This year MARCH 4th and the purple sprouting is out and ready to pick. Over one month earlier than in 2018.

Is this a freak year or the start of a global warming trend?

The lambs play as their mothers eat their concentrates (click below)

In the garden there are pots of lambs lettuce and Welsh onions outside the poly tunnel

Inside there are sunflower seedlings that were sown using seeds gathered from some of last year’s sunflowers

Storm Freya battered the country yesterday and through the evening but, thankfully, did not cause any major damage at The Gables.

Every morning and evening we go out and count lambs (13)

and mothers (8)

We remain concerned about one of Domino’s twins and are still debating whether or not to give a supplementary bottle or two.

All clean and tidy and ship shape again.

And some more guests for tea

Doing well even though it is raining

And the Lord Napier Nectarine is blossoming even though the sun is not shining.

Visitors arrive for lunch and to see the calf, lambs and cats.

Last set of twins born this morning. Mother and lambs doing well. All ewes have now lambed and we have 13 little spotted sheep enjoying the fresh air, grass and light rain.