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Odd Couple Visitors

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It's not everyday that I get visitors here at Hebron and so unexpected arrivals are always welcome.  Even more welcome are those visitors that make me smile.  Tonight I stepped outside to enjoy the dusk when I was greeted by the unusual sight of seven deer and one billy goat making themselves at home in the driveway paddock. 

The photos aren't very good but you get you the idea.  Who knows where this odd mob came from and where they're heading but it was nice to see them passing through....even though they were a bit rough on the fences.
I checked the dam and it would appear that Brendan and Trevor's fencing has worked and the flock are no longer accessing it.  Brendan put half a dozen fish in there a few weeks ago but I haven't been able to catch sight of them to check on their progress.  We may be receiving more rain on this weekend and it will be good to eventually see both dams fill and freshen up. 

On the weekend I went to a local alpaca breeder's open day and had a look at their wethers and gleaned from their experience regarding using alpaca wethers as sheep guardians.  It was decided that we purchase another young boy to help Gulliver protect the sheep as we have been losing lambs.  This weekend I will go and select one of the pretty boys for them to deliver.  Fox numbers have increased so a regular shooting regime will hopefully put a kibosh on them. 

This week I have also been in touch with a caper grower from near Port Pirie and arranged to purchase a dozen plants, which I will pick up from the city tomorrow.  Naturally I will also take the opportunity to pick his brains regarding best practice for this caper venture.

This is our eighth year of being stewards of this patch of land and slowly but surely the place is being transformed into a working, enjoyable and productive environment.  Why would Yehovah call this little band to become a community of people who express that community mindedness through joint ownership of this property?  It's a mystery but I'm grateful that He did call us to this journey.  Thankfully we don't have to make this vision happen on our own:

"The LORD your God will clear away these nations before you little by little; you will not be able to put an end to them quickly, for the wild beasts would grow too numerous for you. But the LORD your God will deliver them before you, and will throw them into great confusion until they are destroyed.  Deut: 7:22

Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel saying, 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts. Zech 4:7

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  1. ChristinaMay 7, 2013 at 10:53 PM

    Thanks Annette for watching the land and the flock. You do a FANTASTIC job whilst living at Hebron. It's a better place because of you. Thanks heaps. We really appreciate it.

    Love this blog too!

    Love
    Christina

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    1. nettypikeMay 8, 2013 at 8:28 AM

      Thanks Christina. This time of year is always lovely with the paddocks turning green and the weather being so mild. The young trees took a bit of a hit with the extreme summer but some of them are rejuvenating which is good. We are surely blessed and highly favoured!

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  2. ChristinaMay 8, 2013 at 8:35 AM

    I realise that you are using your camera a lot more these days due to this blog. Keep up the great work ... and the photos too. You might one day catch up to my millions of happy snaps. :-)

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