I hold you all personally responsible.

[tnlogger]

 great pics asy thanks  8)

[farmerdoug]

A question for you guys down under as seeing those kangaroos in Asy's pics I am wondering if they are as much a pain in the but as our whitetail deer can be here in North America?  ??? The deer here eat crops and seedling trees to no end in some areas. >:(

[Texas Ranger]

Kangaroos?  They look like Texas Jack Rabbits.

Welcome aboard, asy and Andrew.

[Phorester]

They must be females.  I don't see any antlers.

[redpowerd]

i didnt know kangaroos had antlers.
thanks for the pics, and before you cut that macadamia tree, better harvest about 50 pounds and ship them up here to new york. boy they are good. wonder if shipping is reasonable or even legal.
welcome to the forum.

[sigidi]

Andrew and Asy,

I'm up the coast a little more than the Hinterland, (on the outskirts of Gympie, but it doesn't sound as nice as saying th eSunshine Coast  - so don't tell anyone about my embarrasing Geogragphy ;))

We have a 6 acre block here and are breeding Alpaca's and pedigree dogs - well I say we, Wifey does it all.

Geese your lucky to have someone lend you a Lucas, let me know if you need any 'tech support' - have you used one before.

Email me or PM or whatever works for you if ya need.

Take it easy and soak those feet.

Just on a side track I'd love to hear about your forestry walkabout

[Jeff]

Who knows maybe Jeff will host the International Forestry Forum Pig Roast one day. 

Already Happened.     Were aiming for Intercontinental now... ;D

[Corley5]

Them kangaroos good eating ??? ???

[asy]

Them kangaroos good eating ??? ???

Oooooh yeah....

But ya just gotta warm their bums and chuck them on a plate...  Overcooked, and you may as well chew shoe leather.  We had skippy stir fry for dinner on Saturday, and it was magnificent...  (So Andrew tells me!)...

Sigidi!  Sounds like we'll almost be neighbours!!!  Our place is about 10 min south of Eumundi. In Belli Park.

Here's a pic of our view from the dining room:



And here's the forest:



One of the trees...



The mans toys:


(I keep saying they're mine... but in reality they are his...)

Oh, and, by way of introduction, here are a couple of photos of the kids:







And again, by way of introduction, here are a couple of my photos:





I put a few more photos into the gallery...  There's a good one there of a really cute horse.

My dream horse is a Shire Horse or a Percheron...  I think it's the only horse that would carry me...   

Redpowered, you'd be welcome to a couple of bags of maccas, come pick them if you like!

Farmerdoug, The Skippy's can be a pain, but they aren't too bad. They don't really go for planted stuff like gardens so much. They are more destructive, coz they have bloody big feet (even bigger than mine!). They also have a LOT of power in their tails, and it's said the Male's tail could kill a man if they swing it at you.

I'll let Andrew give you a wind up about the Forestry Walk, He was actually listening...  I was wandering around taking photos! hehe

asy :D

PS: What are grits?

[etat]

WOW!

[redpowerd]

thanks for the invite.

grits is the stuff you get  southerners to clean out of the bottom of the combine, you think they are just gunna thow it out, but you turn around and they are cooking it :D

[Tom]

www.grits.com

Manna from the Gods. ;D

[Texas Ranger]

phorester, you have mistaken the Texas jackrabbit witht the Texas jackalope.  Jackalopes always have horns, jackrabbits seldom do.

[asy]

thanks for the invite.

grits is the stuff you get  southerners to clean out of the bottom of the combine, you think they are just gunna thow it out, but you turn around and they are cooking it :D

Hmmm...

Looked at Tom's link, I didn't realise, "Grits" is an ingredient, not a food.  I thought it was some sort of food, like my mum makes Russian Potato pancakes, but fried... 

Hey Andy, y'all want some 'o them thar grits?

Did I say that right???

asy :D

[Furby]

No I think you had it right, Southerners consider grits a food by itself.
Us Northerners use a product like grits as an ingredient in some of our food.............................. such as beef.  ;D

[sigidi]

Asy,

Belli Park is not far away at all, actually I found out about a cut job today at Borren point (near Lake Cootharaba) just a bit farther up the coast from ya but still not far really.

