What was great, was listening to the children play and explore the land behind the house. It is really peaceful back there and the amount of trees and undisturbed undergrowth make it feel very secluded. Which made it all the more surprising when the children turned up with a shopping trolley and a parking cone - Where on earth they found them - I dread to think!!
Reminded myself why I enjoy working with children so much...When I dismantled last years leaf pile, I found all sorts: woodlice, ear-wig, millipede, centipede, caterpillars, siders' egg sacks, HUGE earthworms, spiders - the list is endless. It was glorious! Geordie and I had a great time until he announced that his centipede was disabled. The reason for this sudden disability?.Some of its legs had 'mysteriously' disappeared, leaving it looking more like a 'tri-pede'. Poor creature.
At that point we left the leaf pile with Geordie enquiring - do you think you could make it a wheel chair?!
Really beginning to get an idea of what the space is going to look like now most of the shrubs are gone. Was doing a bit of research tonight about 'fox proofing' your area. Found loads of dull stuff about making sure your fences are high enough etc, etc. My favourite fox repellents, so far, are...Get the man of the house to urinate around the perimeter of the area. This tells the fox 'hands off - these ladies are all mine!' apparently! Also leaving bags of human hair around the area does the same job !
If you are a bald woman then you are a bit stuck! (shame for Britney!)
Here are our girls doing a bit of Cath! My brain is so addled at the moment that I put the wrong number of days on their blocks, so I had to crop them out! You get the idea though!
Now then...those with a delicate disposition may want to look away but the rest of you will love this. It is an actual chicken laying an actual egg. No wonder they make such fuss once it is out!! Fair makes your eyes water!
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