netherfield
@netherfield34.bsky.social
Nether Holbrook Farm, Rutland. Shepherd, gosherd, keeper of hens & other livestock. Heritage fruit orchard. Growing & preserving my own organic food. Interested in art, history, landscape, nature, gardening & rural life. Owned by emus. #RoseWednesday 🌹
I have just been shown this 3 minute Winter Solstice film with the very marvellous Ruth Wilson. It is astonishing! Do have a look (full screen mode recommended) 📽 🎞 🎬
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ffern.co/cinema
December 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I have just been shown this 3 minute Winter Solstice film with the very marvellous Ruth Wilson. It is astonishing! Do have a look (full screen mode recommended) 📽 🎞 🎬
ffern.co/cinema
ffern.co/cinema
A quick trip across the border into Leicestershire to collect a mid-winter bargain. A man now unable to garden due to recent medical condition getting rid of his garden tools: 2 forks, a rake, dutch hoe, heavy mattock, huge shovel, spade, shears & pruners. £15 the lot. ⛏️
December 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A quick trip across the border into Leicestershire to collect a mid-winter bargain. A man now unable to garden due to recent medical condition getting rid of his garden tools: 2 forks, a rake, dutch hoe, heavy mattock, huge shovel, spade, shears & pruners. £15 the lot. ⛏️
Sunset sky (just before I removed the bird feeder for the night 🌙)
December 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Sunset sky (just before I removed the bird feeder for the night 🌙)
Farm shop sprouts on a sunny morning 🌱
December 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Farm shop sprouts on a sunny morning 🌱
Flooding in the River Welland this morning as the water meadows do their natural job of slowing the flow downstream. View from Red Hill towards Shotley & Harringworth
December 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Flooding in the River Welland this morning as the water meadows do their natural job of slowing the flow downstream. View from Red Hill towards Shotley & Harringworth
Nearly Home by Craig Everett, 2024. Oil on board 🎨
December 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Nearly Home by Craig Everett, 2024. Oil on board 🎨
Tris enjoying a fleeting view of the sun before bedtime. A very gentle emu she is currently top of the pecking order much to her & my surprise. I think she'll enjoy it while it lasts
December 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Tris enjoying a fleeting view of the sun before bedtime. A very gentle emu she is currently top of the pecking order much to her & my surprise. I think she'll enjoy it while it lasts
Interested in making your own Irish cream liqueur? Me too. Guess what I will be doing this week 😋
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Homemade Irish Cream | BAILEYS RECIPE
YouTube video by Savidge Kitchen
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December 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Interested in making your own Irish cream liqueur? Me too. Guess what I will be doing this week 😋
youtu.be/HVP-2StG4hc?...
youtu.be/HVP-2StG4hc?...
A few treasures from the rescue hens. I find it hard to eat commercial eggs now, they have no flavour (probably reated to cold storage & transport). Fortunateluly I have a few gallons of my own water-glassed eggs to use in winter baking so I can eat these ones fresh for breakfast 🍽
December 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A few treasures from the rescue hens. I find it hard to eat commercial eggs now, they have no flavour (probably reated to cold storage & transport). Fortunateluly I have a few gallons of my own water-glassed eggs to use in winter baking so I can eat these ones fresh for breakfast 🍽
Gaudete Sunday 🎄✨️
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December 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Gaudete Sunday 🎄✨️
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Somebody couldn't wait for me to finish filling the feeder before tucking in. There is something incredibly restful about standing in the drizzle listening to the sound of a few dozen contented sheep quietly chomping accompanied by the repeat stanzas of a melodious song thrush 🎶 #SkySheep
December 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Somebody couldn't wait for me to finish filling the feeder before tucking in. There is something incredibly restful about standing in the drizzle listening to the sound of a few dozen contented sheep quietly chomping accompanied by the repeat stanzas of a melodious song thrush 🎶 #SkySheep
Really enjoying my Sow Your Own Advent Calendar from the Little Trees, Bees & Seeds Co. Such a lovely idea: a daily packet of hierloom variety vegetable, herb or salad seeds (today is Rhubarb Chard). I bought it late & 45% off which is a bargain for that many packets of seed.🎄🌱
December 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Really enjoying my Sow Your Own Advent Calendar from the Little Trees, Bees & Seeds Co. Such a lovely idea: a daily packet of hierloom variety vegetable, herb or salad seeds (today is Rhubarb Chard). I bought it late & 45% off which is a bargain for that many packets of seed.🎄🌱
A Time For Reflection by Nova Scotia artist Mark Grantham, 2017.
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markgrantham.com/shop
December 10, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A Time For Reflection by Nova Scotia artist Mark Grantham, 2017.
markgrantham.com/shop
markgrantham.com/shop
Twilight sky. The calm before the storm
December 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Twilight sky. The calm before the storm
Late afternoon field gate reflections in an inevitably deep puddle. At least today was mainly dry (Halleluja!)
December 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Late afternoon field gate reflections in an inevitably deep puddle. At least today was mainly dry (Halleluja!)
Rushing to get the chores done before the rain arrived. Sheep & geese fed, emus given fresh bedding then the heavens opened as I was closing up the houses so got wet again. Home to light the fire & drape sodden clothes to dry off again in front of it 💦 Rain Rain Go Away ☔️
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Rushing to get the chores done before the rain arrived. Sheep & geese fed, emus given fresh bedding then the heavens opened as I was closing up the houses so got wet again. Home to light the fire & drape sodden clothes to dry off again in front of it 💦 Rain Rain Go Away ☔️
A little late on #RoseWednesday but this was Floribunda 'Dusky Maiden' (Edward Burton Le Grice, 1947) this morning, unfurling her petals. 🌹🌱 #Roses
December 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A little late on #RoseWednesday but this was Floribunda 'Dusky Maiden' (Edward Burton Le Grice, 1947) this morning, unfurling her petals. 🌹🌱 #Roses
I feed the corvids. Same time every day. A scoop of peanuts taken from the barn out to the meadow. The crow caws, alerting birds off in the village who gather in the trees watching. Handfuls broadcast on the grass. As I turn back the sky fills with swirling black shapes. Magical
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I feed the corvids. Same time every day. A scoop of peanuts taken from the barn out to the meadow. The crow caws, alerting birds off in the village who gather in the trees watching. Handfuls broadcast on the grass. As I turn back the sky fills with swirling black shapes. Magical
The emus have made the mistake of confusing brightness with warmth & headed into one of the muddy puddles for a bath 💦
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The emus have made the mistake of confusing brightness with warmth & headed into one of the muddy puddles for a bath 💦
Trundling towards the breakfast bar on a welcome sunny day.
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Trundling towards the breakfast bar on a welcome sunny day.
Lovely Christmas lights are appearing up & down the village offering welcome cheer on a dark & stormy night 🌟✨️🎄
December 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Lovely Christmas lights are appearing up & down the village offering welcome cheer on a dark & stormy night 🌟✨️🎄