Friday, 30 September 2022

September - walks, sheep work


Hen house 


Late flowering Tormentil. 


Brambles 



Sorting the cast ewes for sale 



Herdwick stripes 


Late flowering Centuary 


Damp Calgary Beach


Fergus, our new Herdwick tup


He has got such a wonderful face.  We bought him in late August from James Rebanks in Cumbria. 


12 year old Brownie could be your neighbour when staying in the shepherds hut.


J's cows in the Black Park


The Rock doves hang around waiting for us to feed the hens.  We stand around until the hens have finished feeding to try and stop them from stealing all the hen food. 



East Middle and West


Starlings


Growing Chrysanthemums for the welcome packs


And Everlastings


Meadowsweet still flowering in the Black Park 


Heathers down by the Ensay bridge 


Heathers clinging on



View to Calgary from the Point 


Farmer and Nyje


Young Hazel.. self seeded 


Lovely to find Field gentian flowering on the Point


Love this view looking towards the Ross of Mull 


Walter 


From the Point with Coll in the distance 


Late flowering Bloody cranesbill 


Wood sage, dying 


Orange ghosts of Bog asphodel


And two very different walks on Calgary Beach