Chelsea Flower Show

We made our first visit to Chelsea Flower Show today.

It is of course a photographers paradise. This shows just a taster of some of the flower displays in the Pavilion.

Quite an inspiration of colours and there will be more to see tomorrow!

In the Conservatory

An Amaryllis that I was given for Christmas has finally decided to flower and is a beautiful sight in the conservatory.

What I did not expect to find in the Conservatory this evening was this little chap.

He was on his way up to join the other pet lambs. He has up till now been out in the field with his mum but having a couple of bottles a day.

It was decided today to separate him from his mum and bring him into the shed for a bit of extra feed with a little visit to our house on the way!

Animal Antics

I thought this morning that if I popped a few crumbs out on the kitchen window sill I might attract a few birds. Within minutes I had attracted a lesser black and white ..........collie dog!

It has made me realise what one of my jobs for tomorrow should be. Clean my windows!

Whilst gardening in the evening I was helped out by a very keen socks! Let's hope he doesn't dig up the plants I have planted.

Another bluebell visit

We took the opportunity yesterday to take mother in law into a bit of the bluebell woods while we were up there seeing the cows.

A chance for a bit of family photo shoot.

Out they go.

It was decided to let the calves out into the field today. The calves have been born over the winter so this was their first time out on grass. This turned out to be quite a family event as everyone wanted to see their excitement. My mother-in-law always likes to see the cows go out on grass so she had been brought down by car.

The calves were uncertain about getting in the trailer and were equally uncertain about getting out. They soon got into the swing of it.

And tried out a few paces.

Meanwhile 

The baboons of Longleat appeared.

And were not easy to lose

Checking out the walk

Three of us set out in blazing sunshine to try out the 6 mile walk for the next Walk and Talk. The weather was glorious and the farmers on route were hard at work making silage. Not the most modern tractor but it was doing the job.

We passed some interesting features including locks from a long disused canal.

I bored the other two silly with tales of walking these valleys as a teenager and bathing in this river in the hot summers of the late 70s. I have to confess that it looked far to fast running today for such activities.

The walk however was not all plain sailing. We did have a small dispute on which way the path went

 There was the little problem of getting across a bog....

Which resulted in rather muddy shoes

And some very scratched arms.

Nevertheless generally we had a good walk.

BBQ Weather

It has been sunny and hot for several days. The youngsters decided it was time for their first BBQ of the year.

Luckily they did get my washing in and shut the upstairs windows!

They had plenty to eat and the obligatory Pimms.

However it does seem that the party was not open to all!