A couple of days ago I was chatting with guests standing in front of the homestead. There was a low rumbling noise and a stampede of 40-50 cattle appeared coming down the road. That is not supposed to happen. I don't own any and there are supposed … [Continue reading]
O Frabjous Day
30/07/2015 by / 2 Comments
One week ago my daughter gave birth to Evie Hillary Povey, her second child and my 3rd grand child. There had been some debate in the Povey family about having another child as Josie had a terrible time first time round and came close to dying by … [Continue reading]
Dry season, what dry season?
24/06/2015 by / 1 Comment
It is nominally well into the dry season according to climate statistics. What you expect is climate, however, what you get is weather. And the far north coast has been getting heaps more rain than normal, delivered down the coast in showers, and … [Continue reading]
Newcomer
26/05/2015 by / Leave a Comment
I have been living in Possum Valley since 1976, and it is beginning to seem like a long time even to me. but a couple of days ago I was reminded it is but a heartbeat in the great scheme of things when I found a stone axe on the track just 5 m from … [Continue reading]
Upon Reflection
17/05/2015 by / 3 Comments
I will be 65 in less than a month. Official retiring age. Pensioner. Over the hill and put out to grass. Put one's feet up, take it easy. All phrases from society's accumulated images of a brief golden sunset. Except it is likely to be neither … [Continue reading]
The Artful Bodger Strikes Again!
08/05/2015 by / Leave a Comment
Yesterday I went down to the hydro for the first time in a month because I could tell from the control board that there was increasing fluctuating output. It sounded a bit grating but couldn't see a problem until I shut it down and gave it a good … [Continue reading]
Here and Now
26/04/2015 by / Leave a Comment
Beautiful weather over the weekend. Not a cloud, and starting with a cool 12C then quickly warming up to a max of 24C. The sky a deep blue, not as dark blue as I have seen it, when it is as dark as the green of the rainforest, but showing that … [Continue reading]
Paul’s Patent Pole Erector
17/04/2015 by / 2 Comments
This is not a spam from an Indian pharmaceutical firm, this is how to erect a power pole. They are long. They are heavy. Even half a dozen strong men can't lift them as you can't push past the centre of gravity so the pole has all the leverage. … [Continue reading]