Buzzards and Clear water

We made our last October visit last Tuesday. 

It was a lovely warm sunny day. 

We are astonished to see how clear the pond is. We can see right to the bottom. Many of the oxygenating weeds have rooted. I don`t think the water hyacinth will last long once the 

very cold weather comes.

Between us we levelled the compost heaps. It was very hard work. At least there will be room for the dahlia growth which will be added soon. It looks a bit more manageable.

I have spread one whole bed with our own compost. The soil feels great, crumbly and easily broken up. It reminds me of the time we first dug it over, straight from the field. Boy that was hard work. I actually split my wellies on the sole. The soil has improved so much since then with the addition of manure.

The cows were pretty noisy. The calves have been taken away. They are now in the barn. It`s hard to believe that the barn dance was held in here last July.

On the way home we stopped to look at the winter wheat which is just through. A magnificent buzzard was resting there. What a fantastic sight!