Another fencing job.....

People often ask me when my beloved is not present, "What's he up to at the moment?"

This time of year it is always fencing......their response is usually, "Gosh he can't have too much left!"

In a previous post, "On a Monday morning" I eluded to us him starting another fence. Fencing on your own is a long and arduous task, lots of walking, I really should have bought him a pedometer before all of this, would have made an interesting stat!

This is a fence in a breeder paddock. The end of it feeds into another new laneway to the yards. Laneways are a cost effective, labour efficient system whereby no pressure on animals means happy cows and calves.

It wasn't that long ago the original paddock took 5 of us to muster, with this fence finished 2 could do it.

The vision is to keep our operation simple; to make it easy for the cattle, which means easier for us and whomever else gets to help on that day. Fences provides an opportunity to rest country and therefore also beneficial to our environment.....it is what sustains us and it is at the very heart of our operation.

My day job, teaching two boys, doesn't allow much scope for any big projects, so to be a part of this feels like I make some contribution to the business, other than the financial side.

The wide open spaces out here still makes the heart flutter, but today I had to sight the line...funny as I have bad eye-sight!

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What he had done to date.

A little interest being shown from the residents,

apparently this heifer always makes herself known!

A picture tells a thousand words

"What the heck is he up to now!"

At this point both of us were a little frustrated with them standing right on the line!

The boys were obviously busy with their own antics, the joke must have been funny!

Nothing like good old fashioned play....enjoying our backyard.

Hurrying back to us, our job is done!

 

I am pleased to report, the fence is finished, he arrived home around 7, glasses were chinked. Now on to the next fence, to finish a lane way for the steers. I think he can see the end for another year!