A rescued Joey

This little thing is safe and sound now.

He is being looked after by the group.

I fed him sweet potato which he loved.

He is quite small, look at the bloke's hand.

By the way did anyone notice Brian's new hat in the last picture?

Grey Baby Wallaby

This is at the Saturday market in Nanango. The stall is the Wildlife Wanderers Carers Group and has a stall here, this man is holding a grey baby wallaby taken from a pouch of a dead mother.
The leaflet they hand out says 'Cars are one of the biggest killers of our wildlife, so if you see a dead animal at the side of the road STOP and CHECK to see if there is a baby in the pouch or nearby. ' We gave a donation and wished we could do more.
These people take care of them, keep them warm in pouches at home and then in time perhaps weeks and weeks later dehumanise them... put them back in the wild!

Six week old pups at local market

This couple are getting to know the pups they have just purchased from a breeder at the monthly market in Nanango. There were three of them and they couldn't make up their minds which ones to take - so we left them to it and worried about the one left behind...

There were plenty of cockerels to buy and we were tempted. Only joking Valerie!

Kittens and hens. All for sale.

Relaxing again with a cuppa

This is a rather sunny afternoon, and as usual Kaz is nearby.

I have boots on, but it is really hot, about 25C today.

Brian has been weeding and tidying the garden area and I sit and watch - of course.

I am up to 22,600 words at the moment and taking a breather. 15 Chapters to go by email shortly.

Otherwise all is well and we are very, very happy here in Queensland.

Can you tell the difference?

OK I know, you are fed up with goats and dogs! But look how similar they are! When viewed by Brian from the verandah into the paddock!
He counts 16 heads - 14 goats 2 dogs - and sighs with relief.
Kaz is the nearest. Pol is in charge as usual. He is a real good worker by himself but likes Kaz to be with him most of the time. Always at night. Now they are in this paddock it is near to our bedroom window and they spent most of last night making friends with the dog next door through the fence. Very noisy as dawn broke. What with the birdsong too. Lovely though it is!

Leader goat with brown head on hill

The brown headed goat is the leader goat. He is the Boss. He is on the hill at around five in the evening, they all seem to congregate there and then the dogs come up to see what they are doing and take them back down to the lower part. As you can see, the grass here is coarser so they wouldn't stay there too long before deciding to go lower where it is green and fresh.

We Did It! Thanks to Pol and Kaz

We managed to bring 14 goats from one paddock, through another and on to this paddock in front of the house.

Brian held the leader goat with a tether but it broke, Brian fell and we nearly gave up.

Then we took breath and decided to whoosh them up from behind. Pol took charge and went ahead and they all followed him, Kaz in the middle.

We whooshed some more and they went through to where they are in the picture. We were exhausted but happy.

The bath is full of clean drinking water and Brian is taking a rest leaning on the tree.