RIP Chancellor

Very sadly, Chancellor the Serama cockerel seems to have been taken by something last evening. His mate, Fleck, was hiding on the wall in the ivy for several hours last night, and is still obviously traumatised today.

I suspect fox/buzzard.

Just doing what they need to do, though. 

Rip Chancellor the brave.

10 years ago ...

Gosh, 10 years since I went on the #biglunchextra   training weekend at The Eden Project.

Seems a long time ago, now, and a totally different world.

I'm on the far RHS in the above photo 7 people in, I hate heights and really didn't want to raise both hands but I did, thanks to my friends around me!

It was an amazing weekend. 

There are a series of posts I made, 

starting with this one from the Fri

Happy times!

Mole pups!

 Yesterday fun here at Compost Mansions. 

Eeek!

Ian was digging bindweed out of a raised veg bed,  out near the top of the Wood, and uncovered this!

We've covered them up while I go and seek advice 

Update

I've just been on the phone to local wildlife place, The founder is a friend of mine and runs Herefordshire Wildlife Rescue, she's said if the mother hasn't returned by tomorrow morning, she'll take them.

But hopefully the mum will come back and rescue them.

Later update

Just went out to look (carefully) and there is a new tunnel at the bottom of the nest, and the mole pups are gone !

So Mum has moved them 💕

Yet more produce from the garden

I went outside to check on Fleck the broody Serama hen and give her some fresh food and water.

I then spent 5 mins in the veg garden and Orchard

This is what I picked. 

And the peppers and tomatoes which are from an earlier 5 min trip into the polytunnel.

8 lb of Tom Putt apples, 6 lbs of Beth pears, 6 lbs of Victoria plums, 3lbs of Runner beans (Lady Di) 3 lbs of Climbing French beans (Blue Lake)

8 lbs of Courgettes (Black Beauty, Yellow Zuccini and Nice du Rond)

4 lbs of Red Peppers (Sweet California) and 5 lbs of assorted coloured Tomatoes.

I need to make freezer Soup/Chutney/Jam to clear out the freezers of last year's produce, so we can have room to start to process this year's produce.

And get the Dehydrator out of the loft! 

First mow of the year!

 Mowed the garden and the pool area and meadow.

Still too wet to cut the semi circle at the top of the wood, but it's good to have got most of the grass cut.