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Fresh Grass

William loves fresh grass, even a few square yards is better than nothing when the paddocks are out of bounds. Had to build a barricade of hurdles just over the fence to stop the donkeys eating the end of the hedge. This patch of ground just outside the straw area includes the pathway to the muck heap which gets very muddy with the daily wheelbarrow traffic, so have ordered a pallet load of plastic grids that clip together and filled with sand and gravel to create a solid path. A frosty start to a cloudy day.

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Grass Cutting

Before the rain that’s been promised for tonight, the grass has had it’s first cut of the year, the meadow strip has been left to grow wild and has meadow cress mixed in with the buttercups and thistles. Finished part of the driveway, it’s ready for a load of scalpings to be delivered. Planted a few of the sunflowers outside in a warm corner, started the framework of canes in the greenhouse ready for the tomatoes and cucumbers. The donkeys have just about eaten all the grass in the bottom paddock so will soon move into the square, the sheep will move into willow. A sunny start to a cloudy day that turned colder, lit the woodburner.

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Winnie and Nola

The sheep ran down to the bottom paddock for a few hours of grazing fresh grass, remembering the route from yesterday; as the sun set they lined up along the fence ready to run back up to their shelter for their hay. Picked up more leathery oak leaves, in the wetter patches the grass needs to see the sunshine and the leaves gather together in piles to block out the light. The water lilies are unfurling new leaves under the water in the pond, fed the fish a few pellets, no sign of toad spawn. A mild cloudy day with light winds and a brief spell of sunshine.