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Portland ewe and lamb on Mary Arden’s Farm at Wilmcote. The lamb sampling both its mother’s milk and the grass of the field. Both lamb and ewe seemed to prefer the grass on the top of one of the many ant hills in the field.

Pair of the swans on the river at Stratford on Avon perform a courtship display in the shadow of the Clopton Bridge over the river. A synchronised performance, quite likely as the prelude to actually mating, though I didn’t hang around to see.

Mistletoe still with plump-looking berries and flowers on one of the apple trees in the orchard of Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shottery.

River Avon at Stratford, swollen so it had burst its banks. A line of swans, many of them young, swimming against the fast current towards the main gathering point for importuning tourists.

The same mangalitza sow and piglets on Mary Arden’s Farm at Wilmcote which featured here, now emerged from their sty.

This was a very small litter. The ginger piglet is a sow, and will be kept for breeding purposes. The grey is a boar. It is destined tgo live in comfort for some months, then, well the policy of the establishment is that the on-site restaurant should be stocked as far as possible with their own organic produce.

Robin standing on a mossy stone. Just for once, not actually singing, but watching me all unconcerned.