Gone Fishin'

So...you fancy yourself as a bit of a fisherman, eh? Well, I bet you don't catch a guaranteed couple of hundred fish every time you go fishing. These boys do, looks like fun, doesn't it?
Here's how it's done:
Step 1: Load up the truck with eskys, crates and ice;




Step 2: Pile the net into the rowboat, and slowly (whilst standing) row around the pond, dropping the net out the back of the boat as you go, looks tricky, doesn't it? :p



Step 3: Drag the net in, hopefully full of fish




Step 4: Go swimming :), no really, pulling the net up to stop it sinking down into the silt


Step 5: Scoop up a crate-load of fishies, hmmm, a nice slimy shower...


Step 6: Dunk 'em in some clove oil (& water) to knock 'em out



Step 7: Give the nephew the pleasant task of hauling them up the dam wall to the truck...Step 8: ...to put them in the esky and cover 'em up with ice


This little guy got caught in the net too, there are plenty of them around the place



One of the perks of living on a fish farm - you get to pat anything Daddy catches, even if you don't really want to...Step 9: Spend a couple of hours in a nice air-conditioned room, packing 'em into boxes


Step 10: Stack 'em up and take 'em down to the freezer


Feeding the Fish

Daddy's little helper

Feeding the fish with Daddy in the afternoons is one of the highlights of her day


Feeding frenzy - these silver perch certainly aren't very dignified diners



These fingerlings are just a couple of inches long, another two years of growing and they'll be just right :). There's another 10,000 fingerlings arriving this week, just 25mm long. How cute...well, not really...
So now you know what Mondays are like on our farm. I still don't get why L prefers winter to summer, air-conditioned rooms, swimming...doesn't make sense... :p

Horse Whisperer

Not Even a Little Bit Similar?

I was recently told by a friend that she never really thought Miss A. and I looked alike. I think it can probably be attributed to the 20-something year age gap, myself. I thought that this baby photo of Uncle D. and I, and the one of Miss A. bore somewhat of a resemblance, even though I think I may have been younger than Miss A. in the photos. It's probably just me...Well, as L. says, you have to remember that they have different parents...

Incidentally, the same friend told me when Master B. was born that he and Miss A. didn't look alike...here are their newborn photos...
Again, remember that they were almost a kilo different in weight, and different genders...

Going on a pic-a-nic

We had a lovely visit from Pop last Sabbath, after church we went down to the beach for a picnic (or pic-a-nic as the little girl says). We exchanged Christmas presents and had a lovely relaxing afternoon catching up (ie. gossiping :D). Li'l Miss discovered the joys of climbing on rocks, and it was good for them to see each other for a decent amount of time instead of 15 minutes on the way through town. We all had a great time.

These two look like they're getting along great

Yippee! Even more Christmas presents!

Having a great time on the rocks

The ever-elusive (and camera shy :) ) Aunty R.

"Now I Am 'Free'"

Yes, Li'l Miss is now three years old, and suddenly seeming very grown up. We celebrated her birthday in style, with a very full and fun day. First of all, she opened some presents, including a toy cash register and food to play 'shop' with, and a 1/8 size violin. She has been wanting violin lessons for the last 6 months, and was excitedly looking forward to getting her very own violin, lessons will commence soon, watch this space for a performance video...sometime in the future. Then we were off to playgroup for some social time, and afterwards, to the bowling and leisure centre for a game of bowling and some fun in "tiny town". She soon tired of bowling, however, after bowling just 2 frames - one of which was a spare! Mummy finished off the game for both Miss A. and herself, and somehow Miss A. still managed to win by 10 points. After a short stop at Aunty R.'s to drop Master B. off for his afternoon sleep, onward we went to some friends for a violin lesson and some more playtime, before stopping off for pizza on the way home as a special birthday treat. 'Twas a long day, indeed, and at least now we have some brand new toys that will keep her interest for the next 2 or 3 weeks :D.

The ball pit is great fun

Jail-bird

Beep-beep! Coming through!

Psychedelic, Dude!

...this requires sooo much concentration...

I get by with a little help from my Mummy...

A garden with butterflies, dragonflies, flowers and fairies, cute indeed

MINE! ALL MINE! mwahahahahaha!