Poo

Toby taking an interest in his sample, William has a bag of his own and both have been sent off to the Donkey Sanctuary for testing, the amount of worms in the sample will determine the quantity of medicine required. Historically, Toby has a greater worm burden than William but we’ll find out what the result is in a week or so. Bianca is running around the paddock so no more purple spray required. Stacked wood, moved woodchip, collected more rubble. Bought a salt lick for the donkeys. A lovely spring day with light winds and a hazy sunset. Beer on the terrace.

Balloon

At sunset, the first of the year to travel along the vale, climbing and then descending over the hill towards Shaftesbury, would have been cold as the temperature drops quickly at the end of the day. Bianca has stopped limping and is still shedding her fleece, the shearer isn’t due to arrive until June so there are a few weeks to go before she loses the lot! Six water butts are empty and the ground is starting to crack, need rain to invigorate the new leaves, having to water the greenhouse and the new plants in the border. A warm sunny day with light winds.