Spring

Spring comes late in this part of the world and only today have the first lambs appeared in the field up the road.
 
Having been brought up on Welsh farm I know only too well the hard work involved in the lambing season.
 
To outsiders it looks like an idyllic existence but the harsh reality is very different.
 
James Rebanks emotional account of growing up on a hill farm,  “The Shepherd’s Life” about life in the Lake District offers a rare insight into this traditional way of life.
It was featured in last weeks Book of the Week on
BBC Radio 4 and made compelling listening.