Tuesday, Mar 10, 2009 at 17:35
Thanks Ruth
I was thinking of the stockmen north of
Birdsville.
As I was coming east on the Plenty last winter, come up on a mob of cattle, mainly cows calves.Pulled up, wound down the window to say gidday,as you do,
young guy on the 4x4 bike shot off and a few minutes later the Boss pulled along side on his bike, we talked there on road for a couple of hours or so, they had a hard time with the dry, little bit of rain and then Gidgea pods were poisoning the cattle.
After a while yarning he asked me what do I do next? the cattle were to light to travel far on a truck, and he was right, I didn't have any answer.
Could see the windmill on the horizon so suggested I could go ahead and put a feed on as I was going to
camp down the road a bit anyway.
We are OK put the
camp oven on before they left, should be OK. was the reply.
I have been thinking of those guys, the cows I saw would not have the strength to swim very far.
At least the rains have come back
Thanks Ruth
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