Our visitor
At first we were surprised by our visitor. Now ‘our’ pheasant shows up every morning and pecks around the ground under the birdfeeder. Even when it snows!
Country life
Dairy cows who see daylight (unlike too many)
When I found out that it’s estimated one in five British cows never see daylight, I took my children to watch dairy cows being milked. That is, dairy cows who DO see the light of day. Who graze outdoors during the grazing season. Who mingle together in fields and eat grass outdoors when the sun
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Pheasant-ly surprised!
For the last few months my kids and I’ve been chasing pheasants along hedgerows and near the edges of fields and woodlands around us. Every day we’ve heard the distinct cry of a pheasant somewhere hidden in the undergrowth. Up and down the edge of a field on many a wildlife spotter adventure we’ve tried
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The chicken friend?
Theo now looks forward to his sister’s riding lessons. Why? He gets to spend time with his chicken friend at the stables. There are lots of chickens running around but this particular one is Theo’s friend. She actually stays still and lets Theo stroke her back. Every week. Or lets him carry her. And every time
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Farming with the moon
Look Mummy all the cows have horns, said Theo. Yes Theo, all the cows here keep their horns, I answered. And someday they’ll be used to make cow horn manure to make the soil fertile. Look Mommy the calves are drinking milk, said Luce. (She still calls me Mommy rather than Mummy). Yes Luce, the
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Unexpected and expected
We had a call in the Spring of 2012 that was unexpected. I soon moved with my twins from the UK to the US and became a Mom rather than a Mum. I spent a summer walking while my kids scooted in national parks. My children fell in love with their older cousins. That was expected.
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