Covid curls? Covid colours? Not round ‘ere. Simon the fence (barrier, that is) also shears sheep and it’s that time of year again. He’s incredibly busy due to Covid, as the New Zealanders aren’t over, every man-jack has been recruited. Doesn’t help the prices much though. Average shearer cost is £2.90 per fleece, open market price is £1.79.
Three months into playing in the tunnel, what is it looking like? https://youtu.be/L9Da85uCQUQ?is=4wKPIP_pLAxEz5gp
The cockchafer or the ‘doodlebug’, a nickname later given to the V-1 flying bomb of WWII…
The time is late afternoon, the date is early May, after some heavy rain and…
Our wild flower meadow and orchard is a riot of colour and activity from the…
and the Turkey is already fat! But rather incongruously she is in the garden! Not…