As you may have realised from yesterday's photographs we haven't really been on holiday. There's just so much to do that there's no time for a day off. We have to get the new cubicles ready as soon as possible, so we can lay the cows in when the weather turns even worse. The concreting is done, and Henry and James are now replacing the water troughs. Not an easy job - apparently the old ones are very well cemented in. They've put up a few cubicles, but can't do the bulk of them until the mattresses are laid. Every comfort for our cows! A team of bedmakers arrive on Wednesday. When done, it will look something like this I think, though I will take some photos of ours.
The new caravan is sitting in the paddock ready to roll, but with nowhere to go, so we have spent the odd night in it, to test it out. This time we stretched it to two nights - Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. Henry still had to get up early to milk, and had plenty to do during the day, but I got a bit of a sleep in (well, till 7.30) and made a determined effort to behave as if away from it all. Easy meals (thank you M & S) and books to read.
Today is apparently a Bank Holiday. The banks may be shut, but work continues apace here. This afternoon it's classification time for the cows.
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