Morning and evening glory

T came back late morning with two of his Cornish mates from a heavy week-end away celebrating another's birthday at Centre Park, Longleat. When the others had departed for Cornwall, T and N put the little calf in the trailer and towed it to the other side of the farm to its mother. The mother heard its mooing before they arrived and was running towards the gate from the end of the field to meet them. The calf leapt out and mother and baby were soon reunited, the calf sucking straight away. Hopefully this is a success story but the two will have to be closely monitored for a few days yet.

I spent my day food shopping as we are leaving for Devon tomorrow to support N's aunt who was bereaved a few days ago. She has caught up on sleep and seems a little stronger now. A few blips may be missed.

These Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium) also known as Hedge Convolvulus, Old Man's Night Cap, etc, are growing in the garden hedge bordering the lane. Ann Pratt writes in Flowers and their Associations that while some twining plants follow the course of the sun and wind round a stem from left to right, others like the Large Bindweed or Convolvulus, always wind the other way from right to left and if the supporting stem is moved into another direction the Bindweed apparentlty perishes if it is unable to disentangle itself in order to right itself! I need to so some homework on this as I have never noticed!