Deer

There are baby Deer at Matarawa. It is the first time I have noticed them. They are in a seperate paddock with their mothers. The fathers having done their work are in a seperate paddock. This is the first time I have noticed the baby deer - Does? They must have been there this time of year the last two years in a row but I did not notice. I'm not sure why lambs, calves and does are all born at different times of the year. But that seems to be the case - and in that order. As for my catapillars they really are gone. I will try again next year.


I am contemplating improving my sustainability and buy local factor which already has got a pretty good self assessment rating. Tonight I ate Moki from the fish shop in Wellington. It was "fresh". Maybe. But it tasted nothing like the Moki I get from the market. I also wathced the eco gardening programme and with a bit more refined planning in my garden I should be able to eat out of it full time. And anything I can't grow get from the market.


Also my driveway needs rounduping to get rid of the weeds. If I can find a way to do this without the roundup I could seriously be getting my garden on the way to being truly organic.

My only pitfall is water consumption...