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Collars

Left on a fence post because the donkeys like to play with them overnight, banging them on the ground and dragging them around. Last night Toby managed to wrap one around his front leg, tightening it round his fetlock by treading on it with his back leg and walking away. A different look, certainly, easily loosened and removed when his foot was picked up with no damage done. Collected more rubble, dug up a bucketful of dandelions, a pair of Jays we’re flying around the hedgerow. A frosty start to a cold cloudy day with late sunshine and a bright orange sunset.

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Toby

The early mornings can be chilly so I keep a fleece handy, just a bit of a mistake to hang it on the rail as it’s the right height for Toby to grab it, shake it, drag it and tread on it! He likes to chew on beech and willow sticks and often rubs his collar on the ground, he picks it up and wants William to take hold of the other end and pull, William sometimes co-operates, but not always. I need to find something more durable for him to play with, a bike tyre, maybe? The blackbirds are sitting on the trellis taking the blueberries, I don’t think they did that last year so will have to pick them before they’re completely ripe; picked another bundle of runner beans. A sunny day with cool and strengthening winds which resulted in several Bramley apples landing on the grass. No rain so more watering, the waterbutts could do with a top-up, they’ll be empty in another few days.