The
storm came over at 1am with lots of wind and misty rain through the window.
Got
up at 6am as we are heading down to the homestead to help out with the cattle
Rob has trapped. 26 degrees, cloudy and no wind.
Checked
the rain gauge and it is empty so it was only a light mist we got here.
Hooked
up the hay trailer so we can get some hay for the cattle here. As we headed
down we saw a lot of water by the road so they got more rain south of us. Rob
said they got 5ml.
Went
to the yards where the cattle were waiting, some quiet and others still jumping
about.
The
resident ‘station goat’ was in there keeping the cattle under control,
supposedly.
They
were sorting through the cattle they rounded up, tagging, drenching, injections,
branding and dehorning the girls and dehorning the boys. Boy, there are some
big bulls. We helped out, Steve was doing ear tags and I was helping Richie
move the cattle down the race to the crush where the cattle was held by the
neck, head on one side of the doors and body and kicking legs on the other. It
was very interesting and busy so no time for photos.
The
sun came in and out of the clouds as dark clouds moved over us but no more rain
came.
Rob
loaded a huge bail of hail on the trailer and we headed home and dropped it
near the water trough. There were 25 head there but they ran off when we came,
they will be back for the hay I bet.
4pm
37 degrees, sky clearer up here. Had a dip in the pool and watched the cattle
come in for a drink and then get into the hay.
Continued
with my jigsaw and started a new book. ‘In the Middle of Nowhere’ by Terry
Underwood who with her husband and children ran a cattle station, Riveren,
600km SW of Katherine, NT. Got the cattle theme happening at the moment!!
Nice
evening with a good cool breeze. Dinner and movie then bed as usual.
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