A farm causes me hearing loss

I took many personal photos but not too many of the critters at Myuna Farm. We have been there before but not for many years. Last Saturday there was an incomplete family gathering for no real reason other than a day out during school holidays. The arranged meeting time was ten, a little earlier than I would like but it was only a thirty five minute drive away. 

The staff were negligent as both of my brothers walked through without paying. I was not pleased that my brothers did not front up to pay. My nephews paid for a family ticket plus, so perhaps they thought that included them. Well, that's the best face I can put on it. 

It was good to see family, especially the two year twin boys and their four year old sister.

There were many animals to see and the kiddies and some adults went on a train ride, actually a tractor pulling trailers, through the park and then later a short pony ride. One great nephew twin was eager and loved his pony ride. The other did not want to and took no interest. They are just so different. 

While they were away, I fed a gentle llama and fed a goat, who tried to rip the paper bag from my hand. Ex Sis in Law said one goat was trying to eat her clothing top. It's not like they would be hungry. 

ABI Brother disappeared early as he had won a free pub counter lunch in a raffle. I did not stay to the end as my arthritic neck pain was so bad, as it is if I am standing around or slow walking in the morning. It was so bad I just has to find a seat with a backrest to sit for five minutes, and I did. 

Everything seemed normal once home. I can't remember what I did for the rest of the day. Come Sunday morning, it was time to change the clocks for the start of daylight saving, three bedroom clocks, microwave, oven, weather station, mantle clock and wall clock. 

Every Sunday I put new batteries into my hearing aids. As I went to do so, I realised my right ear one was not around, totally missing. I thought it might turn up in some obscure place, but it hasn't. I called the farm and no one had handed one in, but they said they would call me if it turned up. I really don't have a clue where I lost it. 

The aids are supplied by Workcover, as I was judged to have some hearing loss due to excessive noise at work, so I won't have to pay for a replacement, but in my ears rang what the audiologist told me. Please never lose one hearing aid. Things always work out better if you lose both hearing aids, so I have a rehearsed story about how on the farm I took the aids off because of noisy children, put them in my pocket and they must have fallen out on the train/tractor ride, that I did not take. My replacement hearing aids will cost Workcover maybe $1,500 dollars, yet I make a moral judgement about my brothers avoiding paying a $25 entrance fee. Mind, I have been very careful with my hearing aids and I can't work out how I lost one, but as I have, I am entitled to a replacement. 

Here are a few animal photos I took. This fowl had feathered feet. Watching it walk around was quite amusing. I'm sure one of you will know what kind of chook it is without having to look it up.

Llama took the food so gently from hands unlike the goats.

I think this is great nephew Lucas mounted on a pony.

This would be the cousin of Lucas, great nephew Louie, who found the pony fascinating after his ride.

Ray would have been exhausted by such a gathering, as I pretty well was. Speaking of Ray, and it has been a while since I have cracked up, but tears ran down my cheeks as I sat today having coffee outside Leo's Spaghetti Bar in Fitzroy Street, St Kilda. I was overwhelmed with memories which I try to push away, but almost everywhere I go, Ray was with me. We dined there for a romantic meal shortly after we met in 1979.