BLACKJACK: Hi! I am, as you see, one of the black sheep of the family - not the only one as you may realise ... and quite new here, having literally been 'sent down' from a local college just a couple of weeks ago.

Now settling into GPF with a few ex-college mates from the Ag Course, since arriving we've done little but eat! Mind you, we had some fun with Collin & Fran when they first moved us from the yards to what's called the Pet Paddock ... thinking we'd follow them with buckets of something-or-other.  Instead, we scattered over South Slope, one of the largest areas of the farm ... and we kept them going in circles until we were ready to be shepherded to our new home. Buckets of fun we say!

We are well positioned in the Pet Paddock to see a lot of what goes on around Green Pastures Farm - like Collin nearly stepping on a spider today - a funnelweb no less ... Google them for a fright in the night. [And he did step on it after the photo!]

And like the cattle in the mist today, making the view even more magical for the Christmas Eve invasion of family.

And their celebrations up at the house ... but you'll have to wait for pictures of that. Right now I need to get my head down with my college mates ... No, not to study, just to get back to eating!