Dorset lifestyle
The small oak has served two years as the Christmas tree, it was stored in the roof of the tack room over the summer and dried out completely and is now too brittle to last another year – will have to find another one. Planted a few willow rods in the Laneside verge, a Blackbird and Robin hopped around looking for grubs. A colder, frosty, brighter day with light winds.
The donkeys had their edible Christmas tree and liked the carrots and pieces of apple the best, it was was soon knocked over in search of the treats hidden in the straw and then quite quickly abandoned. The sheep had a very similar tree and stayed interested a bit longer, actually eating some of the twigs and chewing at the bark. The paddocks are still very soggy, a couple of dry days will help dry the ground, there’s a rising spring in the avenue that’s still creating puddles there so that area won’t be used until water levels fall. A lovely sunny day after a hard frost.
