Breakfast on the farm

Farm stayed with my family last spring, near Amsterdam. We arrived late and took some time to find the farm on the polders. The farmer’s wife showed us in the dark to where we were staying in a converted barn and on the way there we passed the chicken roosting on a low branch of […]

Herefordshire Herd at Sullington

Herd of Herefords at the bottom of South Downs We grew up with a pet Hereford cow called Curly, so for me this is a field of Curly’s Our Curly had long and happy life in her own field and apple orchard and once got drunk stealing apples from the trees. She had a wry […]

almost the rain has stopped

Still trying to find out who my ancestors were while foot out of action, watching the Olympics and feeling for Ukraine but Olympics over, weather is changing, the rain has almost stopped and probably time to put this down and return to the present, reluctantly. Best part – talking to mum and dad and mum’s […]

Waiting for mr mouse

Driving past a field, noticed this cat sitting very still besides the hedge, something about it, made me curious. we were looking for Hebridian and Jacob sheep that we were told were in a field next to a pub nearby – but we never found them and the pub was closed so we drove on […]

Earthworms, Cherrys

Was wondering how earthworms cope with all this rain and what is the knock on effect on the quality of the Soil? Heavy rain brings out a flood of earthworms above ground, because thou they need moisture or they will die and dont have lungs, they still need oxygen We are renting a cherry tree […]