One of the best things about the farm is that the family loves coming up for a few days. It's a change for them and we always have the best time - even if we tend to eat and drink too much!! :)
What a lovely collage of memorable shots! Both our children live very close to us and they pass by very often. During these times, they ring the door bell, move a bit back and we walk out on the door step while they stay in the drive and we stay chatting for quite some time.
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Hi Jackie - no, we've never been farmers- we bought the property as a Land for Wildlife property and have since been removing weeds and pest animals and rehabilitating the block. Our neighbour owns the horses and the llamas and runs them on a 15 acre section at the front of our block - we can't do anything much else with that bit - it's just a huge grass paddock. The horses are nice but the llamas are horrible!! :)
@sangwann Hi Dione - you are so lucky to still be able to see your children - even if from a small distance. I think that family contact has been the hardest thing to do without. We haven't heard much about the virus in Malta - so I do hope that's a good sign and that you haven't been too badly impacted? :)
Hi Wylie, Diana, Margaret and Shutterbug - many thanks to all of you for your kind comments on the collage - as you have all commented - good times with family are what you remember - and it is so nice to be able to have one image which brings back so many different memories. Cheers Rob :)
LOL - thanks for the correction Katrina - that is an alpacca Jackie - I didn't look closely enough at the photo. We are "blessed" with both alpaccas and llamas - they are both horrible! They give poor Zoe an awful time - we can't walk her anywhere near the boundary of the horse paddock!! :)
We should be going to WA next year to celebrate friends' big birthdays, completion of their house and help by doing work on their Land for Wildlife land, but fear we won't be able to go if quarantine persists and risk on planes etc still there for oldies like Him(!) I was promised an echidna sighting too!!!
And I'd suggested to Him whilst on Oz a trip Over East (as I loved Brisbane) and maybe meet you guys!! @koalagardens@robz
@30pics4jackiesdiamond That would be wonderful Jackie! We would love to meet you both - either in Brisbane or the Gold Coast or out on the Granite Belt - where-ever your itinerary suggested. Please keep me updated about your plans. :)
@jgpittenger Hi Jane - this might have been confusing - this is a collection of photos from the last few years. However, we have just had one of our travel restrictions lifted - we can now travel anywhere in our own state, so our younger daughter has just come up for the weekend - it's been so nice after the months of shut down. I hope your area is staying safe and your walks are still open. :)
Hi Wylie, Diana, Margaret and Shutterbug - many thanks to all of you for your kind comments on the collage - as you have all commented - good times with family are what you remember - and it is so nice to be able to have one image which brings back so many different memories. Cheers Rob :)
LOL - thanks for the correction Katrina - that is an alpacca Jackie - I didn't look closely enough at the photo. We are "blessed" with both alpaccas and llamas - they are both horrible! They give poor Zoe an awful time - we can't walk her anywhere near the boundary of the horse paddock!! :)
And I'd suggested to Him whilst on Oz a trip Over East (as I loved Brisbane) and maybe meet you guys!! @koalagardens @robz