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Thanks peeps! Another blow to the smallholding occurs. A mink (or potentially a fox) got in and lobbed off the heads of my 5 beautiful hens. So sad. :( Revenge will be mine!

I came home from my night shift and the poor little fella had passed, cradled in my housemate's palm :(

A spring cabbage by moonlight

I have been collecting grub insects for him. He seemed disinclined intitially but soon chirped up. He has a selection of seed, fat balls, strawberries (the victims of slugs) and worms/bugs etc. D'ya reckon this is okay? I hope he stays strong!

Poor little bugger flew into an immovable object. It's on the mend though! Isn't he sweet!? With a beak like that i'm assuming he's into grubs and the like? Will keep you updated :)

Done! :) @Carol Dee Think I did a newbie error and altered the title of the Info Section on the left. Sorry all!

Lots of odd jobs and tackling the 'jungly' aspects of the garden. Always thinning out and eating at the moment though. Loving the parsnips today. Parsnip curry I reckon :)

Oh yes, absolutely. No problem at all. Quid pro quo and all that. I do my damndest. The little one in the photo back yonder is an Alpine, but specifics I don't know. T'was a gift. You got this one? :)

Continued picking strawberries (couple of wild ones in there), and decided to make a fruit patch by cutting back the jungle that is one part of the bottom garden. I've dug a 10 x 6ft bed so far (probably 4 or 5 times that left to do). Planted 8 or so raspberries for an autumn crop, 3 currants...

Beautiful little potting shed on a neighbours patch.

Yes exactly @Carol Dee! Nosey too. Green tomato wine sounds wonderful. What a great way to use them. I have 15 gallons of elderflower wine on the brew currently. Pics will follow when I rack :)

This looks fabulous @baymule. Love the labels and bottles. What is the 'Dandelion Spea..' jar in the back there? p.s You a lefty?

Um, this needs to be taken into context! :0

Ha ha! I assure you I have plenty of those kind of stains myself!

They were indeed. They came over from the continent with the Normans. No farms here @baymule, that I know of anyway :)

Also, today I finally started uncovering the pond. It was so overgrown! I'm not sure what to do with it, but for now I''m cleaning it up, recycling the water and such. It is teeming with tadpoles and the like.

There are many deer in the UK @TheSeedObsesser & @baymule. They are normally beautful Red or Roe deer who are a pain in the bum and are very tasty! ;) Here's a pic of one at the bottom of my garden.

I have finished my protective frame and netting for my patch down the bottom garden, all recycled materials! :) I have to protect against rabbits, pheasants, pigeons, deer and cows! (Amongst others). There were fresh deer tracks again this morning..

My garden salad: Little gem pickings, dandelion leaves, dabdelion petals, radish, spinach, turnip tops, spring onion and parsley (+dressing).

Frog in the pond. (iPhone)