Rain
during the night which made it a bit warmer. 7am 15.8 degrees in the van. Very
windy too. Put on another layer and headed to the sheds. Steve still working on
the truck.
I
went around to the silos to watch Malcolm load a smaller silo to transport to a
big rotary dairy that is under construction. I was even helpful by helping
Malcolm with the cushions and pushing a lever for him. Malcolm made the silo
loader of course, very handy man. He has already delivered one of the big ones.
Poured
with rain as he went to unload it so I stayed in the truck where it was nice
and warm.
I
certainly like our wet season better where you are happy to get wet – here you
are wet and freezing!! One minute it is pouring and next the sun comes out
between the clouds!!
Malcolm
had one more big silo to deliver so Steve helped him and went for the ride this
time.
It
just fits out the driveway!!
After
lunch Phillip, the shearer arrived so I went into the shed to watch him shear the
‘weathers’, neutered rams, that Malcolm has here to ‘mow the grass’.
Phillip has special shearing shoes as the lanolin makes normal boots fall apart.
I
helped Rex who used to do the shearing, by sweeping up the bits of fleece –
that job is called the ‘rouse’.
Learnt
a lot too about the different sheep, fleece, lice etc. Very interesting. Took a
video of him shearing one of the sheep as well as these photos.
Rex
is the wool press.
Kept
a little bit of the Merino fleece.
Poor
things look so cold though, without their woolly coats!!
Cold
and dreary day but it was quite good in the shearing shed. Wind is getting
stronger and blasting the van with rain. Hoping it will blow it all away
quickly.
Dinner
in the house then we all had the best laugh watching Top Gear and their ‘ambulances’
race. After a cuppa at 9pm we headed back to the van and the sky was completely
clear, stars and moon shining, 9 degrees outside – boy the weather certainly
changes quickly down here. Hope it stays for tomorrow.
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