It was a beautiful winter's day at the barn today. Snow on the ground as we arrived, maybe an inch, a blue sky and bright sunshine. There were footprints in the snow between our two gates - maybe a fox. Hope he hasn't had the geese, we want one of those for our Christmas table.
We had a few hours left on the hire of the post rammer, so knocked in our remaining fence posts before we returned it to the farm hardware shop. Got there as it was closing, but with enough time to buy a new tool. Couldn't decide what to get; the owner suggested I take my pick, so we now own a pickaxe. Came in handy for digging the holes for the post struts this afternoon, and once they were in we started fixing the pig netting. Had trouble getting it tight, though. Might check the web tonight.
Didn't finish the netting, so we're going back tomorrow. Had a chat with our cottage neighbour and met their lovely cat. Also spoke to our paddock neighbour, who came across to see how we were getting on, and to point out what we'd done wrong. He offered help with anything we wanted (although he dismissed the idea of lending us a JCB). No mention of land or fences, though, so we left it at that.
Hope to finish the fencing tomorrow, then we can start to think about Christmas shopping. Meanwhile, if anyone has ideas how to tension pig netting, send us a comment.
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