Boris and The Berkshire Broads

Introducing Boris and his girls, The Berkshire Broads - Bessie, Bonnie and Billie. They came to us quite unexpectedly; we had always planned on getting Berkshires down the track but these 4 became available so we said Yes. We really weren't/aren't set up for them but managed to fit them in. Boris is living in a pen at the cattle yards; we moved the two grower pigs into a new chook enclosure and put the 3 girls in with another spotted sow that was re-homed to us a few weeks ago. Supposedly, the 3 berkshires are pregnant, as is the spotted one. I don't know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. Guess we'll soon find out. There could be an awful lot of pork running around here soon. I've always thought there's nothing cuter than a newborn piglet but I might change my mind pretty quickly if all 4 decide to deliver at once.

Boris and I have become friends. He talks to me each morning and night when I go to feed him. Actually, he talks to anyone that goes near him, asking for more food please. He made a beautiful bed from left over cattle hay. Isn't he a handsome fellow.

The weaners were very curious.

Well Hello

It's been a while. I've had the page sitting open all this time but just haven't had the urge to put anything on it. I don't know why. I've stored up photos and written numerous blog posts in my head but haven't committed any of them to keyboard. The longer I let it go the harder it got because I felt I couldn't start again without first catching up on the big gap in between! But now I've decided to just let it go (something I don't normally do!) and that sliprail will have a gap of a few months. I can live with that. I'll start again with the new pigs that arrived two weekends ago and move forward and maybe drop in a photo or two from the 'missing months'! At least I'll get moving again.

I've been satisfying my creative needs with a daily photo on Instagram at woodlawnwanderer with hashtag #morningmissm - feel free to have a look and follow me there. I started there on April 19 with a daily photo from around the farm with the animals given a voice and telling the story. I haven't missed a day since I started and have really enjoyed it. It's given me something else to think about other than my (paid) work and each day when I go outside to do the farm jobs I actually look at what's going on out there rather than just going through the motions. It's been funny and sometimes sad and good for the soul.

So, I'm back.

sliprail rides again.