Dorset lifestyle
A scorcher of a day, the beach at Bournemouth was very busy and the air felt fresher and the sea as cold as ever, but must have warmed a little. All the animals were in there shelters from early morning, only coming out to eat and drink. Watered the greenhouse morning and night, picked tomatoes and cucumbers. The runner beans are nearly over, the lack of rain not suiting them.
Looking towards the Purbeck Hills from Bournemouth Beach, a windy day before the promised rain. Picked strawberries, raspberries and a cucumber, cos lettuce looking ok, need transplanting as they’re all in a clump. Runner beans have reached the top of the sticks and need to pull more rhubarb. A cloudy end to a sunny day.
Sand piled on the promenade after the storm, and a foaming sea that’ll take a few days to calm down, the winds are still strong and the showers race through. The donkeys were on high alert, churning the straw as they moved around, the sheep were much calmer, grazing the paddock and sheltering in the Lea of the hedge. A showery, blustery day with spells.
Rides for anyone under 7 stone, so not me! The saddles have a wodge of padding underneath and the donkeys browse a hay net all day in the shade when they’re not walking along the beach. Cut down the nettles and dock along a strip of laneside paddock near the hedge, the donkeys are eating the ripening blackberries along with the thorny brambles. Watered the vegetables, a warm sunny day with the odd drop of rain, the nights are drawing in and it’s almost dark by 8 o’clock, promise of rain tomorrow.
