Air miss

Somewhere above us today a propeller aircraft is performing loops and tight G turns, all very impressive as we ate lunch out back. But hoving into view from the lower pond comes a dragonfly that would put the starting credits of Men in Black into the shade, I'm sure it had it's own callsign G-DRGN on the side of it's body. yes it's a big lad, hyperactive in its' twitchy flight and quick to decide that we're a little big to be it's lunch. Unlike the smaller damsel flies this little beauty is a glossy black, I'm sure if I stare hard I'll also see some go faster stripes.

Meantime, for the past few days we've been carrying our house bound cats around the outside of the house to get used to sights and smells. Today it was commission the cat flap time and hope neither of them would hitch a lift back to London on a passing donkey cart.

Samantha (the wild girl) walked outside, sniffed, sat down, yawned and fell asleep in the sun. Hilly who is normally the shy stay at home made friends with the ducks (mother duck going 'cat' 'cat' 'cat' in wild quacks) and then went off to the far extent of the paddock to discover the difference between rabbit at distance and rabbit close up, much bigger than expected and a gallop home. Meantime up on high near the Kestral box pole, ginger Oscar looks on at the new girls on the block, this is a chunk of his territory and I'm sure he will have his say soon.

Say hello to mum and the rapidly growing little ducks.