When Jane saw my Birch Tree paintings today she explained how she has a little copse of birch trees that she planted herself in her back garden., She said my paintings reminded her of them.
She bought them and we offered to drop them off for her after she said it would be difficult for her to get them home with her not being able to walk very well.
We offered to drop them off for her after we had packed up and taken everything back home.
She told us she would show us her trees and her chickens that live at the bottom of her trees.
We were met at her door by a big bouncy Labrador called Maude and a little 19 year old ginger cat called Sweeney.
We had a lovely chat with Jane about lots of things, she showed us a poem that a friend of hers Seamus Hearey had written about her birch tree garden, and was published in one of his books.It was beautiful.Very tranquil.
Jane then showed us the most beautiful garden at the back of her home.
An old brick pathway led us up to the end with old fashioned shrubs and flowers either side-you could here the sound of the river and the water going over the weirs.
So peaceful.
Then at the bottom, in a beautiful stone walled enclosure with the most beautiful birch trees Ive ever seen ,we met her 3 chickens!
They are lovely birds-clucking around in the bark mulch there.They are quite big birds with ginger feathers all the way down to their feet-they look quite funny with their feathery legs.
After taking some photos of the birch trees-the name of the type escapes me at the moment-except I know Jane said they are not the bog standard ones we normally get over here! They peel and reveal the bark underneath-pure white, while the bark that is on the top is white on top and golden underneath. It feels like velvet.
Jane peeled some off for me to take home.
We also had some free range eggs to take with us-courtesy of her 3 chucks!
All in all a lovely day.
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