Just after we had installed the cattle grids, this year’s herd of cows and their calves arrived. The cows are Galloway cattle and one of them is a belted Galloway, or ‘beltie‘ as they are known locally. Here’s the beltie and some of the other cattle in the evening sunlight.

We’re still waiting for some real warm weather to arrive but we did have a good day recently that also coincided with the arrival of some new champagne glasses that we had ordered from the Internet. This seemed like a good excuse to get out onto the patio and try out the glasses. Here’s Gabrielle showing off her new purple Crocs shoes and enjoying the brief warm spell.