[Carse Goodlifers]

.....listening to the Archers omnibus this morning, some weeding, mulching, a little pruning and cut the grass.  Also went round Megginch Castle gardens as part of the Open Gardens scheme this afternoon - saw some lovely spring bulbs displays, the old and new orchards and then relaxed in the sun enjoying a cup of tea and some first class home baking!

[waterbuffalofarmer]

pulling twins from a ewe, male and female both suckling well. Really sunny and warm day so managed to get some washing out. About to feed little uns, then bed as I have a long drive to Birmingham tomoz with someone

[Gabardine Angus]

Picking other people's rubbish out of my fields    Two full black bin liners and a paper sack full in total. When did people start thinking it was okay to lob their cr[member=36627]P[/member] into a field rather than take it home an put it in their own bin. The vast majority of it originated in a well known fast food burger chain but we also found bottles, cans, umpteen crips packets and a half eaten M&S salad box and sushi tray !   

[suziequeue]

Potting on my seedlings.


Lovely and warm in the polytunnel which is now empty because we have moved the herb pots out onto the patio for the summer. Lambs and sheep bleating in the next door field,


Ah bliss......

[Lesley Silvester]

... spinning  some rather lovely merino x silk tops that I bought at Wonderwool last year to make a shawl for my now grandchild to be. He's now over six months old and I'm still spinning it. Maybe it'll do for the next baby.

[Rupert the bear]

sorting the small bales of haylage weeding out the ones nibbled by mice      lost about 35 out of 300 , this has been the worst year for quite a while, looks like we need younger cats , after all the two we have share their food with the blackbirds    .

[Lesley Silvester]

Eating - or that's what it feels like. Tea and biscuits with my friend, out for lunch, hot chocolate and chocolate brownie this afternoon and out for a meal this evening. Now I'm on the Prosecco.


It's my birthday though, so it's allowed.

[suziequeue]

Doing The Guardian Quiptic online . A beauty today

[Rupert the bear]

Beefing up security following a recce from the travelers, " is that for sale ? how about that ? take your scrap sir , eyeballs out on stalks the sods.
 

[Rupert the bear]

fitting wet walling, its taken since last night , Just finished the silicone sealing. Its not as easy as it looked, but the result looks OK (ish) and I have been rewarded....  http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=73195.15   

[waterbuffalofarmer]

went out to check buff this morn and found a calf nearly dead,  the mom had just walked away from it, no idea why. When I looked at them last night she looked ages away from calving. Tried all we could for it, mum stomach tubed it after we had cleaned it up, but alas to no avail we tried eveything to keep it alive but she didnt seem to respond. The mother is an exceptional milker and the dad has brilliant milk genetics, this is what makes everything worse. We are feeling so down, upset and depressed right now.

[Talana]

Sorry to hear that WBF sometimes nature isn't that wonderful.

[Sbom]

Searching for a wayward sheep then finding and pulling its dumass out of the river.....dead...which probably made her day but definitly not mine!

[Rupert the bear]

Taking Mrs RTB on a "Safari" tour of the Bamoral castle estate. ( her birthday treat )




and Jolly good it was too

[waterbuffalofarmer]

Trying to feed animals with a swimming head and a burning throat and chest, plus a raging temperature, not made any better by the heat of the day, nearly vomited. Been dosed up on paracetemol, thyme tincture and brandy, feeling rather drowsy! pharmacy closed today as its sunday, so I'll get that spray tomoz. Goodnight everyone, sweet dreams