Dorset lifestyle
The sheep are enjoying their new paddock, they nip the tops off the buttercups and leave the rest of the plant. The donkeys started their day playing tog-of-war with one of the collars, I think Toby won as he was banging it on the ground. A lone deer was in field, have finished the fence and gate around the raised beds and beans so it doesn’t matter if he/she comes in the garden. A damsel fly was circling the pond, not affected by the low temperatures. A sunny cloudy day with light winds.
The pink and white clusters of apple blossom survived the gale, last year’s crop was less than fifty apples so hoping this year will be better. Saw the dangly legged Hawthorn Fly for the first time, also named the St Mark’s Fly because it traditionally appears on 25th April, last year it flew on the 29th April and so it’s nearly a week later this year. The courgette seeds have sprouted after three weeks on the windowsill, no sign of the pumpkins, the tomatoes are looking ok in the greenhouse. Groomed the donkeys. A cold start to a day of lighter winds and warming sunshine.
