Cookie Monster. "You Displease Me".
BB King always was a bit of a basket boy.
Cannonball is stunned by the wonderful mushrooms we grew.
BB tired from helping us pack.
Cannon looking much more serene than he is....
The first day in the office for the boys. Still a bit shocked from their trip!
Emma found a shady spot by the dam pretty quickly.
What *did* PJ have in that bucket??
But she likes the fresh grass even more!
She wasn't always cooperating in the photoshoot.
Emma spotting another bit of juicy grass.
Em still loves a good scratch, provided she can keep on chewing.
First day in the chookpen. We got 1 egg!
This was the tastiest egg I've had in a long time.
Emma was a little jealous.
Fencing up, chooks out. Deuce Bigalow is doing a good job looking after the girls.
Everybody was happy outside.
We decided to have a little champagne after a long day's work.
The chook fence from the outside.
First time BB saw frost.
Our new girls in a frosty field.
Everybody likes a treat. Only Emma is on a diet so she couldn't have any.
Lucille and Chippie, and Emma with me.
Chippie's calf.
Chippie will also eat a camera.
Chippie and Lucille.
Emma loves a good brush under her chin...
... or along her back.
Our herd of cows.
Hattie's calf in the foreground.
Emma with Porter!
All exhausted and hungry after a big night.
Porter was tired too.
Emma was more interested in her food for a minute.
Porter is lovely and soft and such a beautiful boy.
Apparently they sit down for a few days, to build up their strength.
PJ giving Porter a tickle.
Emma is still eating, she must have had a long night with such a big calf.
All the ladies are curious in the background.
Porter sings out to the herd, and the herd sang back.
cleaning the udder, ready for milking.
Milking Emma with Ian restraining Emma's leg.
Milk in the bucket (which she nicely kicked apart once it was half full)
A view of the dam.
The cows by the dam.
She's back!!! With a surprise.
Snow White and the seven dwarfs....
She is instantly a good mum.
What can I say :)
Rufus - Alberta in the background. We are throwing the hay out a bit quicker these days.
Rufus with Muddy on the side. The picture is fuzzy because I was a bit nervous being in the same field.
Rufus and Bessie, throwing each other longing looks. Poor Ruby isn't getting a look in.
Ah.... The way to a man's heart is through his stomach!
Emma and Porter
Milking Emma in the morning. Our friend Gerard was staying with us for the weekend.
PJ in the field with the grrrls
Milking Emma. It's more comfortable than it looks.
My pride and joy - Emma. The most beautiful girl in our herd.
Emma in the milking stall we built for her. She's such a good quiet girl.
Gerard wanted to have a try. Of course Ems was just calm and quiet.
Gerard feeding hay to the grrrls.
Not everyone figured where the hay was yet.
Ma Rainey - our resident baby sitter. She loves calves (she's feeding one rejected one on top of her own) and they love her.
Young Porter.
Rufus, Ruby Tuesday, and our new addition, Billie Holiday.
Billie :) How cute is she!
Ruby wasn't too keen on the photo session. Rufus in the background.
Early morning. Ma Rainey on the left, Ems in the background.
Our girls underneath their favourite shade tree.
Emma shedding her winter coat. She's looking a lot lighter, and even is displaying a bit of the light rings around her eyes. Alberta in the background.
That's not a vegetable! Cannon checking out what I was taking photos of.
The great Cannonball Adderley. Obviously there is nothing like taking a nap in the sun.
My beautiful BB, venturing into the hay paddock. Sherwood Forest in the background.
Satchmo... Tired from his big trip.
Saturday morning - he slept a lot!
When awake, sitting still is not something he does. He loves to play though.
He is already starting to bond with us.
Did I already say he loves to play?
Satchmo in his basket. A bit fuzzy, as he doesn't always sit still.
Satchmo watching us hang a gate. Is that a Possessive Paw I see there?
Satchmo and PJ.
Satchmo loves watching everything.
Satch and me. He is happy to sit and watch while we're working on the fence!
Coming home from fencing the back paddock, little Satchmo was too tired to walk... Obviously this is not how we drive on the road!!
Another great photo opportunity as I opened the gate.
I swear he is growing by the day.
Satchmo early morning - having a good runaround.
His favourite spot for sleeping in the kitchen.
BB in his safe spot. Satch can't get him here (yet)!
I need some rest!
Chippie and her new calf.
Chippie's first calf 734 (left) trying to get in the bucket that Muddy has got his head stuck in to.
Chippie's had enough and is leading her new born to a quieter spot.
Chippie's first calf, 734, and Porter, PJ as well.
Me feeding my favourite girl.
When Emma's nose is in a bucket she's not interested in anything else!
In memoriam, our little 734, a week before she was killed by a snake.
Satch on chicken training.
Not always paying attention to his flock!
Sometimes a bit too curious.
And sometimes just interested in what they are eating. Note how Mary and Mary are not worried by him at all!
One nice Friday night, bubbles in the hill paddock. Of course Satchmo came with us.
Satchmo, at 16 weeks.
Satchmo and me.
We were looking out over the grrrls in the field. Chippie and her new girl drinking.
Satch found something interesting in the grass.
Satchmo alert.
My favourite pic of Satch. What a beautiful sky as well!
Sometimes Satch even looked at me!
Muckiavelli jumped in the dam. This is a dam with snakes. I got him just in time, before he went too deep. Lovely two-tone there.
