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forked up: a stretch of root, seed pods, empty snail shells, the day’s unfrozen clumps of soil 

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on my cheek, winter sun warmth settles - gentle, tender, cheerful -

today in the hen run

A sunny and dry day, perfect for cleaning the hen house ... fresh straw to keep inside cosy and a feet wiping carpet outside.

And a chance to take photos of the residents ... 

and here are our first home grown chicks 

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 on the top of the post, a hawk has settled  - its orange, fawn, brown feathered breast and belly lit by the sun

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 a regular line of extended rain betrays the nature of the gutter

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 breakfast fruit dissection: peel, pith, fibre, segment skin, fruit jewels, juice

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 beyond the first row of trees: a crescendo crack and flicking fall becomes this hollow of light

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cinnamon shards diminished, powdered, fragrant as the strudel opens to the knife