Dorset lifestyle
Collecting pollen from the Rhodedendron flowers in early morning sunshine, the Choisya is in full bloom, and it’s just about mild enough to leave the Lemon trees outside on the terrace. The Bramley is keeping it’s green leaves which is good news for the donkeys and the sheep, all keen to eat the leaves and nibble at the bark, the donkeys will eat what the sheep leave. The ground is drying out, it hasn’t rained for a week or more. A mild sunny day with light winds.
In full bloom, the alpine rose bright pink flowers and green blemish free foliage are a couple of weeks earlier than last year, it must have liked the frequent frosts and low rainfall. Started to dismantle the sheep shelter in the square paddock, nearly ready to raise the roof and cover with planks and a new tarpaulin. The end of the workshop has been cleared to create enough space for the shearer to handle the sheep, they need to be kept inside the night before to give the fleece time to dry. A cloudy start to a sunny day, lunch at The Baker Arms.
