Today is the day designated for Mother Hen to rejoin her flock and baby duck to join the three other drakes at the small pond
Ready to join the “big boys”.
Lunch with lots of Gables produce and lots of chat
First time visitors – old school friend and daughter
They liked Willow and she liked them
The return of the goldfinches
Goldfinches love sunflower seeds. We hadn’t been putting them out recently and we had hardly seen a goldfinch at the feeders. J splashed out and bought a sack (twice the price since the terrible and heartbreaking war in Ukraine began in February) and this morning I saw two birds as I stood washing up at the kitchen sink. Welcome back little goldfinches.
A perfect June evening
The last of the early broad beans. Pulled up and fed to the goats for a tea time treat.
What a glorious morning for a walk
Eight chooks in the polytunnel run. Six are hens and two are cockerels.
This afternoon I collected six eggs from the polytunnel- every hen there has laid an egg today. Well done girls!
As I was podding peas just now a red lily beetle jumped into the bowl
A visitor returning “sacks” used for children’s races at the village Jubilee Party and…….
Fascinating history from a woman who was not only born in the village and still lives in the village but can trace her family roots here back over 250 years.
I hope to meet up with J again to find out more about the village and look forward to receiving old village photographs from her via WhatsApp.
I am pleased to report that the children enjoyed the sack races and there were no injuries!
Cherries at breakfast time and
