150 Luminograms.

1 - 25.5.11 Elderflower blossom: beside the vegetable garden.
2 - 25.5.11 Foxglove: beside the washing line.
3 - 26.5.11 Elderflower: beside the vegetable garden
4 - 26.5.11 Silage field grass, syringe, from antibiotic injection for Astra ewe’s feet. Dry.windy.cold
5 - 26.5.11 Silage filed grass
6 - 26.5.11 Cecil Oak, beside front gate.
7 - 26.5.11 Pink Campion, outside hedge on the lane. Windy, dry, cold
8 - 26.5.11 Cleaver (Sticky Willie) bright day, wind later, dry.
9 - 26.5.11 Nose ring. Silage: last few bales from 2010, going tough, still no grass growth.
10 - 28.5.11 Bull tail end, BVD vaccine containers, buttercup.
11 - 28.5.11 Blackthorn. Visit Duchy College, re agricultural research.
12 - 28.5.11 Dock and testicle ring stretcher. Phone cut off from Solar Farm construction.
13 - 29.5.11 Early potato plant from vegetable garden
14 - 30.5.11 Honeysuckle, Wedding Rings. Morning rain then sunny. Maize has not germinated.
15 - 31.5.11 Ivy. Electric fence wire holder,
16 - 31.5.11 Chickweed from vegetable garden.
17 - 1.6.11 Early new potatoes. Dug today.
18 - 2.6.11 Sheep fleece and tags
19 - 2.6.11 Left over leek transplants. Walk cattle on halters.
20 - 3.6.11 Left over leeks from planting in vegetable garden.
21 - 5.6.11 More new potatoes dug up today.
22 - 5.6.11 Silage field grass and farmer’s beard trimmings.
23 - 6.6.11 Pondweed from Johnnie’s field trough. Preparing for Royal Cornwall Show (RCS)
24 - 7.6.11 Straw in cattle sheds , Royal Cornwall Show .
25 - 7.6.11 Lawn clippings form RCS compost pile
26 - 8.6.11 Haylage from outside cattle sheds, RCS.
27 - 8.6.11 Dandy brushes for cattle, RCS.
28 - 11.6.11 Grass from garden at home-cattle still at RCS.
29 - 11.6.11 Grass from garden at home – last day of RCS.
30 - 11.6.11 Hay from Polstrong farm shop for cattle at RCS.
31 - 12.6.11 Barbed wire from Paddock Too many thistles – need topping. Welcome rain today.
32 - 12.6.11 Wristbands from RCS. Plants from silage field. Rain.
33 - 13.6.11 Clover and Rye grass from field across lane. Nut and bold from Solar Farm found in field.
34 - 14.6.11 Paper exposed in silage field
35 - 14.6.11 Hazard tapes from Solar Farm found on the lane. The new bull was overly assertive today.
36 - 14.6.11 Paper exposed in silage filed and greenhouse rainwater.
37 - 15.6.11 Bird peanuts- still feeding. Many grey squirrels appearing to eat. 3 shot.
38 - 16.6.11 Clippings from first lawn mow needed this year after sheep grazed and dry weather.
39 - 16.6.11 Sheep droppings from top field. Find James Steven’s Farmers Diary in CSA.
40 - 17.6.11 Thistle toppings collected day after cut. Cattle had eaten most by late morning
41 - 17.6.11 Thistle toppings
42 - 18.6.11 Silage grass before being cut and wrapped by Tom Prior.
43 - 18.6.11 Grass brought to the house from silage cut in top field.
44 - 18.6.11 Silage grass - paper exposed under cut grass in the field.
45 - 18.6.11 Silage grass - before cut
46 - 18.6.11 Silage grass - morning, day of cut.
47 - 19.6.11 Tansy – beside barn.
48 - 20.6.11 Chickweed from vegetable garden, Shortest night tonight.
49 - 20.6.11 Chickweed cleared from between onions. Sheep tag applicator does not fit new tags.
50 - 21.6.11 Sheep Tags for lambs. Sheep reluctant to come into yard. Snipped around electric fences.
51 - 22.6.11 Lamb and Ewe nuts Wild bird seed.
52 - 23.6.11 Baler twine
53 - 23.6.11 Elderflowers
54 - 23.6.11 Bramble flowers
55 - 24.6.11 Muslin bag moist with elderflower syrup, from making cordial.
56 - 25.6.11 Twig and sawdust from cutting trees for firewood.
57 - 26.6.11 Mick Jordan’s honey and spoon. 2 Ewe lambs paid with a cheque and 2 jars of honey.
58 - 27.6.11 Edge of field grasses.
59 - 28.6.11 Glyn’s silage – just cut.
60 - 28.6.11 Back garden lawn clippings
61 - 29.6.11 Clover and Ryegrass silage cut across the lane. Much bigger yield than us.
62 - 29.6.11 Clover and Rygrass silage from across the lane.
63 - 30.6.11 Two cups of tea – tea bag and elderflowers
64 - 1.7.11 Broad Beans
65 - 1.7.11 2 dead birds –one killed by the cat and one found in flowerpot after hitting house window
66 - 2.7.11 Empty Freezer bag – rump steak from animal slaughtered 2009.
