We got up very early this morning at Bwlch Tre Banau and wandered down around the walkway to the bottom meadow by the river. Swallows were swooping over the duckpond and the family of ducks rootled about through the duckweed. Stripe went after a rabbit but it was much too fast for him. It hared off into the woods so he gave up the chase and went back to ambling in the undergrowth and investigating other interesting sights and smells along the pathway. Back at the house we sat outside for breakfast looking out over the over the soft green Carmarthenshire hills and watching the families of house martins that have nested under the eaves. The pink climbing rose planted a few months ago has blossomed and the faint drift of perfume is quite heady in the morning sunlight. I walked over to the little chicken house under the trees to see to the chicks. We could not let them out until they were part grown because the birds of prey would come down and carry them off for their lunch. night, we decided they were grown enough to go out and opened their door to the paddock. Now they don't want to go back in the chicken house and if you go over in the moonlight you can see them asleep outside on the top of the hedge all pressed together to keep warm. Later today I am going into Llandovery to the delicatessen to pick up some of their tasty local Welsh cheeses to go with tomatoes grown in the greenhouse and home grown beetroot salad.