Winter mode

May was a lazy month - time in the garden, and going to visit daughters (which unfortunately involve airports).  The weather has been incredibly mild since the snow during preg testing, so although have been in the garden a lot, the weeds have just grown behind me, but that means the grass has kept growing on the paddocks which has been great.
The rams went out to the ewes for tupping on the 10th May.



Bellbird (native to NZ) has the most wonderful belling song.  The native birds have been numerous around the garden this autumn, but unfortunately have not been able to get a photo of the cheeky Fantails that hover around.  I haven't had the camera at the right time. but it is such a joy gardening with these birds.




Mt Egmont/Taranaki, seen across rooves in New Plymouth, North Island

Now it is June we have started feeding out the hay made during the Summer.  The hoggets have started on their break feeding regime.  A little strip of the paddock is fenced off with a portable electric fence, and that is what they get for the day.  They are put on in the morning and taken off at night.  




The hoggets just going on in the morning.  We like to leave a little grass behind each day so we know they are getting enough to eat.  You can see the portable fence on the left.



                                                   Cruise sitting on the bike having just helped put the hoggets on .