The front door step

is covered in sunbathing hens.

We spent the morning rearranging the woodpile to make it less hospitable to the rat who evades the traps.

A run in the afternoon and now I am starting the complex bit on my knitting tonight. I am knitting a Fair Isle Kep for myself for the winter. I have a basic pattern but need to work the colours and patterning as I like. It is a bit of a challenge but will be worth it. I am using an old traditional design