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The level of water in the reservoirs is looking noticeably low.

It feels like it’s been quite some time since we last saw Paul. The wonderful blue skies and sunshine have kept him busy in the fields at Farnley Tyas, mowing, raking and baling whilst trying to clip sheep.

As is the case every year, there’s still a handful of pregnant ewes waddling around the field next to the house, refusing to release their hostage.

The Easter Bank Holiday weekend turned out to be a rollercoaster of emotions for us. We had a busy schedule of ponies, sheep and thankfully plenty of sunshine.

Submitting... The villages I passed through were quaint and charming. Mellow red brick cottages lining the route, beautifully manicured village greens and ponds. It’s a truly beautiful part of the world, and as I drove along I was reminded not for the first time of what a wonderfully varied and unique place we live in. After a mouth-wateringly good lunch at The Old Star at Kilham I headed home. The horsebox was dropped off back at my mum’s before I started the final leg back to Stott Hall. As the steep-sided hills rose up before me, my heart sunk. Huge plumes of smoke filled the sky, the...