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 Walks are now being enjoyed over fields and in woods without the worry of being shot, hunting season has finished with fishing now started.

 Warmer days with no rain towards the end of the week means the mud is drying out, everyone is happier at the thought of spring nearly here.

 


Daffodils are coming out with the first cowslip spotted this week.
 

Look what turned up in the poly tunnel, four tiny baby rabbits. I wasn't allowed to 'look after' them so wrapped them under straw for the night in the hope mum would find them. In the morning they were still there but we did find a opening of a burrow on the donkeys side of the tunnel so i put them at the beginning of it and they soon run down the hole. I have had the talk of rabbits in the poly tunnel + veg = no veg but they were so cute. I know I will be cursing them when the lettuces are chewed but as yet nothing has been sown in there so they may leave before anything green starts to grow - or they could end up tasty rabbits.
 

Tyser found a pine martin ??? in the woods, it run up a tree. Tyser spent ages barking at the wrong tree, his nice but dim, not realising the pine martin was tree jumping. On the same walk we saw seven deer in the field above our woods so they have survived hunting season this year. Hurrah hunters 0 deer 1(or 7)

 I have been spinning away, llama fibre given by a friend in exchange for a few balls for him. If have calculated correctly I have 1000 meters which is enough for my next project of a cardigan. It's so soft, only hope it will keep it shape when knitted.


















Master C came back this weekend, as the weather was so good we took a drive out in the country, sadly unable to find a cafe open or anywhere nice to eat we ended up at a bakers starving for a slice of pizza and quiche. On route we did find this ruined chateau which would of been a lovely spot for a picnic. After nearly ten years of living here we have decided we must get organised and follow the French way by taking a picnic  (although not eating at the roadside like many do here)
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