Bright White

It was a cold night but as the new day arrived the sun started raising our spirits

Snow and sun provide an irresistible combination

add in ice…

Any sunshine when it is cold and the hens turn into little solar panels

Away from the main flock we have eventually managed to create a pure Speckled Sussex group

Watched over by Hubble who’s tricky start can be seen here (although it seems he was presumed female in those days)

The sun shines on

We had the top of these Eucalyptus thinned out in the spring. They keep their leaves through the winter giving resistance to storms

The sun shines through the birch bark

and on to two inscrutables