The mallard mother and her single duckling are on the pond.
Two craft in the sky but noisier than the hot air balloon seen early this morning
The balloon came closer
Early morning
And in the distance a hot air balloon
Here they go again – thieves in the night
That’s two years running. I don’t think we will continue to grow sweetcorn 😢
There may be a hiatus today as I am changing network provider
I hope it will all go smoothly but who knows?
In the paddock chicken run our last remaining pure white Silkie hen is literally on her last legs. We had to carry her into the henhouse last night and this morning I put her in her own small house away from the activity of the other birds.
She has had a good long life of probably 9 or 10 years. Sleep easy and pass easy.
A glorious morning for butterflies
Delicious dinner (cooked for me not by me) with garden ingredients
It’s school holidays so…
Squashes and gorgeous flowers
Vibrant golden yellow
For those who love nature and animals and stories about The Gables, my first book Jews Milk Goats is available on Amazon worldwide.
I’ve started on book three with more tales of life on a small holding. This one might include recipes. What do you think?
The second book is on a completely different subject and is also available on Amazon and called Cohencidence
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