyup Living, delightful little tarts from Unforgettable Products & custom made cookies from Dough Re Mi Cookie Co. As well as very cute Lego Farmer calendar from Little Brick Pastoral & of course our very own Farm-ily calendar.

All this in beautifully made bags from Laura at Love Laura Bags.

Australian made local goodness.

December 21, 2017

The morning shift.

December 20, 2017

Caught in a dust storm.

December 19, 2017

Empty nest syndrome.

December 18, 2017

Sunset watering.

December 17, 2017

Someone had a big night.

December 16, 2017

Building a bunker. 

December 15, 2017

Wheat seeds.

December 14, 2017

Harvesting wheat.

December 13, 2017

Ready to harvest.

December 12, 2017

The evening ritual for a hay farmer.

December 11, 2017

Mobile workbench.

December 10, 2017

Bounding away.

December 9, 2017

Circle work.

December 8, 2017

Rainbow bright

December 7, 2017

Morning drink.

December 6, 2017

At the ready.

December 5, 2017

Oats, barley, beardless wheat & bearded wheat.

December 4, 2017

The nest is full with these two little Willie Wagtail chicks.

December 3, 2017

A pop of colour.

December 2, 2017

How much rain? seems to be the most commonly asked question by a farmer.

Today’s answer: 52mm.

December 1, 2017

It’s raining.

November 30, 2017

Front page feature. Well done Lego Farmer!

To read the article see here.

November 29, 2017

Ripening wheat.

November 28, 2017

Some moments take your breath away.

November 27, 2017

Lighting up the night.

November 26, 2017

Stacked the last bales as the rain started.

November 25, 2017

Straight lines… almost.

November 24, 2017

Building hay stacks.

November 23, 2017

The 2018 Farm-ily Calendar has arrived! 

This is the fifth Farm-ily calendar and each year it is always fun to narrow down my hundreds of photos for the year to just thirteen. And this one has come up a treat I think…. but then I might be a bit biased.

If you are after a uniquely Australian rural calendar, featuring photos from a farm in the Riverina, NSW then this is the one for you!

You can purchase the calendars online via our daughter’s online store: Little Brick Pastoral. Whilst there check out the super cute Lego Farmer calendar and cards.

Alternatively you can email me: farm-ily@live.com.au or send me a message via Facebook.

Locally the calendar can be purchased at Daisy Mae’s in Finley or at the Tocumwal Post Office.

November 22, 2017

The morning shift.

November 21, 2017

Cattle yarded as the truck rolls in. Perfect start to National Agriculture Day

November 20, 2017

Not what we want to see in the ripening wheat but hopefully there is enough birds and spiders around to keep these armyworms in check.

November 19, 2017

Down the lane.

November 18, 2017

A night in the city.

November 17, 2017

Life in slow motion.

November 16, 2017

Sunrise on a rainy day.

November 15, 2017

This paddock of new lucerne needs a drink - but what is interesting in this photo is the stripes running vertically up the paddock through some very sandy soil. We deep ripped with a tyne spacing of 50cm & you can tell those lines by the plant colour & vigour.

Dig up some of those plants and the contrast is really obvious.

November 14, 2017

Job done & homeward bound.

November 13, 2017

Feeding the young.

November 12, 2017

In bloom… and the fragrance is glorious.