When will the warm weather arrive?

A last feed of hay for the boys before moving them from the bottom to the top paddocks.  The square bales of hay didn't seem to be moving a few weeks ago when the weather was nice, now with the wintry weather we're having, the boys are tucking into it once again.  We note from the various blogs that everyone seems to be having either a cold, or wet time of it at present.  The boys don't seem to mind but for their sakes we're not looking forward to shearing at the end of the month if this weather doesn't warm up.

We had a visit earlier in the week from brother and sister in law, Jim and Sheila who seem to be speaking Fergus's language (anything to do with food!) with Wee Eck and Faro looking on.

Fergus realises that Sheila's chat up line is all hot air - no food involved, no snacks or tit-bits, so interest is fast waning !

Gully showing off his dense fleece.

For those interested in house building sites, this is where we are at present with ours - foundations and concrete pouring this coming week, weather permitting.  The boys can be seen in the middle distance near their field shelters.  They have got quite used to the comings and goings of lorries and machinery onto the site and like to lie chewing the cud watching the builders get a good soaking!

And finally.........some of the flowers and plants are struggling in this cold weather.  This is Solomon's Seal which would normally all be out by now with their rows of hanging white bells, but as this photo shows, some are finding it hard to grow tall and hold their heads up in the cold.