Wet

"Wet" doesn't do it justice  . . . . .  In the past 8 weeks the farm has had 500mm (20 inches, in old money) of rain.  To put ir into context, the hot dry year of 2003 gave us a total of 636mm in the whole 12 months. Most years we get around 900mm.

Not much can be done in these conditions!  The higher end of the farm is just very wet - but the bottom is completely sodden from the rain rushing off the lane and through the fields on its way to the stream.  The veg garden is in the middle.  There will be more slugs than soil come spring.  Thank goodness there are no pigs on site right now.

 
Wet sheep.  I've moved them uphill now; their new field will soon be a bog too.






Wet hens.  They spend the day sheltering by the back door.  No wind or rain there, but lots of mess for me to step through.




I'm still hibernating.  Roll on spring!  And the fun of tackling those slugs!  Wwoofers, you will be so welcome!