the orchard ~ part two

Hello again friends,

Once the cold morning had warmed up a bit I went outside to do some more work in the orchard.

Firstly I want to share some photos of the beautiful sky we had today, this one with The Flinder's Ranges in the background.

The last leaves of Autumn...

Mid afternoon...

I had a few bits of wood laying around so I made up this seat. I will look further for a log of similar size as it wasn't quite level. This is at the back of the veggie patch and will be a great spot to sit and watch the sun go down.  I can envisage a fire pit out here also. 

Remember the red back spider I mentioned in my last post? Well here she is...

I added some leaves, manure {horse and chicken}, straw and clippings to a couple of the compost bins, and gave them a good water.

Then I started picking up a few old bricks in the wheelbarrow and carting them back to the orchard.  These get used for making borders around the fruit trees. I only managed a couple of loads as I didn't want to aggravate my leg so soon after the treatment.

Then it was time to put some manure around the orange tree.

While I was doing this I got to thinking...as you do when you are in the garden ~ smiles

I have been wondering about how I can use the water from rain a bit better so it will benefit the fruit trees. I came up with the idea to dig dirt out of the pathways and lay small rock {or something similar} down to keep in the moisture.  Surely this would help the trees a bit more...

Hubby came out to see what I was up to and I mentioned my idea to him. So he suggested that if I make the paths wider {just over a metre} then he could use the dingo digger to dig the dirt out for me. Now wont that make life easier?

So the rest of the afternoon was spent moving the pathways to make them wider!

I had to relocated this little seat to a new spot. 

Another peaceful place to sit and ponder...

I made a lot of progress and still have a fair bit to go, but if I do a little each day, or when I can,  it will get done.

Needless to say, my muscles are letting me know that I have used them and I definitely wont have trouble sleeping tonight.

Another cold one tonight followed by another gorgeous day tomorrow. I am enjoying the sunshine and getting jobs done while the weather is so nice. We are having a run of warmish days coming up next week.  I work Monday and Tuesday and we will be in Adelaide Wednesday and Thursday so not a lot will happen around here next week. Making good use of my time this week will pay off.

So on that note I will say good night and see you all soon,

xTania