Big Boys Toys & 27 tonnes of grass

A very LARGE mower

Wellwe finally got approximately 27 tonnes grass off the paddocks, all cut, giftwrapped and taken away this week. Now we are desperate for rain to get the newgrowth cracking, but the weather is getting warmer and sunnier which is not agood sign. The wind has been atrocious these past few weeks and I despair ofgetting much fruit from the orchard.

There is supposedly a Lite version of

A mowing we will go!

LaNina this Summer, but the ground is very dry and is starting to crack badly.The contractor who cleared the grass arrived on Saturday with a huge tractorand mowing equipment, talk about Big Boys Toys! We even had to cut a couple offences so he could turn around and some tree pruning made it easier to get downthe drive. The other gear that arrived to finish the job, was also huge and itmade my own tractor look like a Tonka toy!

Once we had the bales tied and wrapped we waited a day for the bales to be taken off the farm. Our curious herd of heifers decided they would investigate further and while I was out of site, they managed to chew the plastic wrap to see what was hidden inside. Fortunately I saw them in time and put a temporary fence around the bale until it was collected. Worse than 2 year old children!

Laying Hay Bales

Not for easy lifting

A 27 tonne tight squeeze!

Gift Wrapped goodness