well as the days are getting longer and mornings lighter, the colours in the countryside at night are spectacular, even if the mud is a little brown. not long to Spring and February is just around the corner…

Well January is always the time to start tidying up for the start of the “new year farming” and taking a fresh look at what you have planned for the year. Kensmyth  have now been breeding Alpaca for nearly Ten years and we had exciting plans for our “Ten Year Celebrations” at Clay Meadow next year which needed organisation throughout this year. One thing is for sure… time is passing really quickly and we will get there soon enough.

Meantime – as we strive to be the best we can – whose watching who these days I wonder?

I have had a moan that there are not enough Alpaca lately – so here are a few saying “Hello from the other side”… taken this morning

now that is a very big title for these little people is it not LOL!!!

well it can never be said that a Curly Coated Retriever is not a BIG dog, it is. However, they are a working Gun Dog and need “work” to keep them out of mischief…

using the “big stick” approach… LOL

sometimes you just take a picture in an area you are not using and it surprises you – this one reminded me of everything provided by mother nature lasting – these apples fell months ago but are still providing feed for Nature. oh, and it looked like a witches hat too

I am always amazed at the beauty in the land in the changing seasons but to watch glorious sunsets when checking the livestock is one of the benefits of Farming life…

We make them tall at Kensmyth with the average height in our family being 6ft and the tallest 6ft 4.5 inches but my little niece is growing quickly… attending her Christening recently…

but hats off to my Mum for making the Christening cake – absolutely gorgeous – well done Mum!!

we have been frenetically busy here in readiness for the wet weather and cold coming – yes, the true English January is well under way… in fact some of the sheep watching straw being loaded in readiness for lambing later in the year wondered if we had forgotten their tea…

well so many of you have asked for piccies of filming that I had to get permission but cannot do any spoilers. just to state that the Film crew with all kit have now left and that what you see below is FAKE blood – make up in bucket loads. filming went on into the night and the Cameras everywhere now GONE!