Tuesday 24 September 2013

Through the track (part one)

I dropped my little mother off after church last Sunday
 and thought I'd go for a walk through the track
 just around the road from her place.
I had the trusty old camera with me and took a picture or two.
I wish I'd taken more so I could show you
 how different one side of the track is from the other.
But that's okay, a project for another day.


This end of the track has poles across it to deter road traffic.
 The other end is open so that stock trucks 
and the private vehicles 
of  homeowners can enter, and preferably, exit.
Someone has come along and dug the middle post out, 
you can see the mark where it had been buried to.
On this day I saw an older man drive up, 
remove the post, drive through then replace it.
I suppose if he had driven right around the paddocks
 it wouldn't have taken much longer than it took to do all that.
Still it takes all types to make this world interesting.


I'll take you down the left hand side today.
As you exit the beginning of the track
 is this sheep race, used for getting the sheep
 onto the trucks to go to the freezing works. 
'Nuff said.


Over the gate, and the electric fence,
 who's looking at who?


A general view from the roadside.


A thrush on that same gate, old stables and sheds.
I thought he would fly away when he heard the camera
 but no, he turned around and posed for me.


Looking towards town across the paddocks.


Firewood and storage shed.


Racehorses and mares out at pasture 
at the other end of the track.
There is a racecourse in this area and 
quite a few stables and horse studs.

Time to turn around and head back to the car.
I hope you've enjoyed a little walk 
with me on a cool spring afternoon.
I'll do the other side another day.



Wishing you all well 
for the rest of the week.
Diana




8 comments:

  1. Lovely walk Diana, I really enjoyed the scenery.
    Have a lovely week.
    Rose

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  2. Hi Diana. What a lovely walk you had, with some lovely views. Gosh, that's right out in the country isn't it. I loved the way you said 'little mother'! My mum was little too,and I do wish that she was still here with me. We will look forward to the opposite side of the lane! Hope all is well with you.

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  3. Oh how I wish my walk look like that... mine is full of mosquitoes... LOL

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  4. So wonderful getting a real glimpse of Your part of the world.Looks so pretty,would love to visit.Reminds Me of how amazing that this blogland has brought so many together-Hugs Denise

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  5. So wonderful getting a real glimpse of Your part of the world.Looks so pretty,would love to visit.Reminds Me of how amazing that this blogland has brought so many together-Hugs Denise

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  6. Dearest Diana,
    Oh, I loved to join your walk after you dropped off you mother. (my late mother was a lot bigger than tiny me,haha). Thank you SO much for showing us your wonderful nature.
    So sorry for my belated comment, my friend. My cold slightly got better(^^;)
    Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

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  7. Diana, you sure have a lovely place to walk... Unless I go to a park, the neighborhood walk is all houses (although we do live on a greenback with a *Texas* creek). But thanks for sharing your walk and all the other wonderful pics of your area. Your NZ mountain parrot looks a bit like a Quaker parrot... maybe a bit larger.

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