A visitor

 This one has been hanging around most mornings

 Oh for a gun ( or even a net with a long handle)

A delivery

We need some hay.

Some hay arrives

Hay gets unrolled in a stored in barn

The otters are back

Back in 2013 we had some vanishing ducks .
the puzzle started here , then we found a suspect and then a witness.







We've fenced the ducks in , in their new pond  and blocked the (easy) access  along the burn . But they do go walkabout  - they were photographed  on the road , and in the tourist season we do get people stopping , coming and telling us that the ducks are on the road.





So we came to lock the ducks up , and one was missing . A brief hunt found her in the undergrowth and limping ( and easy to catch - which is usually  bad sign)

And she was injured -

and the injury to beak meant that she wouldn' t be able to forage properly. So there was only one solution , and we are one duck fewer

At mating season otters tend to roam, so it probayl was a combination of the duck beign out on the road, near a burn , and an otter exploring.  If we loose any more we will have to think about breeding replacements this year ( but we werent intending to )

Repaired

Earlier in the winter we have a bit of a storm that  did some damage 

The weather hasn't been too bad  so bit of pottering around at weekends  ( its only now light enough to do stuff in the early evening ) Ive managed to repair it

And ive taken the opportunity to create a shortcut - a gap in the wall that we can step through.

The only problem is the mud on the slope -  it will get easier when it all dries out a bit but at the moment its too muddy and slippery to use.

So id better have think about putting some steps in .