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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: in the hills on February 07, 2014, 12:10:51 pm

Title: Another only in Powys could .......
Post by: in the hills on February 07, 2014, 12:10:51 pm
...... this happen.

Following on from Castlefarms thread.

When visiting the tiny town of Montgomery a few weeks ago we were surprised to see 2 Rex rabbits sitting in one of those big pots that trees are grown in. There are I think about 11 of these trees around the town and around each tree is a bed of clover. A gentleman was standing near the bunnies with a pet carrier so we went over for a chat and asked what exactly he was doing.

He used the bunnies to keep the clover short. It took 2 days for the bunnies to graze down the clover before moving on to the next tree and starting the process again.  .......     It saved him, he said, having to cut the clover.  ;D He was there the other evening in the dark outside the Spar with the said grazing bunnies.

Rural life .... hey ho   ;D just love it.
Title: Re: Another only in Powys could .......
Post by: mowhaugh on February 07, 2014, 12:28:49 pm
That's brilliant!
Title: Re: Another only in Powys could .......
Post by: tizaala on February 07, 2014, 12:39:43 pm
Love that shop , a bit of everything. Nice cakes. pitty the rabbit's weren't outside Bunners (best hardware shop in the country) :eyelashes:
Title: Re: Another only in Powys could .......
Post by: in the hills on February 07, 2014, 12:50:28 pm
Ahhhh .... Love their bread, too.

And Bunners ..... everyone should visit. My neighbour said they found something out for him the other day still marked in shillings!!!!!!!

Have you been in the tea room with the resident parrot?
Title: Re: Another only in Powys could .......
Post by: tizaala on February 07, 2014, 01:29:28 pm
We used to live in Forden so were always in Monty. is that the tearoom just opposite Spar ? been a few years ago now , we still pass through that way about once a month.

Title: Re: Another only in Powys could .......
Post by: Brijjy on February 07, 2014, 07:49:06 pm
Bunners is fatal for me. You go in there for one thing and end up spending hours there and leaving having spent a fortune! Monty has a larger than average quota of eccentrics!

Title: Re: Another only in Powys could .......
Post by: in the hills on February 07, 2014, 08:31:29 pm
No Tiz, the other one, facing the town hall. Think it's called Ivy House  :thinking:.

Huge servings of yummy cake.  ;D

Forden .... you were soooo close to us.

Yes Brijjy .... but that's the best yet.  ;D