We have been enjoying afternoon storms here ... wish there was more rain in them but we will take whatever we are given! #farmstr #homestead #arvostorm #thunder #farmlife #summerstorm

Found this blue tongue lizard hanging out in the bushes today, looking very fat and healthy! He knows that time in the sun is good for him.

Not much flowering for us this season but these pretty pink hydrangeas have brightened my day. Lately I have been feeling the bearish sentiment radiating from those around me online and in person and I've even caught myself asking questions like "what if I'm wrong?" and then I remember "21 million" which is less than 1 per person for the entire population of Australia, let alone the world and I go and buy more sats. No one fully comprehends the scarcity, it has never been seen before.

Happy New Year! As the ultimate proof of work please enjoy this little video of the four chicks that hatched - the last batch of 2025. Keeping with the theme of 2025, we got less than we expected but are still grateful for what we have. Here is hoping for more chickens, more plants, more health & wealth and new beginnings in 2026.

Overwhelming myself with recipes and ideas for this fruit bounty provided by neighbours and family. Settled on some chery brandy, rhubarb schnapps, a made up sweet bread with cherry rhubarb topping, apricot jam and cherry jam. #foodstr #cherries #rhubarb #apricot #cookup #homegrown

Planted some apricot trees. Every day trying to grow something, improve the soil, add some more diversity to the place... This place gives me a lifetime of challenges and jobs to do, I am happy with deciding to allocate my time to this.

Sold these two netherlands dwarfs yesterday 🥰 This is my daughter's project. Teaching about responsibility, livestock care and money all at the same time. This was Oreo's first litter - she hasn't had any 'peanuts' yet, she had a litter of three and all of them thrived. I'm keen to get back into meat rabbits but havent fully decided yet. #farmstr #rabbits #netherlanddwarfs #homestead #youcanjustdothings

So proud of my kids. Also proud of myself for teaching them about money and Bitcoin - something most people never learn. Teaching the next generation is the most important work we can do. If we don’t teach them about this stuff, no one else will. By understanding money and Bitcoin early, they gain a massive advantage as Time and Knowledge compounds. Here is a sticketr I found on their computer case, made me smile. #bitcoin #fixthemoneyfixtheworld #education

GM Enjoy these noisy, amazing, real life kookaburra sounds that we wake up to in summer (video for sound only). Time for a cuppa, feed the chooks & start the day. #kookaburra #birdsofnostr #GM #embracetheday #birdlife #homestead

She was helping me with my tasks 😊 #cat #nostrcat #homestead #littlethings #makemesmile

I am locking down the eggs for hatching, hopefully hatching is on the 30 December 2026 - the last batch for the year! very excited (as always) to get more quambies. Quamby chickens are a relatively recent Australian heritage breed developed in Tasmania by retired biochemist Dr Gil Stokes, who spent about seven years selectively breeding them from English Sussex and New Hampshire stock to combine strong egg production with good meat quality. The Quamby hen can lay up to around 300 eggs a year, and the birds are known for being hardy, friendly, and excellent foragers. I have also had a hen recently successfully hatch eggs - so far she is an egg-cellent mum! Is there anything more enjoyable than watching a clucky hen with her brood?! 🤞🤞 I can post on NYE with baby chick post 🐥🍾 #quamby #chickens #homestead #permaculture #grownyourown