We are officially in full swing! We've had a great start to "Afternoons on the Acre". Coral made a return to the acre with her culinary skills. The Men in Sheds created some beautiful vegetable trugs as well as enjoying a BBQ afternoon to celebrate their efforts.

At this time of year our diurnal lives are shared with many of our nocturnal friends and it's an ideal time to spot some of them as they wander out into the warm dusk evenings.

It's not only us humans who are trying to keep the children fed and entertained at the moment. Our birds have been busy raising their young and at times the acre sounds like a very busy kindergarten!

Over the last three weeks the acre has burst into a riot of colour as the meadow flowers began to open their tight buds, revealing a trove of extraordinary beauty.

The last couple of blogs have very much focused on the wildlife that I've been able to take time to observe during my stay in the cabin

I remember receiving a tin musical carousel spinning top one Christmas which amused me greatly.

Easter greetings from the acre! It does seem very strange to be spending Easter in the cabin, with the mercury in the early 70's, whilst all around is the threat of the virus.

As we enter our second week of the lock down it is likely that this situation is likely to last beyond the three weeks that was originally announced.