Christmas veg. and new Kuni pigs

It`s very wet here. Yesterday it rained non-stop. Many of our narrow lanes are flooded which means careful driving. Our own lane has recently had its ditches cleared so not much of a problem for us. However, they are VERY muddy and the cars get filthy very quickly. The hedges were also cut recently so now we can see clearly across the fields again.

The winter barley/wheat field is exceedingly wet.

We walked to the garden today to collect vegetables for our Christmas dinner, but we also knew there were two new arrivals.

Steve, my sister, Paula and her newest daughter-in-law, Hayley with bags of sprouts, parsnip, leeks and some fresh herbs.

We saw the new arrivals, temporarily in a barn to allow them to acclimatise. Don`t know their names yet.

They are Kunikuni piglets. They enjoyed having their heads scratched and were very excited to see us, grunting and snuffling. Just look at their lovely coats....such a range of colours.