Sheep in the park on a sunny day

Some sheep in the park at lunch time today. England at its best. Note the almost straight line of the foliage at the bottom of the trees; this is caused by livestock eating the trees to that height.

Unless we have some severe frosts before Christmas, and the birds eat the berries, it looks as though we will have plenty of mistletoe.

A grey day among the cattle . . .

A grey day among the cattle in beautiful England

Sheep under the trees in the park

The grass is less green in the park because of the drought. Here the sheep are keeping cool under the trees.

Yukon Gold . . . the first potatoes of this season for us.

Yukon Gold. These are our  first potatoes of this season. Originally developed as indicated by their name, in Canada. This is one of Wilson's top 100 varieties.

Down on the farm Aberdeen Angus enjoying the weather . . .

The herd of Aberdeen Angus that are enjoying the spring sunshine in the park.

A blackthorn winter down on the farm

 

The hedgerows with an abundance of blackthorn in bloom. The white blossom gives rise to the old country adage blackthorn winter . . . the white flower may be seen as snow. The grass is lush and the dandelions are spectacular this year.

 

Dandelion flowers are used for making, in the home, a wine, and sometimes another wine called dandelion whiskey  and the fruit of the blackthorn, sloes, are used for making slow gin.

Down on the farm it is lambing season.

Down on the farm it is lambing season.