Really Quiet

There's a different atmosphere to land in which no business is being carried on. Farmland is never completely free from the farming industry which is not much different to any other industry these days. The presence of sheep or cattle is always there to remind you that someone's earning a living on this land. Today was a bit different and we guessed correctly when we saw the signs that a heavy vehicle had been along the track. The cattle had been taken off to have their vaccinations. This is for Blue Tongue and they need to have two jabs a week or two apart. It just needs a few midges to fly across the channel from Brittany and this is a distinct possibility. There is also more than one strain.


The sheep of course are still at the maternity ward so the pasture land is empty of farm animals. That's such a refreshing experience that it should be a regular thing several times a year. After all this is charitable land designated not for farming but for the recreation of the public. The midge in the ointment is the conservation industry who don't like having too many of us around and they are the people who made sure they got their hands on it. All is about power.