One a penny, two a penny

Hot cross buns

Easter bonnet

All stirred up...

I'd been meaning to do a bio-dynamic preparation for the soil for some time and today was a favourable day for it, so we both stirred for an hour and then I sprayed the whole farm. It's a wonderful thing to do at the end of the day, helps you to remember what it's all about and to give something back. I know some think us bonkers, but those of you that saw my allotment in UK will know that whatever it is that I do works.....
For more information about bio-dynamic preparations and the method of check out http://www.biodynamic.org.uk/

Buttons and beach

Finally visited the beach with some family, too cold for sunbathing but was wonderful all the same.
Also chanced upon a great haberdashery, hence the photo of buttons.......

Wildlife

Spring has well and truly sprung......butterflies are everywhere on the quinta, some very small and beautiful and others rather grand like this swallowtail. We have also uncovered various snakes, not so keen myself but Rick likes to take pictures and identify them.
ps. first cuckoos of spring are here

Chicken run

We let the chickens out everyday now and they love it, by lunch time they have made their way down to the meadows, where if given half the chance would eat all the plants I've planted (am in the process of making a gate out of bamboo from the river, to keep them out).
They are happily eating the green stuff we planted for them and it doesn't take much banging of tupperware to get them to follow me back up the hill for a tasty snack a bedtime story and sleep.

Blokey stuff, part four

Various motorised vehicles as requested by some blokey followers