
It must be the start of Spring. Today it snowed and the first frogspawn appeared in the pond. All we now await is for Sadie to produce her expected twin lambs...
Despite the heavy winds of the last few days, the garden has survived relatively unscathed. Sue’s willow hoop, which has featured in some photos, blew apart and we had a tree...
Just when we thought it was safe (for the ducks) to go back into the water…….. ….. the goshawk came and sat on the willow arch by the sheep shed. Hopefully...
Our massive flock of three sheep haven’t had much of a mention in this blog so far, so when I was watching Zebedee watching me from her lookout post the other...
I hate ladders so much that I put off clearing out the gutters until I really had to. My excuse had been that there were at least a couple of wasp...
For much of the summer our bird feeders went unused and we wondered what had happened to the large number of tits, nuthatches, chaffinches, woodpeckers and jays that normally feed at...
Sue’s birthday present was meant to be two apple trees that we can make into espaliers along the fence dividing the yard from the vegetable patch. Unfortunately only one was available...
It being near Remembrance Day, I’ll put this in military terms: Of the slug patrol (1st Ducks) which went out yesterday morning only one has returned, One is definitely Killed in...
The maple by the front door is great all summer, but suddenly at this time of year, for just a few days the colour is fantastic, then just as suddenly there’s...
Just across the river, there’s a lovely little waterfall that only appears after heavy rain, such as we’ve had just recently. In fact we’ve just had the best ever two week...