Although it was difficult to make an accurate count because of all the wriggling, it would appear that there are seven or eight little bunnies. They’re all dark grey, and emitting high-pitched squeaks. Mood is consuming vast quantities of food. We haven’t actually bought any rabbit food; she has some wheat (courtesy of the hens), and particularly likes clumps of grass. She is also eating kitchen vegetable scraps – although she is not very fond of leeks. As the late MIL kept rabbits, LSS is fairly expert on which plants to feed rabbits, and there’s a lot of rabbit food growing wild around the place!
In the late morning, we had an unexpected visit from Friend L; she had left her village on May 1st with her bicycle to take a scenic camping tour along the Loire river. She stayed for lunch and then headed home.
As planned, I laid some sheets of polythene around the borehole, and covered these with a layer of gravel; hopefully this will keep at least some of the weeds in check. I also took advantage of the sunshine to cut some more wood for the woodshed. Several weeks ago I had recovered several large branches which had been brought down by some high winds, and these had been stacked near the saw-horse waiting for a day when it wasn’t actually raining. I intend finishing this lot tomorrow, and then recovering some more from the aged FIL’s farm.