Two and a half weeks ago (to be precise), Mrs B. went into labour on a cold and breezy April afternoon. In all the years we’ve been breeding our pigs, this is only the second time that Mrs B. has birthed out during the daylight hours. We were grateful for this miraculous eventuality, but it didn’t detract from the fact that it was a very, very cold evening for sitting inside an unheated barn. Despite our familiarity with the pig…
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! So if your newly arrived Papa said to you, “I have your Christmas present here, do you want it now or do you want to wait for Christmas?” you would, of course, as a reasonable adult fully in control of their faculties say…”Immediately now please!” And you would be right because then you would get to spend the day messing about with your brand new 35mm lens which is sooooooooooooo fantastically fabulous and wonderful. And you would be right.
This morning it was just too beautiful, too sunny, too fresh to stay inside. And frankly I have a new camera so I needed to go and take some pictures. Needed to I tell you! Luckily the gods of winter provided a perfect day outside for us to go burn off our morning energy. Ok the kids have morning energy I just wanted to get some fresh air. And to take pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. After 6 months…
One of the things I have missed, right down to my very bones, has been living by the sea. There is nothing, nothing, like the feeling of walking along the shore line; the freshness of the air, the openness of the sky, pure bliss. We’d originally only intended to pop to the beach for half and hour or so, but the burning blue sky and the fresh wind beckoned us on. We leaned into the wind, walking up the hillside…
Sometimes only dramatic black and white will do. I can’t resist a bit of moody.
How’s the weather where you are?
Would you like to take a walk with me? There’s some chores to do but we won’t notice that, it’s such a beautiful day. After checking on the animals (feeding, watering, cuddling) it’s time for a little walk around, taking in the view. Everything is bathed in red gold light, the air is fresh but not cold. The perfect day for a wander before breakfast. The bees are being wrapped up for the cold season, despite the warm days we…
Over the last couple of weeks our neighbour has been cutting, tedding and baling our hay. This weekend the bottom field was baled and the rest of the fields were cut. It was beautiful. The sun began to go down, tinting everything with a soft glow, the world couldn’t have looked more harmonious. Walking our land, clear of high growth for the first time since we bought it (for the first time in many years actually), we began again…
Kale for the chickens Forbidden fruit Afternoon pick-me-up Leftovers Blissful book on one week loan Medicine What have you been up to?
Although this is something that happens frequently, I am still surprised by the way that life will organise itself to fully celebrate the sabbaths. This weekend the brilliant weather led us to glory in the rise of the sun king, Bel shone down on us and we turned our faces to him in gratitude for the Earth’s abundance. Today we shared our land with lovely friends, walking the trail that Stephen had mowed and enjoying the freedom our children had…