Blue Tamago

We inherited one sheep on this new property. She was mainly here to act as a lawnmower on the steep paddocks. Throughout the year she spends her time eating ALL the food in her paddocks and we have to move her from one section to the next to allow time for the grass to regrow. Seriously. all the time, I've been out at around midnight and you can see her STILL eating. In summer though, it is time to get rid of all that wool that she spent the year growing. Not really nice to have a wooly coat on when it is over 30 degrees outside. The previous owners gave us the contact for a mobile shearer and on Sunday, our sheep got her haircut. Oh, and her very imaginative name is: SHEEP Although the neighbours like to call her: lamb chops or mint sauce Mobile shearing tower set up. Next was mustering the sheep. Right, so we've never handled a sheep before. This one has a collar and we tried grabbing that. The problem is, this sheep is STRONG and she will go off on a...

The famous Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo is one of the major tourist attractions for visitors. Apparently it is slated to be move to another location for the Tokyo Olympic games in 2020. Being lovers of seafood, we knew this was one market that we could not miss. We heard that the tuna auctions are actually quite boring to watch, plus you have to line up for tickets before 5am and it is on a first come, first serve basis as tickets are limited to 120 people. The rest of the market does not open up to the public till after 9am as visitors may interfere with the setup of the place. We took the JR line up to Shinbashi station and walked the rest of the way to the market. We arrived a bit earlier than 9am, but it was clear how people would be a hazard to the area. This was one of the main access gates and there were vehicles of various sizes whizzing around. They do not go slow and will not slow down for a tourist photo opportunity. Those little scooters below are everywhere a...