Sunday, May 20, 2012

An eventful few days......

Some weeks nothing happens, they just plod on by without a care in the world and then suddenly everything happens at once.

Thursday:  We were out for most of the day. We've been in the process of changing our bank which has been an ongoing for what seemed like an age, Thursday was signing reams of paper day in readiness for the changeover on Friday.

Friday: Bank changeover day, which went ahead but not without it's last minute hiccups!
We also had our vet out for a pre-winter check of all the animals. Mainly her purpose was to give the goats copper boluses. This involves sticking a large capsule of copper down their throats using this handy gadget, I expect I could have done it but I did it once to my cows and can't say I really enjoyed the experience.
Sadly we also said our final farewell to one of the goats. Emerald, one of my original four goats, has been a very poor doer over the last couple of years. None of the goats come out of winter looking too hot, but they do bounce back once the grass starts to grow, the copper boluses may help to keep their condition. With winter upon us Emerald was unlikely to put on enough condition to get her through without more problems occurring. When you keep livestock there are times when you have to make hard decisions. I wouldn't and couldn't allow an animal suffer because I was too soft or weak to make the decision to end it. So that is what happened, she wasn't happy or well, we and the vet felt that there has been an underlying problem for a while. Even though she was fine through the summer after just two weeks of crap weather she rapidly went downhill again. The vet gave her an injection and she went to sleep, quietly and peacefully.

RIP Emerald 29.07.2004 - 18.05.2012

Ems with her daughter Ella

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And now for other things.....

Saturday: Michael was playing rugby rugby in Putaruru today, on the way is a lovely town called Tirau. It's been a while since we've been for walk around the shops and we only had time to look in a few, have lunch and then head off to the rugby. Here are some photos...




There are lots of these wonderful signs throughout Tirau, 
made by local company Corrugated Creations


 We had lunch here...


And a quick look through an antique shop......
need to go back for a better look...how you booked Sue?? :D


Time then to head to .....


...for some rugby....








Mullet man off the pitch...knee injury...

not so lucky number 7.....




Oh dear! Bad luck boys....

Someone having marginally worse luck than Te Rapa Under 21's...

Piggin' stuffed.....


... no guessing whose arse this is! Sigh....


...full moon......!!









3 comments:

  1. RIP Emerald, lovely old girl.

    Tirau, oohh yes I can be available, like Tirau!!!!

    And as for the arse in the back of the bus? Did you sing, "Blue Moon...." or "Dawning of the hairy arse"?? Just wondering.

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  2. I have a weakness for a good mooning,they make me laugh hysterically,and I'm not above doing them myself!!!
    O,sad about Emerald.My frined Gill, in Okuku,had an old goat,Gypsy,who went the same way recently.She's just got a pair of some kind of unusual goats and plans to breed them!Fun!
    Gawd,even if I wnated to,I don't think I could stand the fuss and stress of changing banks!!Hope it went smooth,and that you have no problems!!XXX

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  3. I'm sorry about Emerald, she looked a gorgeous girl.
    Tirau (and those heavenly blue skies) looks gorgeous. I love those signs , I'd like some of those poppies on our house, that would definitely piss off the conservation department.
    Mullets and mooning, you do spoil us. xxx

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