...it was Damper Day (with out the damper) on the farm. The men built a fire to get some coals as we prepared some yummy Lamb Shanks in Red Wine in the camp ovens. This will probably be our last Damper Day for the season as the warmer Spring weather will soon be approaching.
Damper Day has been an ongoing tradition on my partners family farm since he was a child, and there are always may stories told about the children swimming in the creek in the middle of winter with their 'puddle suits' on and chickens exploding in the camp ovens. Damper use to be made and everyone would search the area for the perfect stick to mould the damper over and cook on the open fire, butter and golden syrup would be drizzled into the hole left by the stick when it was cooked...yum.
This Damper Day was extra special because it was my Nephew Harry's first day on the farm. Although he is only 7 months old I'm sure he enjoyed the fresh country air, exploring nature and lots of attention from the family!
We saw a poor little Lamb on the other side of the creek that had been separated from it's mother. The boys went over on the 4 wheeler to pick it up and take it back to the mob to try to re-connect it with it's mother, this is sometimes a hard task as some Sheep reject their young. Before taking the Lamb back to the mob the boys brought it over for Harry to have his first encounter with a Lamb, very cute! We also realised this lamb was only new born that day!
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No Damper:( Looks like you had a great day and what a cute lamb.
ReplyDeleteLove the shots. Thanks for the comment on my blog. We had a great weekend. We only moved from Wagga at the end of last year - hope to move back there one day and make it forever.
what beautiful traditions and memories you are upholding and creating - nice way to enjoy the cool weather!
ReplyDeleteThat tractor with the big forks on the front reminds me of the way dad used to build fires on our farm when we were growing up. Sounds like a great day and the lunch sounds delicious. The damper would have been nice too - oh I love it the way you described. YUM!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute little lamb too. Lovely weekend at your house.
Thanks for joining in again. Lou.
What a beautiful day at your house. It's nice to have traditions like that to remember and pass on for new little ones to experience. Have a great week.:)
ReplyDeleteYour camp oven feast sounds delicious and what a cute nephew you have :)
ReplyDeleteI just want to live there too looking at your photo's. And if you ever get sick of your little one I'll have him - he is soooo cute!! :-)
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