A trip to the orchard

We visited the orchard today and picked some redcurrants.



















The blackcurrants are coming on nicely and should be ready in a few weeks.So it's time to have some redcurrant and raspberry pavlova.A few of the apple trees are showing some fruit for the first time. It will be interesting to see the results in autumn.
One new plum tree is producing fruit and the old one it laiden again this year.

New addition to the family

Tess with daughter June.

We have a new addition to the farm. Our younger donkey, Tess, provided us with a new baby a few days ago. We have decided to call her, June. Mother and daughter are doing very well.
They graze close to the house so we can see all that goes on. Tess is very protective of her daughter but June is getting more adventurous every day.

At the beginning she stayed close to mum but recently we have noticed her circles ever increasing. There are sheep and calves in the field with her and I'm sure she will be mingling in no time.
More photos to follow.