Well now as for pics, ya can stop posting any more of ya block - I'm so Jealous  ;)

Are your youngsters up a cadaghi tree there? looks like one if it is don't let any persuade you the timber is no good, it has some gorgeous feature to it and some really great colors...



this one wasn't for slabbing but you can see it would make some terrific benchtops/bartops

[asy]

Oooh, geeeee, you're good!!!

Fancy being able to tell what the tree is from that little bit, no leaves or anything!!!

Yeah, it is a Cadagi Gum, and the most magnificent tree...

Unfortunately it is in the yard of the house we first rented when we got to Brisbane (from Melbourne)...

So, it's not mine to cut down.

Unfortunately. :D

But, don't worry, there are plenty of good cuttin' down trees on that there farm!

What kind of dogs do you breed!?

asy :D

[tnlogger]

 now asy dont let them northen boys on here fool ya. GRITS is the main stay of the south.
a big plate of GRITS,eggs, bacon, and cathead biscuits is ranked up there with
1 GRITS
2 possum
3 coon hounds
4 grandpas shotgun
5 a loving wife ( this should be on top in case loving wise sees it and thumps me)
  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[SwampDonkey]

Welcome to the forum Andrew and Asy. I went to your gallery also, and enjoyed your pictures. Stick with us, read up, post and teach us all you know. ;)

[sigidi]

Asy we breed these little guys... ( you asked for it!!! :D)









ok just one more, this little girl is vary rare in our circles as sloids in Australia are rare enough, but solid grey is just way up there ( i know she isn't looking real grey right know but she has black tips and a black face  or 'mask')

[Fla._Deadheader]

  Sigidi,  Teri wants to know what breed that is. She prunes them over here, at her "real" job.  ;) ;D ;D ;D

[Andy Mack]

Welcome to the forum Andrew and Asy. I went to your gallery also, and enjoyed your pictures. Stick with us, read up, post and teach us all you know. ;)

Thanks

Won't take take long to teach you what I know .. . . . . .   

. . . . .


     ;D

[asy]

oooh, they sure are cute, you really need to put them in a softer pen when they are young, they seem to be running into the walls too often... 

Seriously, though, I'd love to come take some photos of them sometime...  But then I have cameraitis...

hehe, and as for teaching you what I know...  I'm efficient and have already done that... :D

asy :D

[Andy Mack]

Asy,

Belli Park is not far away at all, actually I found out about a cut job today at Borren point (near Lake Cootharaba) just a bit farther up the coast from ya but still not far really.

Well now as for pics, ya can stop posting any more of ya block - I'm so Jealous  ;)

Are your youngsters up a cadaghi tree there? looks like one if it is don't let any persuade you the timber is no good, it has some gorgeous feature to it and some really great colors...



this one wasn't for slabbing but you can see it would make some terrific benchtops/bartops

Sigidi : What do you use to transport your logs/timber ?  Truck / Trailer ?  Those big old gums are very heavy, how much can you transport ?

[sigidi]

EDIT: FDH they are Shih Tzu (pronounced Shid Zoo) cute little beggars _ geese ya can't tell what we do round here....

Teri wants to know what breed that is. She prunes them over here

Andrew I've got 3 different vehicles I use,
the first has a dog trailer and has a capacity of about 28 ton with a 10 ton crane,
the second is rated at 12 ton with about 4 ton crane,
the third not sure sizes an weights but a little smaller still.

Most times I go to the log, unless it's a log for me then I bring it home and say "look what followed me home..." then I try to cut it quick and make it useful so Wifey doesn't get too cranky at me for finding a home for another stray  ;)

Seriously though and a shameless plug for my crane hire boys (the above stats) they do a terrific job for me and even turn up with the odd giveaway looking for a home.

So in serious answer to your Q I don't move any, I get in the right guys to do it and it costs very little when considering the price of cut lumber nowadays. (Well I can say that 'cause I cut it up myself DOH)