Oh Lordy, We're Do We Start

Firstly, Happy New Year. I hope the celebrations were fun and fabulous.

We were out with friends last night, and we were discussing our observations of 2013. We'd gathered on New Years Eve 2012 and decided that 2013 was going to be a year of big change. We were so spot on with that insight, as many of us there faced huge changes in our lives this year. So last night we again looked forward and decided that 2014 would be the culmination of those changes. We're a philosophical bunch.

With that thought in mind, we walked all over our block, having a good look at it for the first time, now that it was ours. We needed to have a look and try and ascertain where certain buildings were to be sited, and therefore which trees we would need to remove and which trees were worth saving and which ones were just rubbish trees. Now before the tree huggers jump up and down, when I say rubbish trees, I mean those ones that are half dead, dangerous, or trees that naturally aren't long living and are already on the way out. We don't intend to vandalise the land in anyway, but to do what we plan which also incorporates improving the soil and the fauna there, we need to remove trees.

So we wandered all over and had a good look at the fall of the land, and took a good look at our dam. Its quite shallow, choked with reed and runs a good width of the block. Basically, its stuffed and in need of repair. This is not our area of expertise so we called some fellows who have been doing this sort of thing for years. Wayne and Barry met with us to discuss the issue of the reeds in the dam etc. I was so pleased to hear their take on the dam. They have no concerns with the reeds and can see that pushing them out and over the dam wall and spreading them out and adding mulch will improve the soil in that part of the paddock and help the grasses grow. Nice to have someone on board with the same ideals. They have given us a plan of action, and once we have completed all the town planning forms, we're good to go. Hoping to get it done before the first rains and get the paddocks prepared properly. I've been doing lots of reading on managing small properties, but that's another post!

When we first looked at the dam in December the water was about a metre from the edge. Now as per photo below, its about 3 - 4 metres from the edge. Man we need some rain.