August 2025 ….
Arrived in Augathella after 50mls of rain the night before, we were advised to camp up for the night as the driveway to Pleva Downs (our new home) was a tad wet. We received a phone call the next day & were on our way at lunch time, bitumen for 33klms then 7klms of driveway (a mix of blacksoil & gravel)- not too bad. Our new home is a 3 bedroom cottage – quite comfy & has everything you need, we have undercover parking for the ute & the trailer which is good, have a few mice around at the moment so we are feeding them ratsack. The sunsets & sunrises are quite lovely & are all different depending on where you are situated.
Peter’s work vehicle is a honda buggy & he has an offsider called ‘Tilda’ who jumps in the moment she hears the buggy start up. Peter currently has 22 troughs to maintain but that number is on the increase, checking & repairing fences is also on his duty list. Have had lotz of calves been born during the last month & there’s still more to come – they are so cute….
Bottles trees are very common in Western Queensland & there is definitely a lot around Augathella & the surrounding properties. They are quite a magnificent tree similar to the amazing Boab from the Kimberleys & the NT.
our new home
sunrise
Peter’s new wheels(toy)….hahaha
Peter’s offsider – Tilda
The cows back scratcher – they are at all water points
one of Peter’s jobs – cleaning troughs
happy campers
Look out – we are going to have a “chat”
Maybe not – just a head banging disagreement……
so many new babies – so cute
so cute & boy do they grow quick
sunset
following a grader, re-doing the fire trails & road tracks
Yea – pelicans on one the dams.
These flowers are blooming everywhere, haven’t got a name yet, working on it.
Bottle trees are very common in this area & are quite lovely.
WOW! everlastings everywhere
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