2009MAY241945
Busy day today.
KG CFA Sale
First off I noticed the KG CFA was having a sale yesterday so popped in to have a look. The shed was full of stuff to get. Didn't think to offer some money to take a shot inside. Quite a few locals turned up. The shed was full. Bought a few things and headed off. Watching the Autumn leaves falling in the wind.
Headed off to Kinglake West.
Kinglake West
Arrived just in time to see "R", an old family friend haul the container and the old lathe on a flatbed, off down the hill. The objective today was pretty simple. Clear the shed of cars, start on the tractors. Later on clear the other shed and knock down some trees and do some clearing.
So today consisted of getting the crane in, knock down the shed frame, extract the vehicles. Load them up, haul them out. "R" driving the crane, me chaining the vehicles up, handling the cars as they are loaded, opening the gates, closing the gates and that sort of thing. Take the load off the Old man. Just get him to direct what goes where. "R"'s got a screwed back today. So instead of taking the work dog with the crane he's got me.
The first car gets loaded at Kinglake West then driven down the hill. Unload the car. The dog you see looks on.
Back up the hill the boundary poles are being marked again - in white, not red as the Old man wanted.
Driving
Covered about 250Km today. Going up to KLW. Then taking the trailer down the hill. Did this three times before we went home. Each time means a load, then an unload. On the way we pass through KLW and Humevale on the way to Whittlesea. A reminder of the fires is burnt out forests, broken houses, a steady procession of trucks and cars with trailers and Australian flags waving in the wind.
On the farm
"R" owns a farm so I got to see a Ewe drop a pair of twins, be greeted by a procession of animals. Chooks, goats, horses and "Dog". Dog is "R's" work dog. Chases the cranes and tractors barking as he does. The last vehicle is one of our prized Fordson tractors. The main workhorse we had on the hill. Countless times we have pulled out stumps with the Trewalla, ploughed up the back with the rotary hoe. Or just pull logs around.
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2009MAY241945
Busy day today.
KG CFA Sale
First off I noticed the KG CFA was having a sale yesterday so popped in to have a look. The shed was full of stuff to get. Didn't think to offer some money to take a shot inside. Quite a few locals turned up. The shed was full. Bought a few things and headed off. Watching the Autumn leaves falling in the wind.
Headed off to Kinglake West.
Kinglake West
Arrived just in time to see "R", an old family friend haul the container and the old lathe on a flatbed, off down the hill. The objective today was pretty simple. Clear the shed of cars, start on the tractors. Later on clear the other shed and knock down some trees and do some clearing.
So today consisted of getting the crane in, knock down the shed frame, extract the vehicles. Load them up, haul them out. "R" driving the crane, me chaining the vehicles up, handling the cars as they are loaded, opening the gates, closing the gates and that sort of thing. Take the load off the Old man. Just get him to direct what goes where. "R"'s got a screwed back today. So instead of taking the work dog with the crane he's got me.
The first car gets loaded at Kinglake West then driven down the hill. Unload the car. The dog you see looks on.
Back up the hill the boundary poles are being marked again - in white, not red as the Old man wanted.
Driving
Covered about 250Km today. Going up to KLW. Then taking the trailer down the hill. Did this three times before we went home. Each time means a load, then an unload. On the way we pass through KLW and Humevale on the way to Whittlesea. A reminder of the fires is burnt out forests, broken houses, a steady procession of trucks and cars with trailers and Australian flags waving in the wind.
On the farm
"R" owns a farm so I got to see a Ewe drop a pair of twins, be greeted by a procession of animals. Chooks, goats, horses and "Dog". Dog is "R's" work dog. Chases the cranes and tractors barking as he does. The last vehicle is one of our prized Fordson tractors. The main workhorse we had on the hill. Countless times we have pulled out stumps with the Trewalla, ploughed up the back with the rotary hoe. Or just pull logs around.
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