Clara, Molly and Charlie came down to the farm to play today ... in the rain ... and loved the time they had together.
First treasure was finding some duck eggs ... well Molly and Clara did ...
This was oon followed by guinea pig cuddles. Molly was right up for this, and that was enough for Clara ... meanwhile, Charlie just watched ... noticed every little thing they did and commented ... but watching on was close enough.
This was all happening gently and slowly as six little eyes were in wide eyed glory at EVERYTHING they saw ... every twig, every feather, every grain of dirt ... and all else. The farm was a treasure trove of wonder.
Once we'd milled around and just taken things in ... it was cow milking time. yet more to wonder at, and this was BIG wonder as Heather the cow is HUGE.
No hands up for milking ... just eyes wide and lots of comments about how she was 'squirting' ... that was pretty fascinating.
Hmm ... that was a lot to take in already so we decided next to picnic, in the barn and that was a perfect thing to do. The farm was quiet and while we ate, the rain eased off and soon we were full bellied and ready to go further afield.
We puddle jumped ...
... and visited the horses ...
... then around the corner we found Nick the farmer with a farrier and we saw the horse 'getting his toenails cut' ... this was fascinating and if anyones posture said as much it just had to be Clara's ... she got down on her little haunches and held that pose while she watched and both Nick and Max the farrier fell in love with her!
Next it was more water play ... in the sand
We wandered by the sheep, played in the green grass down by the river before heading back to the barn while having a big explore of the garden together ... there was so much to see and do. The best thing being the farm was soft and green and moist and we almost had the whole place to ourselves ... you can see more in the little slide show ...
