"Halt - who goes there?"

We always smile when we surprise the herd by appearing unannounced and Faro does his macho bit!  He presents the biggest profile he can with head, ears and tail up and does a wee gallop.  The rest of the boys take little notice but Faro, on the right of this picture is alert.

This is the 'ears back' stance when he stands working out what the humans are up to.  As you see, the rest of the boys take absolutely no notice and let Faro do his guarding duties!

Gaucho (left) Fyta and Fidget.

We often refer to Fyta as 'Smiley Fyta' because he has a dark mark on the left side of his mouth which often gives the impression that he is smiling.  See?

Gully (left) Rufus and Fergus

The peas and broad beans are ready for picking and this was the first lot to be shelled, blanched and put in the freezer.  We'll pick some more next week.

And finally...........we said, "Cheerio" to Hunkey Dunkey and his ladies this week as we re-homed them with Wendy and Paul at Woodleighlodge Alpacas on the Black Isle.  Now that we've moved house, the chicken compound is quite distant and we decided to re-home them rather than just move them a bit nearer.  Dunkey will be thrilled as they have moved to 5 star chicken accommodation and 3 new hens have been added to his harem!