Dorset lifestyle
Looking to see if there’s anything edible in the wheelbarrow, building sheep shelter Mk 5 is underway and all the sheep are very curious. Elton and Jago picked up bailer twine, nails and cable ties for a taste and then stood in the nail tin, fortunately without knocking it over. Had to shut the hurdle entrance to keep them out of the way as hammering didn’t scare them away. Most of the sidewalls are in place, need to think about the roof assembly. A bright, sunny, frosty, start to a cloudy day.
Feeling hot although her fleece isn’t that thick, Pixie sits by the fence in the sun and pants, if she moved a few yards she could lie in the shade of the willow tree, but for some reason that doesn’t suit! The wool on her face is really soft and smooth and often has brown patches from sticking her nose in the salt lick tub. Picked a tick off my arm, that’s the third this summer so must be lots of them in the paddocks, one result of letting the grass grow longer. A very hot day with light winds.
Always has her head in the bucket licking out the last pieces of hay or biscuits. The rest of the flock are off to eat the new strip of grass, they get very excited when the fence is moved. Hope it doesn’t result in runny poos as they’ve been ok for the last week. More rubble was delivered, nearly finished arranging the bottom edge, just the infill to sort out. The donkeys were spooked by the guys delivering some trees, took a while for them to settle, they’re still picking at their straw and have started eating the tops of the rails. A cold day with sleet showers.
Walked over to the dividing fence and stared at each other for a while before Toby put his head down and Pixie poked her head through and licked his nose several times, they both like the contact. There was a squashed frog outside the stable, must have been trodden on by one of the donkeys, hope it’s not a favourite migration route. Tied up the spare stock wire in the lower paddock, will bring it up in the trailer, it’ll be useful somewhere. A lovely warm sunny start to the day with light winds, colder by early evening. Picked tomatoes and a cucumber, voted for the Dorset Remedy Oak to be the Woodland Trust tree of the year.
