This is my Monday job! That’s the little green forklift I get to hoon around in shifting chemicals and what not.
Every Monday I get our order in and have to put it away and enter them onto the system.
Monday’s are quite busy (yes … even for a little four-house town like Pingaring) and I have Blake as a helper as he’s only a kindy kid, so Mondays and Fridays he helps me … sort of.
This is Blake standing in front of some old machinery next to our house. Excuse his messy face, he just enjoyed a choc icecream.
The irises behind him, which are in flower, are amazing. Why … because years ago, people before us had actually collected them from our local tip where they were growing wild.
They were transplanted to our place (which was just a rental property at that time) and I eventually put some around the machinery to try and pretty them up.
They never get watered, they just take care of themselves and still manage to flower. I love plants that are easy to grow.
This is the beginning of the bonfire. We chopped up the fallen tree and it gave us a good excuse for a bonfire.
We set up a table and chairs by the fire and ate our tea. Wedges with sweet chilli and sour cream then topped it off with marshmallows … naturally!
It was a great night and Mac had her friend and neighbour, Shenae, for a sleepover.
While sitting around the fire we got to watch the full moon rise into the night sky. It looked amazing as it rose up between the blackness of the trees into the clear night.
This is our first ‘child’ Gidget, who’s now 13 years old. She’s a kelpie and has the most adorable floppy soft ears, which she’s had since she was a pup.
We got her free from the Newdegate Field Day and then later found out her mum was the neighbour’s dog. Anyway, she’s been a great dog and she’s allowed inside as the cold gets to her joints at night.
Here she is camped out by the fire and is actually sleeping on my daughters leg who is asleep under the blanket also. Notice the middle-age spread she’s got going on. Spoilt and loved.
We had some strong wind a while back and it blew over this tree between our house and the shop where I work. (Update: Picture had to be removed, sorry!)
It has provided hours of entertainment for the kids who have turned it into a big cubby. Mac is playing in it with her friend Brad and it has rooms and a decking area! Amazing.
They will be very sad when we get round to chopping it up with the chainsaw, but there will be a big bonfire with the left over bits … which I’m sure they’ll love.
