SHELL
Y: Our calving time must be getting close - or Collin has gone a bit stranger than usual.
I say that because he was up on the hill with us today, seemingly peering at our udders!
You'll see a photo of mine, and he may be right that it's suddenly starting to fill - a pointer to an imminent 'drop.' 
It's a good time of year to bring calves into the world. The weather is warm-to-hot, and we're getting occasional light showers of rain - hopefully enough to keep the dams topped up and save Collin and Fran the trouble of transporting water. That's a job they hope to overcome with the installation of the new water tank, but that's still awaiting a bit of agricultural plumbing. Mind you, I think that once the new calves have arrived we might all move to a paddock closer to the house.
That might be good for our offspring, but we'll miss being on the hill - and watching Imogen on her new motorbike, bought by boyfriend John, who has also made a bit of a circuit down at Bottom Dam, just over the fence from where we are right now. Meantime, as you can also see, Michaela is looking fat enough to explode! Whether or not she's about to calve, I'm standing well back!