Long weekend

Bank holiday and beautiful weather - what a great combo! We had planned to go hiking during this long weekend but decided to stay at home since there is a lot of work that needs to be done around the house - such as mow the grass, mend fences, move logs and plant potatoes.

We're really loving our new location, it's a great place to be especially during summer. The birdlife in the village is incredible, we often sleep with the window open and it's like being inside a bird house! We haven't identified all the sounds yet but we have swans, cranes, canada geese, peewits, cuckoos, eurasian curlews and great spotted woodpeckers just outside the house and on a couple of occasions we have had golden eagles circling above us. There are beavers in the lake and moose and deer in the forest - the abundance of animals near our home is keeping the dogs busy at night!  

 Tuisku, Thunder and Gem exploring the fields.

Snowhow Shade of Raven, WTD, "Leia" at six years of age. 

      Titan's sprained foot has now healed and he can join in the games. 

Someone has stolen my slipper!

Evening fun on the fields.

Most of the dogs are still in full winter coat but they nevertheless seem to enjoy these early days of summer. So far, no mosquitoes and no bugs - let's hope it stays this way!