It is sunny and warm and Chris the estate forester had a barbeque at the weekend, hardly a seasonal October. The weather is set to change but it has been lovely and sunny whilst it lasted. It has enabled us to give the grass its last cut of the season. If the grass is nice and short it makes raking leaves so much easier. And there are so many leaves...
It has been such a dry, sunny season the Horse Pool is also really low, but we have some new wildlife that has taken up residence there. (see pic) There are 5 really pretty call ducks who don't seem to mind the slowly reducing water levels. 8 very young call ducks suddenly appeared about 2 months ago and we have no idea where they came from. There are rumours that they were left here in the night by someone who had too many. 5 have survived, and however they arrived here they are very friendly, noisy and rather nosey!
A new section of the south border has been planted up after being left clear for a season. We are hoping that we have eradicated the bindweed and ground elder but those types of weeds have a habit of sneaking back when noone is looking. There have been some lovely plants chosen to go back in the border and I am looking forward to next year when they have really settled in. We are hoping to lift the last section of the west end of the South border this season and repeat the process.
