…..all in the same night! We are under siege at the moment from wasps….there are quite a few nests in our roof and the roof of the Big House, so the gardener has been clambering around spraying stuff into any hole where he sees activity in the hope he kills them. Two things here – a) he has a major allergy to wasps……b) it brasses the wasps off big time and so we have hords of dopey, cross wasps lurching all around the place.
‘Elf & safety’ says I…get an expert, but it hasn’t happened yet……So, we have to walk around very carefully in our house as there are writhing wasps on the carpet waiting to be flushed!
We had a day off yesterday and Rod (who is VERY bantam conscious!)….went out last night just after dark to make sure the bantams had been locked up for the night. There was a HUGE badger trying the door of the bantam house. It never ceases to amaze us that in the midst of such peace and tranquility there is always killers and carnage waiting just below the surface!
Then…..as we settle down for a read in bed before lights out – a bat wandered into our bedroom….it was like a large black moth, about the size of a fantail… we got over the shock and were trying to figure out how to remove it…and it disappeared!
We have been at Mill Green Park just on a year now, having gone through all the seasons we are back where we started, mid summer, …we know now how quickly the seasons come and go and so are scoffing and freezing the fruit and berries as fast as we can this year and making the most of the abundance in the garden, we know now that when it’s over, it’s really over and even the most hardy veges struggle in winter. Meanwhile it’s lovely long swims in the pool, the odd game of tennis and of course we do work really hard in our role as ‘servants’……it’s been a good year….still miss you all and hopefully we can see you before too long……..lots of love xx
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