A Hay Shed and Gardening at Longford Station

 Week 1:  We parked Keith outside the WOOFERS Shed, with a view of the Sturt Desert Peas.  We spent our first night sitting on the homestead verandah, getting to know our hosts, Lindsay and Sally Allan.  The property had once been owned by poet and writer Dame Mary Gilmour  and consists of 22 000acres, now with 2000 head of cattle.
Next dy we got stuck into work around 7:30am - Danny helping Lindsay with the new hay shed which he had been waiting 3 years to complete; and  I did a clean of the Woofers amenities and then got started in the gardens. 
Over the course of the week, Danny got a handle on stick welding and spent long days out at the new hay shed.  I watered the gardens, cooked and learnt how to retain water for the vegies and trees using cow dung and hay.

We went for a walk on Tuesday into the dry river bed.  We were looking for fossils...and we found two.  A small shell and a larger imprint of a mollusc in the round moon rocks. 
Our hosts and the food was great - and there was lots of it.  Sally and Lindsay were doing Dry July, but we had a couple of beers / wines at the end of each day.

Some friends of theirs came to visit in their 2 caravans with their 2 dogs.  Indigo wasn't that interested in the bounding exuberance of "Rocky"...
I got inspired while working in the garden on Thursday and started to compose a song.  Danny helped out with some lyrics and some of the chords and put some harp to it. 
On Friday night, we performed for the Allans and friends with our listeners joining in singing some of the tunes.

What a great week 1 at Longford Station.