A strange morning of mixed activities – and a problem with a cat!

An hour spent down at the goose pond

With my trusty hedge trimmer – hacking away at brambles and overgrown vegetation and trying to clear the water of debris. Little by little each day – and I really don’t want to fall into the brackish water! Then……

My phone alarm sounded and I rushed back to the house to watch daughter being interviewed on Australian Broadcasting News. She was being asked about the Colorado shootings, about human rights in relation to the LGBT community and about former president Trump and lastly commenting on the World Cup being awarded to Qatar CLICK on YouTube link below Towards the end of the interview a cat called NIGEL jumped onto the kitchen counter, opened the biscuit box and HELPED HIMSELF to a DANISH PASTRY. I had to put down my phone and eject him from the room. OH NIGEL!!! See below for full interview

https://youtu.be/xB8UJy8v0j4

Red sky in the morning is a shepherd’s warning.

And so it proved to be. The predicted rain began around 11am and has hung around all day

I carried out as many outdoor jobs as possible early in the morning including strimming and trimming brambles and nettles around the far pond. Much more to do tomorrow if the rain abates

The goats sensibly stayed in their shed

Waiting for their evening rations of concentrates and hay
The sheep came out to explore the forage that I had brought back from the pond