Dorset lifestyle
Collecting pollen from the Rhodedendron flowers in early morning sunshine, the Choisya is in full bloom, and it’s just about mild enough to leave the Lemon trees outside on the terrace. The Bramley is keeping it’s green leaves which is good news for the donkeys and the sheep, all keen to eat the leaves and nibble at the bark, the donkeys will eat what the sheep leave. The ground is drying out, it hasn’t rained for a week or more. A mild sunny day with light winds.
A very foggy start to the day, the moon was very bright and the light diffused before the sun rose and the mist cleared in the vale. The sheep were happy to relax on their hillock before gathering at the gate to run down to the bottom paddock. Walked William and Toby down the avenue to graze by the fallen oak, at the end of the day they had a coating of mud and grass from rollovers. Saw the first bumblebee of the year and a bat flew over the pond at dusk, Poppy was interested but much too slow to pose any threat, fed the fish. A sunny warm day with a lovely sunset.
