Herbie asked me to please do all the running around chores before his week-end so that he could just start doing things tomorrow. Completed everything today, methinks. One trip with 9 things accomplished - how's that for multi-tasking and saving fuel.
Sargeant is still not a happy chappy. He's now walking all twisted, when I'm watching. Saw him trotting down the far side of the vegetable garden this afternoon after Anni and Rosco. Marmalade is making herself far too comfortable in the garage. She's a barn kitty, tried to claw into me when I threw her out into the rain tonight.
Went and checked the garden. Looks as if the one Roma tomato plant is kaput, nothing has sprouted in the vege part of the garden, the grains are coming up well. Can clearly see the corn rows, the soya beans are about an inch high, the hairy vetch looks lacey, the lentils rows are standing proud, the rye is waving in the wind. Think the chia is out, small leaves but think it's the chia and not weeds, the amaranth seems to be very light green swathes, can't make out the camelina or the quinoa. The sunflowers haven't shown their little leaves yet either. Checked the grape vines, all showing newly unfurled leaves, at least 3 of the lavenders seem to be budding flowers, the 2 new elderberries still just sticks, as are the paw paws, but the new apricot is showing little bits of green on the main stem. The cherries on one of the trees are actually ripening. There are little apples on the trees, little pears. The little green mulberries and raspberries are profuse.
My flower rock garden is looking OK. Had to replant some of the little plants due to chicken scratchings, but placing rocks around them seems to help. Those damn bottle-fed lambs escaped again yesterday, and Wanda ate the visible rose leaves again. She's going to kill my roses. I reinforced the gate with planks so maybe they won't push through again. Yesterday afternoon Buttercups' twin daughter was outside as well, and it took me running around their pasture a few times before she ran into the panel and pushed her way back in. Had the give the other sheep grain to keep them in while the gate was open, so this morning they all cried for grain when they saw me.
Herbie only got in around 4 am this morning, so he slept until after 1pm today and I milked Dolly. Yesterday he did it with the 2 Chads while I made breakfast with the girls. It's been a while since I haven't done at least part of the milking. Planted an unidentifiable herb last week, need to try find the sales slip t