On our recent trip back to my home town we were lucky enough to house sit on a farm. The lure of an old farm house, wide open spaces, a warm cosy fire to sit by was too much to pass up. In return we had to feed a few animals which gave the children great joy.
Turning onto the dirt road and seeing a cloud of red dust in the review mirror made me feel at ease. A reminder of the country life I had left behind.
Experiencing pure bliss while sipping on my morning cuppa on the deck and watching the sunrise over the paddocks. Staring into the open space, enjoying the silence.
There is such a stillness on the farm, the occasional sheep bleating or a magpie singing their beautiful song. I really noticed the call of a magpie and how it sounds like a flute. Look out any window of the house and you can see for miles, paddocks of green wheat or bright yellow canola.
We enjoyed cool crisp foggy mornings, collecting eggs, walks around the farm, so many things for the children to climb, puddles to jump in, dirt to kick, fresh air to breath deep into your lungs.
Farm life makes you appreciate the simple things in life.
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Such beautiful photos of peaceful country life.
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Just need to convince the other half to move to the country now!
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Good luck with that. 🙂
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We had a week stay on a farm a couple of years ago, it was wonderful!
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Hopefully you can do it again soon.
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I love the country life, although I think I actually love what I think country life would be like, I can imagine it would be far more stressful than I think. We have 2 kitties that look just like yours xx
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Running a farm would be very stressful, it is so hard when you rely on mother nature to make an income.
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Hello, how nice to e-meet you and visit your blog. I love a bit of time out of the ‘burbs, and your photos really took me into the middle of the country. I’m in Orange today, but it’s still a city, very different from Sydney but still not out amongst the fields as you were. Lovely
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Any change is good if you ask me!
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It looks just glorious – that’s a real escape to the country!
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It sure was glorious
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I would love to live on a farm one day (in NZ though, without the threat of snakes!). Haha. Looks beautiful there. #TeamIBOT
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NZ would be a beautiful place to live on a farm.
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Love it. Being one with your environment. The pictures are relaxing. Thank you.
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Any time I am out of the city I feel at one with my environment.
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What a wonderful place. Our girls miss their grandmother’s farm back in NSW. Although she has moved into a smaller more manageable property now.
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It is nice that your girls had a chance to experience farm life.
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What a lovely country time xx
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Plenty of space for you to run!
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Beautiful pictures! Looks and sounds like a truly wonderful time!
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Thank you, photos don’t do it justice.
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Love the idea of country life – your post and pics reaffirms this. What a lovely little escape you had.
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I am desperate to move to the country!! Hopefully you will get your dream too.
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I love the serenity of it (and gorgeous pics!) but am really snake phobic so try to stay away from all things rural!
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Snakes aren’t around in the winter so you will be pretty safe!
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Oh wow! I drove out to the country area about 30 minutes from our place today and the serenity was bliss! Your photos are fantastic!
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It is so nice to have a change of scenery.
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I love the stillness of the countryside. It was a sad day when my parents sold their farm to move into town. Oh well, at least I had it at one stage of my life. I will always remember it.
Love that cat photo! Thanks for joining the Lovin’ Life Linky
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I can imagine how hard is would be to sell the family farm.
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Gorgeous photos. Nature is so beautiful!
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Sure is!
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My child also loves dirt. What is it with children, and dirt? They can’t get enough of it haha. My two-year-old daughter carry’s her bantam rooster around, and she named him Fred. I love our farm, and couldn’t picture myself anywhere else. It sounds like you had a great time!
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At least you know that dirt is good for their immune system!
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Good point!
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the pictures are so beautiful I feel at peace just looking at them 🙂
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Thank you, I never saw much beauty in the place I grew up until I left.
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Gorgeous photos. I grew up on a farm and didn’t realise how lucky I was until I moved into the city! You can’t beat farm life!!
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It is so true we don’t appreciate things until we move away.
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I was brought up on a farm and loved every minute of it. Such freedom. Always something to do. I know it was a hard life for mum and dad, but for me and my siblings it was fun.
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I followed several bloggers from Australia. I’m always amazed at the diversity of the countryside. You each bring something different to discover and learn about. I know you’re not really an island but a continent but I’m blown away about how big Australia actually is. Somehow it’s not the same from my geography days to discover the uniqueness and size of your country.
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Lovely photos Anne. It takes me back to my days when I was young living on a dairy farm in Victoria.
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Beautiful pictures!!
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Absolutely stunning.. ❤️This
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