This
is
spring
in
the
Ba·ro·ssa·
Va·lley· .
The
creeks
have
swo·llen·
in
the
win·ter·
and
in
ear·ly·
spring ,
shoots
have
a·ppeared·
at
the
wa·ter· ^'s
edge .
As
the
wa·ter· ^
has
be·gun·
to
dry
up ,
spring
leaves
o·pen·
out
and
fi·na·lly·
the
li·ly·
flow·ers·
have
o·pened·
up
in·to· ^
the
spring
sun·light· .
You ^
can
see
their ^
bright
ye·llow·
sta·mens· .
These
are
co·vered· ^
with
po·llen·
which
in·sects·
will
co·llect·
on
their ^
legs
and
pass
from
plant
to
plant ,
thus
for·ming·
new
seeds .
A·bove· ^
the
creek
bed ,
sheep
graze
on
the
new
spring
grass .
This
new
grass
is
full
of ^
pro·tein·
and
it
will
make
the
sheep
strong
and
heal·thy· .
A
mag·pie·
lands
on
a
fence-post
ge·tting·
the
shade
of ^
the
gum
tree
as
he
does ^
so .
O·ther· ^
birds
are
ac·tu·a·lly·
chee·ky·
e·nough· ^
to
sit
on
the
sheep 's
head
and
back ,
loo·king·
for
grubs
and
in·sects·
caught
in
their ^
thick
wool .
The
old
slab
barn
pro·vides·
shel·ter·
for
the
sheep
when
they ^
need
it
in
win·ter·
and
su·mmer· .
The
far·mer·
has
ploughed ^
his
o·ther· ^
pa·ddock· .
A
new
crop
is
be·gi·nning·
to
grow .
It
will
grow
to
full
size
un·der·
the
su·mmer·
sun
and
will
then
be
rea·dy·
for
har·ve·sting· .
Mag·pies·
now
fly
from
fence-post
to
fence-post
-
wa·tching·
for
a·ny·thing· ^
in·te·re·sting·
to
eat .
Mag·pies·
get
a·bout·
in
big
fa·mi·ly·
groups ^
like
this .
They ^
pro·tect·
each
o·ther· ^
and
their ^
song
su·ggests·
they ^
en·joy·
each
o·ther· ^'s
com·pa·ny· ^.
This
farm
is
their ^
home .
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