It's late October 2019 and Blakely 22, a recent graduate from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver arrives to help on the farm and then tour around Tasmania on his bike.

I picked him up at the over night ferry from Melbourne and then went to straight to visit our friends Terri and Kevin at Beulah and see the farm they recently sold.

Back at our place we get into cutting out a new base for the water pump down at the dam.

Moving a few Irish Galloway cross cattle back on pasture.

 

 Clearing out some old hay and then re-stacking the bales in readiness for the new season bales.

Bringing in some Baldy heifers for weight gain check.

 We have been working on a new maize patch and now have the maize seed in and the sprinklers up and running.

 Today we are going to be chainsawing some firewood so Blakely sharpens and re-sets the blades.

A curious on-looker.

Some Charolais steers at dusk on a warm evening in late spring.
Photo courtesy of Blakely.

Blakely helps with some modifications to a cattle gate.

 Today he leaves us to begin his travels around Tasmania.
Thanks Blakely, good luck and safe travels.