“Clarice, have the lambs stopped screaming?”

Love how the Bayeux Tapestry is mostly an intricate political drama about succession and invasion except for that one scene where the characters are like "BLOODY HELL A COMET" and it's never mentioned again

I found a lovely cuckoo flower (#Cardaminepratensis) in the hay meadow. Said to be sacred to the fairies, it was considered to be unlucky if brought indoors, and was not included in May Day garlands for the same reason. #wildflowers

Got up this morning and wondered why there was an egg whisk next to the sink….and then I remembered. Richard Williams /|\ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Wish you were here.

Daisies. Love’em.

To see a world in a grain of sand and a heaven in a wildflower meadow hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in a hour. (William Blake)

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English leader's ill-advised trip to Normandy has disastrous political consequences.

Fascinating In England, it is not uncommon to see "wavy" brick walls. Interestingly, the design uses fewer bricks than a straight wall. A straight wall that is just one brick thick is not sturdy enough to stand alone & can be easily toppled, so they generally have a thickness of at least two

Decisions decisions, this #naturefriendlyfarming lark is full of them! So. Do I protect this #oak seedling or not? Simple enough question but it requires a lot of thought. Why? Well here is a thread to explain…⬇️

It’s nearly 11.30pm on a Saturday night. My neighbours are having a mahoosive party in their field….big marquee, live band, free bar and everything. Surely everyone is pissed by now?? QUESTION: should I gatecrash????

My Friday night date. Handsome. Attentive. Loves cuddles. A good listener. Excellent pedigree. 🩷

Vive la France

Vive la France. #ViveLaFrance

“One teaspoon of the chemical is enough to kill 1.25bn honeybees. It can stay in the soil for years, and taint any flowering plant which grows, meaning that bees foraging for nectar from a flower can be poisoned years after treated seeds were planted” 😩 theguardian.com/environment/ar…

I’ve done lots of successful adulting this week, so I’m going out to buy myself an ice cream.

Injured livestock or animal accident on the #NewForest? Know who to call:

Two of my favourite things…. #gin and #ponies.

My date for the evening. Suave, sophisticated, handsome, foreign. His attention is devoted and his demands restricted to cuddles and kisses. What’s not to like.💕