Latest Photos

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Spring secrets
Rain acomin\'
Golden morning
Looking peachy
Dawnbow
What\'s not to like about dandelions?
Llamas everywhere you look!
The bigger stable is very popular
At sunrise
At sunset
Neighbours
They still all look the same to me . . . . .
Me and my dogs
Village over «plan d\'eau»
Rain! At last!!!
Min and Blue have the occasional sisterly love-in
It\'s evening, and the barn cats occupy the yard
Stubbs races back from an illicit car chase
Little Ronnie is growing fast
The house cats like nothing better than a new cardboard box
Valentine looking just a bit smug at the lushness of their new surroundings
Just follow me, son . . . .
Stubbs enjoys his new sport of run and catch
The one and only Big Cat - she\'s not big in size, but is in personality!
Min enjoys a sunny spring day
Quite some tongue!
The multi-coloured kitten often sits on the window sill - but has never come into the house
Too cold for grazing
Hoar frost makes spiky decoration
Ana and Pedro enjoying their new field shelter, now with integrated hayrack.
Peaceful llama winter. Shame about the molehills!
Ana really is a good looking llama
Blue confronts the newest house cat
Stubbs explores every patch of water he comes upon
Rufus at his happiest, carrying a stick
Blue tits are the most insistent customers at the sunflower seed bar
Seeds get eaten at a high rate in this weather
Duc and Valentine demonstrate scary white-eye
Where did he throw those carrots?
Rufus and Stubbs just love the snow!
Ana and Pedro - happy together in the snow
Hay - both food and, later, bed
Young neighbours 1 - five barn kittens
Young neighbours 2 - three calves
Red sky in the morning!
4 out of 5 kittens say this is their favourite bed
And they are out!
Wide open - and edible for those who dare
The door-side mullein is still a splendid weed
Lilas has rolled on the bare earth, creating a dust cloud
Barn cat Tom is growing, in size and in confidence
Fogarty, demanding food as always
One of the splendid mushrooms is opening
Early morning view over the mown hayfield
The farmer rushes to bale hay before the rain
The wave of the storm flows towards the llamas
Rufus (left) and Stubbs relax in the shade
Go!
Ready, steady . . .
One of the barn kittens
Atmospheric early morning oaks
Rufus in his play area
It\'s that hayfield sky again!
Caterpillar!
Bumper cherry crop
Another lovely sunrise (but I still wish the dogs would sleep later)
They made hay while the sun shone
The house and barn at sunrise
Dogs run wild in the hayfield at sunrise
Handsome summer llama
Happy summer pigs
Lonely imitates a pudding in her broodiness
One of the new kittens explores bravely
Ant in the valerian
Min patrols the yard
Brown at rest
Min relaxes in yet another strange position
It\'s a shame Lenny\'s such a loony - he is a fine beast!
The potatoes are flowering - soon we\'ll be eating them
Another beautiful sunrise over the hay meadow
Ooh look! The cats have left a nice mouse for us to eat!
Min is very relaxed in the house!
Big Cat enjoys being carried
Neighbour with new baby
Rufus (right) and Stubbs on an early morning walk
Lenny is forever on guard
Lilac outside front door
Willow field, with external verge and buttercups mown
The vegetable area is growing
Are you looking at me?
Looks like peaches will be plentiful later in the summer
Spring flowers cheer the garden
Yoda enjoys some fresh vegetation
Pigs revelling in the new pen
Minimum demands entry
Big Cat
Ponds are full from the winter rain
Down in the valley, the stream still flows and the spring grass grows
Runner chicken making the most of the spring weather
Llamas grazing happily on the fresh grass
Eddies of wind around outbuildings leave deep drifts of snow
Pig sty begins to disappear as the snow drifts
Llamas appreciating the possibility of indoor accommodation
The sun sets on another lovely Allier day
Sometimes it seems as though every tree has at least one cat in it
Min is particularly keen on getting to the end of small branches
Blue takes advantage of her brother\'s willingness to be a bed!
The new llama garden allows access from the field to the barn
Neighbouring fields are all empty, and the cows are indoors
The streams are full at this time of year
Our stream has flowed throughout the freeze
Red sky in the morning, llama farmer\'s warning
Willow field and stream
Mini-mum in the snow
Ana kisses Val!
Ana and Lilas greet Val in the snow
Sticking together for warmth
Not much coming down our road today
Oaks in the big field
Siamese puppies
The inscrutable Blue
Early morning llamas
The sun rises over a neighbour\'s field
Wild hair do!
Expectant llamas greet Val with enthusiasm
Chickens like pig food remains
Removing another load of branches
Red sky in the morning
The landscape is black and white
Puppies are puzzled by the snow

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