All day today there have been clouds of butterflies around the garden, I wonder if they know the bad weather is coming and have been making the most of one last warm sunny day. They certainly cheered us up as we went about pruning the plum trees, a long and rather laborious task that took us most of the day. Luckily we were working in the sunniest place against the old walls so it almost felt like summer again, maybe we were enjoying a swan song too before the autumn storm with gales and rain arrives tomorrow. We dug the last of the potato harvest first thing and were pleased with the results, Setanta did especially well with large well formed tubers, although that does cut down on our fun of the 'who finds the oddest shape' competition!
Monday will be one of the busiest days of the year as we cut the yew hedges, the clippings must be bagged up and sent away to be turned into a cancer busting drug, so big breakfasts will be needed to help us last the pace and prayers for a dry and not too windy day please!
"Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued is always just beyond your grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you"
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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