I collected mum from her home this morning

Now she is away with us and enjoying the sunshine and animals at The Gables

She had a cuddle with “baby” duck.

I just watched a nasty little YouTube video on how to eliminate said beetles using a toxic spray made by Bayer. No thanks. The lilies might have a few bite holes but we’ll live with that.

Lilies under the pergola have flowered and lilies outside the front dooor are getting ready.

Kids play on the tractor

In The Wendy House

On the tyre swing

Drawing al fresco

And all too soon it’s time to say bye bye

So we have moved the two youngest goslings (hatched on Friday and Saturday under a different Bantie in the orchard hen house) to the run near the kitchen to be with Lemon and her sister Bantie

We have put the two and a half week old gosling with the mother who hatched the two little goslings and moved them to the green hen house in the orchard.

Everyone now has plenty of access to grass and fresh air and a hen house and a mother – one for each gosling. I am confused so they probably are too! I hope they all adapt happily to their new mums and new homes.

Another gosling.

Cook some bulgar wheat and quinoa mix (Courtesy of Mr Tesco) plus the seeds of a large pomegranate (can I grow pomegranates in England and will they fruit?). Add a good helping of fat spring onions from the polytunnel and some fresh, homegrown corander. Lemon juice and olive oil, salt and pepper and we have a pretty and delicious accompaniment to the dinner menu tonight.