Category Archives: Farming
Morning cereal
There’s not many days that I get up at 7 am on a Sunday morning, but this was the exception. Once the combine has finished harvesting the cereals, the straw that is left is baled and stored for the winter. … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, the Alps
Tagged Alps, Farming, France, landscape, photography, the Alps, Tractor
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Harvest time (at last)
The wet and cold weather we had throughout the spring meant that all our crops were late this year. But all that water is certainly paying off now. My husband dusted off the communal combine harvester yesterday and started on … Continue reading
Sunday mornings
The sheep head off into the mountains behind the farm nearly every morning. But on Sundays they graze in pastures next to our house So I have the pleasure of waking up to the gentle sound of bells…. And that … Continue reading
Posted in Counting Sheep, Farming, the Alps
Tagged Alps, Farming, France, mountains, photography, sheep
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My other life
By day, I’m an office manager. By night… …when no-one else is around to do it, I pick up my shepherd’s crook and do my best to bring this lot back to the sheep barn. My first difficulty is actually finding … Continue reading
Posted in Counting Sheep, Farming
Tagged Alps, Farming, France, mountains, nature, photography, sheep
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The mountain dweller 