I’m starting to feel more like a local each day. I got a
compliment at the supermarket this morning about the groovy winter hat I bought
at a garage sale on the weekend….by the lady I bought it off! We even tried
driving along a different road into Wynyard today, just to try and get a better
understanding of the local lay of the land and get to know the 'local' roads.
Today is the winter solstice! And along with the being the
shortest day of the year, it’s also the sunniest we’ve had in ages. Something
about the sunshine just makes me come to life and I think it’s the same for the
Bandycoot (my boyfriend) as he was flat out around the farm today. Not only did
he clear out all the junk the previous tenants left in the chicken coop (where
the rats had been hiding), he also trimmed back so many low tree branches that
I don’t think we’re in any danger of running out of firewood this winter. I was
just so excited to get clothes dry on the line with all the sunshine and the
wind, as usually they’re still damp after being out all day. It’s the simple
things somehow.
We had the most amazing full moon last night and apparently
it’s quite a rarity occurring with the solstice. It came up through a dusty
pink haze and it looked like something from a soft watercolour painting. The
scene just took my breath away.
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