Autumn already??

Now we are nearing the end of March, the days are growing shorter, and the mornings cooler. Summer (apart from some glorious days over Christmas & New Year) has been a disappointment this year, and we seem to have missed out on an Indian Summer too. This weekend the clocks go back an hour - which will make winter feel closer than ever!!!

Kyra is home at the moment, stuffed up with a head cold and sore throat, plus the viral aches and pains. She was dropped off on Tuesday night - the school van kindly stopped at Waikanae New World on their way back from a debating competition in Wellington, and I got to bring her home. She looked very relieved to be able to crash at home - a tired girl after trying to keep going whilst feeling sick.

India is away at Year 9 camp in the parapara's, so I will be picking her up from school Friday evening. I hope she has had a fun time - they were going to do loads of outdoorsy adventure things like abseiling and navigating high wires.

All is quiet-ish on the farm. We still have loads of grass, and a barn full of hay for the winter. The new ram (Sheldon) has been out partying with the ewes for a couple of weeks now, and judging by the red raddle marks on the girls' behinds, he has been doing his job. A have a duck sitting on some eggs in the midst of the fire pile, so we are looking forward to some ducklings emerging in a couple of weeks (hopefully!!!).