I'm continuing my series of posts that will hopefully get me caught up with myself, and this time it's February. Poppy and I got the month off to a fun start when we went for a walk through the dunes. Poppy enjoyed the long walk through the dunes.
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Our reward was a very dramatic looking beach that was very windy indeed.
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Poppy had been to a beach before, but not near the waves and certainly not with me wading into the sea in my wellies. I suppose, if you look at it from Poppy's perspective, this giant puddle was very angry and chasing her!
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I thought her 50% Golden Retriever DNA would have made her more interested in the water to be honest.
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She instead spent some time staying safely at the far end of the lead while I paddled along the shore.
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The clouds and waves were very dramatic. Absolutely gorgeous.
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Poppy posing on some driftwood (note distance from scary sea).
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Meanwhile, in the lambing shed, Grace somehow managed to get her own poo on her head. Tilly also proved without a doubt that she grew up with a camera regularly shoved in her face and posed for a selfie.
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A few days later, Tilly and Grace went outside. It was a strange new world for Grace, but at least a rain shower or two sorted out that unfortunate poo situation.
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And a few days after that, Primrose gave birth outside to a set of lovely twins, Gavin and Gabby.
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Gavin has a spot on his nose.
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I visited some lambs, then returned to Primrose and her babies. For a first time mother she was perfect. Very fussy about her children.
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It was clear that Astrid was not going to be having any lambs (at least this year), but there were a few hundred more ewes due in March. They were still outside munching away on silage at this time.
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It wasn't long before Primrose was out in her field again, this time with the twins along too.
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Grace was a bit bigger, but I was glad to see that she had some friends to play with.
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Gavin and Gabby on the wall.
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Grace.
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Towards the end of February, I managed to find the time to drive down to Bannon's Land. There was a special guest. This was a guest who'd been living there for four or five months at this point, so maybe "resident" would be the right word.
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Yes, I was there for the chicken, but I couldn't resist the pretty young hoggets.
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The sheep seemed gently curious about the chicken.
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Hello, ladies.
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The chicken disappeared a few weeks after these were taken. We haven't seen it since. Maybe the mystery chicken will return one day. We'll hope...
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