How Now Brown Cow?

I have had an amazing - and truly varied - past few days. Last Tuesday the first of the calves was born- we noticed the waters break and managed to watch the whole event. It was amazing to see the entire process; thankfully Cherry is a friendly cow and didn't mind us being nearby. There are now three lovely brown calves. Last Thursday I learnt how to weld and helped to fix the metal base on the flat bed trailer; that was great fun, and something I definitely didn't think about trying before coming here! On Saturday Will and I went to Pangbourne nature reserve to take some photos of the wildlife there, which will follow once they have been developed! On Sunday my mum and nan came to visit; we went for a drive to see the local sights and quaint villages, stopping for tea in Hambleden. Over the bank holiday we had a barbeque with all the family here, before I set back to work to finish the rest of the shearing with Will. We sheared the 11 sheep down in the lower meadow; they look very professional from only a small distance and we did start to speed up towards the end! This week we worked on the fencing at the local estate and laid out a pig pen ready to be set up. Tomorrow we are moving the sheep on the common and continuing with the preparation for the rapidly approaching Commons Day by clearing out the barn.