Rhubarb rising

 

Protecting the trees

 The sheep are terrible bastards for chomping on trees, even big ones, so these tiny trees we planted in Autumn need good protection so they can manage to get to fruiting size. There is a barrier a bit away from the tree so the they can’t eat the leaves, and then I decided they needed something round their spindly little trunks too so if they make it through the first line of defence at least they can’t bite clean though the trunk!

Fingers crossed they survive to fruiting age. We are also trying some hemp mulch around the bottom to suppress weeds and give them a chance to grow - it’s a hard life being a tiny tree around here, they need all the help they can get!

This is the new section Doug has cleared. Soon we will plant more trees here!

Grow tree grow!

Baa!

Lamb number 4 (this boy makes 3 boys and a girl)

 

Walk at Payolle

We haven’t been here as often since we got the flat in La Mongie as we tend to go there instead. It is a lovely place to walk the doggy though, she really enjoys swimming in the lake, whatever the season...

The neatest!

The lawn grows so fast in Spring and early summer it is hard to keep on top of it! I have just kowed it and Isaac as strimmed the bank in front. This is probably the neatest it is going to look all year!

Maybe you can’t make it out in the photo, but there are some daffodils at the top of the bank looking very Spring like.

 

Bees and hornets

 Doug saw an Asian hornet queen this morning. The asian hornets are complete bastards who hover outside the hive and scoff lots of bees, so we need to put out traps now to catch as many queens as we can before they start making more of themselves...

The bees are getting busy with it too

Horse hair

 The horses have started moulting for spring. They are very itchy and rolling a lot. They really enjoy a good brushing. It feels like you are carving a horse out if a ball of fluff!