The rains came today, much to the relief of all South Australians. Praise Yehovah! Here at Hebron we have recorded 11mm and although this may not sound a lot it's a good start to the season. I've even lit the fire for the first time and am enjoying watching the flames as I write this.
Christina and the children spent a couple days up here this week and their visit was very timely. The rebel dozen of the flock had decided to push through the fence again so I needed help to put up ring lock down the fence line to the water trough. Yohanan was the chief fence holder and Yakira was the dispenser of cut lengths of wire for us to twitch the ring lock to the fence line - we made a great team :)
Unfortunately I woke up to find a lamb carcass had been dragged into the shed paddock. When I buried it I discovered it wasn't one of ours but a merino lamb, so obviously it had been dragged in from a neighbour's property. Having said that, we may have lost a couple of lambs as I haven't been able to count all of them recently. Hopefully I'm mistaken in my counting.
It seems Gulliver is still pining for the Bidgebar paddock. Whenever he sees me driving around and notices the gate is open he's off and running. In this instance I just beat him back to close the gate!
This week Carol came up and we went through and tidied some of the rooms. It's amazing how much stuff you can accumulate even when no one is living there permanently, so a spring clean in autumn was called for. There's still household tasks that need to be done but we're ticking them off the list.
By the time the third week of the month rolls around I really start looking forward the next weekend when everyone comes up for shabbat and a working bee the following day. At the moment we are discussing and studying how we as followers of Yeshua and His torah should live and obey our Father. We are at a time in history where the Ruach HaKodesh is leading those who hear His voice to be set apart not only from the world but also from the religious traditions of our forefathers. As we journey along this narrow road the strength of relationships and community become even more important because this is a road we have not journeyed before. It's the diversity within a community that benefits the whole; diversity of gifts, talents, insights, strengths and weaknesses. I'm probably very biased but we are extremely blessed with the people, the love, the passions, the generosity and the desire to search for and obey the truth of Yehovah within our fellowship. To throw into that mix the fact that we have been lead to purchase a property to express this torah journey makes for a blessed community where we grow, mature, are challenged and given opportunities.
Shalom
Christina and the children spent a couple days up here this week and their visit was very timely. The rebel dozen of the flock had decided to push through the fence again so I needed help to put up ring lock down the fence line to the water trough. Yohanan was the chief fence holder and Yakira was the dispenser of cut lengths of wire for us to twitch the ring lock to the fence line - we made a great team :)
This week Carol came up and we went through and tidied some of the rooms. It's amazing how much stuff you can accumulate even when no one is living there permanently, so a spring clean in autumn was called for. There's still household tasks that need to be done but we're ticking them off the list.
By the time the third week of the month rolls around I really start looking forward the next weekend when everyone comes up for shabbat and a working bee the following day. At the moment we are discussing and studying how we as followers of Yeshua and His torah should live and obey our Father. We are at a time in history where the Ruach HaKodesh is leading those who hear His voice to be set apart not only from the world but also from the religious traditions of our forefathers. As we journey along this narrow road the strength of relationships and community become even more important because this is a road we have not journeyed before. It's the diversity within a community that benefits the whole; diversity of gifts, talents, insights, strengths and weaknesses. I'm probably very biased but we are extremely blessed with the people, the love, the passions, the generosity and the desire to search for and obey the truth of Yehovah within our fellowship. To throw into that mix the fact that we have been lead to purchase a property to express this torah journey makes for a blessed community where we grow, mature, are challenged and given opportunities.
Shalom
Hi Hebronites,
ReplyDeleteA tip I've learned about keeping Alpacas happy when moving paddocks is to head out with a shovel and wheelbarrow to one of the several dungheaps they create when in a paddock for a while. They will always poo in the same spots. Shovel up a good amount of this dung pile into the barrow and take it to the new paddock. Tip it out somewhere nice, like say in the shade of a good redgum. This will make Gulliver feel more at home quicker when you need to move him to new fox-stomping grounds. And then he'll be more Gulliver-like in his suitability for travels.