september

i cant believe how the summer has flown by, we are now into winter, its cold, very wet and windy,the evenings are drawing in and its dark by 7.30pm.the animals are all tucked up nice and cosy in their houses all bedded down with straw.Last wednesday morning in the middle of gale force 10 winds and driving rain, the last one of our Little North ronaldsay sheep had a baby girl, she is black and the size of a kitten.Kath the lady who was staying in the cottage on holiday named her Molly.Molly and mum had to stay inside for a few days until the weather calmed down. Saturday morning they went out and are doing fine. Molly is growing really quickly. All the baby chicks and ducklings from the summer are all now fully grown and are now able to cope with the horrible weather.Erland our little foal is really big, he is a pest to his mum so spends most of his time with Puzzle and Diamond.Diamonds tummy is huge her baby is due in march next year.The ponies had their feet trimmed yesterday by the blacksmith, erland was very intreasted and watched what was happening.Bertie and Eddie the young shetland boys are becoming monkeys now, they like to help themselves to what ever is in your pockets, so i always have to have something tasty in them.Theres not much more news for now, but i will update my blog soon(i am going away next week on holiday to the sun in Tenerife for a week and am leaving my animals in the very capable hands of Tony and Tula who are comming to farm sit for me)i will think of you all while i am lying on my sun bed drinking pina coladas(makes achange from Highland Park Whisky)