On Sunday our local agricultural college had an open day. This is pretty well known locally as lambing day where people can stroll around the farm, cuddle a fresh baby lamb, look at baby farm animals, ride a tractor, watch cows being milked and if you are very very lucky, see an actual lamb being born. We managed to do all of these while we were there.
Della was quite bemused when I held another version of her Gordon...
Della wasn't sure about the massive smelly cows but did learn a thing or two...
Simon took some time explaining to Della that cows make milk. This has stayed with her and if you ask where does milk come from she promptly replies cows. Wait til I explain where lamb chops come from!
Gordn did not want to miss out on the action with his family...
If you open the picture below and look very carefully you will see a tiny little pink lamb which is only seconds old. I have to admit I felt a bit sorry for her having lots of children stare in amazement/ shock as the bloody tiny creature but she didn't seem fussed at all...
I forgot to say, although it doesn't look it the day we went to the farm was in temperatures below freezing and we had to hide in doors for some of the time as icy snow fell in not very nice winds. To escape we bounced around on the tractor.
In the bath after our visit we talkedabout the farm to Della (you often get the most sense out of her at this point in the day as she is reflecting on the new things she has learnt). We asked what she had done today and she talked about the milk and the cows more impressively she said tractor ride and out of nowhere 'big wheels'. We hadn't mentioned wheels whilst out so this was her own personal observation of what a tractor is. It is amazing what her brain contains now.
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