Chris & Lisa visited with their dogs Oakley and Scully. Satch loved the attention. The older ladies weren't sure about this crazy pup, but they were very good with him. Chris is sitting on the couch.
Oakley in the background, Scully on the left and Satch, playing at being a grown-up.
Scully and Oakley sitting quietly, Satch of course trying to eat the cloth they're sitting on :D
Me and Satchmo relaxing.
We found this old dog bed in the shed. Satch loves it.
Cannon is finally feeling more at ease being in the same room as Satchmo and us.
Gorgeous kitty :D
Whoops Cannon moved.
BB often keeps me company when I'm working.
Satchmo, still growing.
Satchmo at 5.5 months. We took him to the Huon River, near Glendevie. He had a ball.
This was the first time he encountered salty water.
Satchmo with his favourite chewtoy.
Satch lolling about.
The favourite chewtoy.
What can I say... Parmesan cheese for the Italian boy?
He is going through an extreme chewing phase at the moment.
Satchmo is 5 months exactly on this photo. He is a bit more than 30kg now, and is likely to grow another 15-20kg. I look like the incredibly shrinking woman.
Can I play wiz teh KITTEH?? Can I? Can I?
Satchmo and BB. BB is the best cat, he isn't that scared of Satch and will tell him when he's had enough.
And then I told Satch off for being too enthusiastic :D
Satch chewing a bone in the field.
Our boy is still growing!
I love his stance and his face on this photo.
Satchmo likes to drag sticks around.
Here he is sitting in Sherwood Forest.
My boy is very energetic!
Iz u comming or NOT
Satchmo in his element, in the small dam.
Stagboy was standing under a branch that had fallen off.
View from the far side of the big dam.
Satch & I, with Satchmo casually leaning on me.
Satchmo loves his belly being tickled. Here he is with a big smile.
Satch and BB.
Thanks to BB's bravery I think these two will end up friends.
Satchmo in his element.
Satchmo waiting for PJ to come home. This is around 5.30pm when he doesn't want to go for a big walk, he just wants to make sure he doesn't miss PJ's Return.
Satchmo at 6 months and 3 weeks. He likes physical contact - he's one big furry loverboy.
Two of the bigger boys of our household (we don't let Rufus inside).
Satchmo encountering frost for the first time in his life.
He often sits with one ear up, he's cute :D He was watching the cows eat their first lot of hay.
Emma munching on hay.
I often see these little redbreasted birds, and finally I managed to take a photo of one!
A little redbreasted bird on the fence.
U iz not working today. Work bad for u. Lets walk.
Satch at 7 months and 1 day. Cheeky big boy.
Rufus... My god does he look dim! I'm sorry but the grrls look much brighter.
Ma Rainey and son. Ma Rainey always has a lovely hairdo - and a piece of hay hanging from her mouth.
I iz not sitting on de couch. Honest.
My Satchmo
I get a smile in exchange for a bellyrub.
Cannon having a meditative moment in the field.
The grrrrls on a particularly beautiful misty morning.
Satch checking out the earth around the new dam.
Here we are walking in Sherwood Forest.
Still walking in Sherwood Forest.
Satch looking cute.
Out of the forest, Satch is looking towards the cows in the field below.
Lucille and Alberta. It wasn't raining but these drops were falling into the dam. It looks more like a lake now that it's been cleaned.
It's calving season again.... Bessie's girl, the first of Rufus' children to be born. Sippie's girl was second, and looks identical.
One of the older girls.
Satch exactly 8 months and 1 day. He's got a bit of Porter bone in his mouth.
Boy love.... Cannon always needs a bit of extra lurve when he's been out over night.
These two boys....
Satch looking pensive.
Alberta's girl. Something special!!!
The first calf not black. I wonder what Emma's is going to look like - she's next.
Alberta's girl.
And Alberta's girl again.
And here is the proud mum herself, Alberta.
Blossom, Emma's girl.
Emma's little chocolate calf, Blossom.
Alberta's little girl.
Cannon wasn't going to leave the couch for ANYBODY - not even the big blonde bombshell.
Cookie and Cannon snuggled up on the couch.
Satchmo, very puzzled by the ice on the dam.
Still puzzled by ice on the dam :)
Satchmo still loves running in the snow.
Blossom - now renamed to Koko as we've decided to keep her. So now she can have a Blues singer's name!
Bessie's girl.
Satchmo 10 months and 1 week.
Satchmo 10m1w... I am still visible! Just call me Alice from now on.
BB and Satch.
Satchmo with a rather large stick.
What a sweetiepie!!!!
Ems and Koko being sweet in the field. Koko looks a lot like Emma, she has the same lanky legs and bony behind.
Satchmo and PJ having a 'man-to-man' moment.
Emma and Koko. She's growing!
Satchmo on his favourite little bump in the field, checking that no one will hassle me while I'm getting his breakfast milk.
Satch sitting on the couch after I cleaned the floor.
He thought cleaning the floor was a bit boring. I agree!
Satch keeping me company during the day. He loves snoring underneath the desk.
Satch and his playmate Connor.
Satchmo asleep at my feet when I'm working.
BB in his favourite spot. Satch is trying to blend in on the rug.
BB looking incredibly cute. Unfortunately the Satch just moved his head.
Cool Cat Conference at my desk, lunchtime.
Cool Cat Cannon spotted my bowl of cereal and didn't wait any longer as Cool Cat BB and Cool Cat Cookie were still discussing who would lick up the bits of milk.
One early morning PJ went out to find a little visitor. That explains our crop circles.
