How Frustrating Is It....

Watching the whole of Queensland getting rain…. And we hardly get a drop??

Well we did get some rain, but not the bucket loads that is currently effecting most of Brisbane and the North of Queensland. Still, I sit in wonder at Mother Nature and know that some time soon (?) it will be our turn to get a few inches of the good stuff.

I have had a very nice break from traipsing up to Toowoomba with only 2 work days this week.

Monday it was out 1st year wedding anniversary and we decided to go out and throw all caution to the wind and have some lunch in Warwick. Getting back just in time for some friends from Northern NSW to come and visit and spend some good time with.

Tuesday it was back to the norm and both Evan and I are most pleased with the little colt, Jake who has made a lot of progress with his sore leg since we have brought him and his mother, Libby, up to one of the small yards. He is no longer limping; however, we will keep them both up here for a little while longer just to keep a close eye on him. It was also time for us to go and spend some quality time with the babies down the back who are growing up at a rate of knots.

Lily (by Private Agenda out of our Luskin Star girl, Splendid Feeling) is coming along very nicely and will make an early goer by the looks of her. Evan keeps asking we are keeping her aren’t we? And I keep saying yes, we are….

Lenny (by Kinjite out of our Air de France girl, Sweet Air) has really come on since coming home and he is quite a stunning boy, he is going to be a big, lean boy which doesn’t surprise me as most Kinjite’s are more 3 – 4 year olds, not 2yos.

Shortie (by Irish Royal out of Turkish Trousers) is really quite a precocious little girl, however, very sweet and friendly. She races around like a mad thing and bucks and jumps and really is most hyperactive. She is starting to lose her foal hair and will be a stunner when she grows up.

Caramel (by Moon Rocket out of Havachat) has lost all of her baby hair and is a beautiful girl. A really deep red chestnut that just offsets her baldy face. She has a very different shaped head to all the babies here at Massie Lodge and will be a most striking filly when she grows up.

Ozzie (by Dodge out of Zandrea). What can I say about this boy? He is the spit of Dodge, with a long body and neck that he will need to grow into. He is very friendly and just adores Evan.

Last but not least is April. (By Canadian Silver out of Ophira). Quite a stunning filly with 3 white socks and a baldy face, and very confident and outgoing. She will be a tall girl. She is quite happy with her mum keeping the grass down around the house.

What beautiful babies they are. However, come February/March it will be time to wean them off their mothers. Iam thinking that Lily and Lenny will be the first cabs off the rank.It certainly tugs your heart strings to hear both mother and child calling out for each other. Very sad indeed. Iam not looking forward to that time. Not at all, still its just one of those things.

Today (Wednesday) both Evan and I made an effort to relax and just enjoy the day... which was very strange not to be running around at 100mph.

On a totally different note, Susie, (Star Ferry) will be back at Caloundra (if the meeting isn’t abandoned due to inclement weather!!???) on Sunday running in a 1600m race. I couldn’t believe the noms, there were 31! AAAArgh! And not another 1600m race in site for maidens.Keep your fingers crossed that she doesn’t find another insect in the sand roll!!

On that note I will leave tonight’s blog and promise to write some more SOOON!

Remember: Send all rain to Warwick!!!

Helen :-)

(Note to Helen: work out how to post photos!!)