Welcome to GLYNELWYN - a smallholding in South West Wales

Glynelwyn - Photos

 

Summer 2012

             

 

             

Gazebo goes up for the Summer

 

             

 

             

The garden is really coming to life with the approach of Summer

 

             

 

             

 

             

The ducks enjoying the sunny weather

 

             

 

             

..... and the lane never fails to put on a show

 

      

 

             

Foxgloves looking gorgeous

 

These chaffinches will fledge very soon

 

... and these Berkshire piglets are due to go outdoors

 

      

 

      

More garden flowers

 

      

Tash drying off!!

 

             

More foxgloves lining the fields

 

Magnificient Sycamore tree

 

      

 

      

In flight feeding

 

 

Another bumber crop of gooseberries this year

 

      

Running the sheep through the foot dip

 

Hope the colour in the sky is a portent of better weather!

 

At last we start our haylage

 

      

Cutting

 

             

 

             

Tedding

 

             

 

             

Time to appreciate the hedgerows

 

      

 

             

..... and the gardens

 

      

...... and the sunsets

 

      

The goats pushing the boundaries!

 

      

 

      

Rowing up

 

      

 

      

.... and all safely baled

 

      

..... and stacked ready for the Winter

 

      

If the big boys can do it, so can we!!

 

More hardcore going down behind the shed

 

Cardigan Show on a very wet and windy day

 

             

Fouth place to start

 

             

..... followed by a second

 

             

...... and at last a first!

 

Still looks grey over Cardigan Bay

 

Nevern Show and a bit drier this time!

 

             

 

      

First one in

 

      

 

..... and the second one

 

 

.... and last but not least

 

      

 

Clouds lifting as the day warms up

 

 

A few more rosettes to brighten up the dresser

 

Starting to cut for haylage

 

             

 

      

.... and turning

 

            

 

              

 

..... and baling

 

      

 

..... finally wrapping

 

Pembrokeshire County Show

 

             

We bring fleeces and Greyface Dartmoor sheep to county show

 

             

 

             

In with a large class of assorted British Lowland sheep

 

             

 

      

A smaller class and a welcome 3rd place!

 

      

Another assorted class

 

      

 

             

Good results from our fleeces

 

             

Merlin, a mate for Molly, our Middle white sow

 

      

Farm cat .......................................... and house cat

 

Pekin Bantam cockerel

 

Cynwyl Elfed Show

on a really wet and windy day!

 

      

Greyface Dartmoor ram

 

             

Coloured Ryeland ram up against a Blueface Leicesater

 

      

Greyface Dartmoor ewe

 

At least the sheep have some shelter!