What beautiful weather, but we need rain!
I am exhorted every week to be upbeat rather than pessimistic, but with the weather we have been having, while it might be fine for those on the beach and […]
A good week, particularly for Field 2!
The week has been rather dominated by national events! Nonetheless like all ordinary mortals’ daily life went on and indeed it was rather a good week. Perhaps the most important […]
The gardens are a real joy!
It is, all things being equal, rather nice to find ourselves in an Atlantic weather pattern once again! This meant that on Thursday the cricket in Birmingham – eleven miles […]
Thistles and nettles here, there and everywhere!
Monday morning before dawn broke, the BD spraying team were up and about to start actually spraying the prep 501 after it had experienced an hour in the flow form. […]
What a lovely time of year this can be
What a lovely time of year this can be. Aside from the birdsong of early morning and at sunset, the spruce tree in our side garden acts like a magnet […]
Just what we needed – the rain has arrived at last!
I am happy to share that last week was a very good week for not only is lambing all-but-over but, we have had rain! I think there was a magician […]
So far, so good. Lambing is 75% complete!
Well there is no doubt about it, lambing in a rain-free period has its advantages, though the lack of rain does little for pasture growth. Fortunately, the rain we had […]
Lambing is in full swing!
And still we wait for rain. Of course, we have had the odd shower but they have been of little value. At this time of year, the grass should be […]
The farm is looking rather beautiful!
Though we had rain last Sunday night, the week has been dry and, except on the odd occasions when the sun penetrated the cloud cover, chill with a drying wind […]
A chilly week with ‘unauthorised’ lambs & Farm Health Survey
Despite the fact that the week has been distinctly chilly (compared to last week), lack of rain has meant not only that the bridle path has dried out, but that […]