67 - 2.7.11 Pinhole camera collected day before after one month exposure outside
68 - 2.7.11 Perpetual spinach thinings
69 - 3.7.11 Bindweed from the greenhouse.
70 - 3.7.11 My hand
71 - 3.7.11 My two hands . Very sunny and warm.
72 - 3.7.11 Holding myself
73 - 3.7.11 Holding myself
74 - 3.7.11 Chinese currency Andrew found in the office.
75 - 3.7.11 My left hand holding my breast.
76 - 3.7.11 My right hand holding my breast.
77 - 3.7.11 Andrew’s left hand on my breast.
78 - 3.7.11 Andrew’s right hand on my breast.
79 - 4.7.11 Wiping hands covered in soil on the paper.
80 - 4.7.11 Dirty hands.
81 - 4.7.11 Dirty hands.
82 - 4.7.11 My hand holding compost.
83 - 4.7.11 Drawing a line with my finger through soil from the vegetable garden. Sunny!
84 - 5.7.11 Grass from the garden. Very sunny.
85 - 5.7.11 Meadow grass seed mix from Gwinear Farmers.
86 - 5.7.11 Meadow grass seed mix from Gwinear Farmers.
87 - 5.7.11 Meadow grass seed mix from Gwinear Farmers.
88 - 6.7.11 Syringe and needles. Rain.
89 - 6.7.11 Nose rings. New bull released. Rain.
90 - 7.7.11 Nose rings. Wind Turbine ordered.
91 - 8.7.11 Butterfly bush flowers. Go to seminar ‘Environment & Identity’ Drought in Africa.
92 - 9.7.11 Hay from small bales bought at Polstrong Farm shop for the shows.
93 - 9.7.11 Hay from Polstrong farm shop.
94 - 10.7.11 Rosettes from Praze show.
95 - 10.7.11 Rosettes hay m Praze show.
96 - 11.7.11 Grass from hay in back of the landrover. Stithians show. Very hot.
97 - 11.7.11 Hay grass. Stithians Show.
98 - 11.7.11 Hay grass. Stithians Show.
99 - 12.7 11 Meadow mix – sprouted.
100 - 12.7.11 Cress seeds growing.
101 - 12.7.11 Stithians Show Rosette. Yellow .
102 - 13.7.11 Grey squirrel shot this morning.
103 - 13.7.11 Hay from big bales purchased and brought back in trailer.
104 - 13.7.11 5 snails moving.
105 - 14.7.11 My hand and hay from small bales bought from Martin Kemp.
106 - 14.7.11 Hay from 38 small bales collected.
107 - 15.7.11 Rain- on my onions which have been pulled and left to let skins set outside.
108 - 16.7.11 Camborne show. Light rain at home.
109 - 17.7.11 Camborne Show rosette.
110 - 17.7.11 Camborne show rosette.
111 - 18.7.11 Turf from garden
112 - 18.7.11 Turf from garden
113 - 18.7.11 Turf from garden
114 - 19.7.11 Red onion from the vegetable garden.
115 - 19.7.11 2 red onions from the vegetable garden.
116 - 20.7.11 Marigold, wilting - from a bunch bought at Praze Show.
117 - 21.7.11 Beans from our neighbour L.Clemence’s garden.
118 - 21.7.11 Runner Beans, picked in Loui’s garden and eaten today.
119 - 21.7.11 Runner Beans
120 - 22.7.11 Tomatoes from the greenhouse.
121 - 22.7.11 Tomatoes from the greenhouse.
122 - 23.7.11 Lawn grass clippings
123 - 23.7.11 Lawn grass clippings
124 - 24.7.11 Cress growing in the front porch.
125 - 24.7.11 Cress
126 - 25.7.11 Brassica plugs planted today.
127 - 25.7.11 Home grown turf.
128 - 26.7.11 Spot On – pour on fly repellant for animals – applied to all the sheep yesterday.
129 - 26.7.11 Brassica plugs
130 - 26.7.11 Electric fence wire
131 - 26.7.11 Electric fence wire
132 - 27.7.11 Brambles (blackberries)
133 -17.9.11 My mobile phone, phone line has been cut often during solar farm construction.
134 - 18.9.11 Brambles from the garden.
135 - 18.9.11 Tractor plate and straw collected from field cut at the top of the lane by Tom Prior.
136 - 18.9.11 Brambles squashed .
137 - 19.9.11 Clover from across the lane, second growth. Chinese cast iron teapot.
138 - 23.9.11 Tomatoes from the greenhouse.
139 - 24.9.11 Walnut and fallen walnut tree leaves.
140 - ? 9.11 1 field mushroom, 3 tomatoes and Japanese teapot from Reiko.(after John Cage)
141 - ? 9.11 1 field mushroom, 3 tomatoes and a Japanese teapot from Reiko (after John Cage)
142 - ? 9.11 Mullein, lower section, from the lane.
143 - ? 9.11 Mullein, top section.
144 - ? 9/11 Mullein, middle section.
145 - ? 10.1 Field mushrooms
146 - ?10.11 Field mushrooms
147 - ?10.11 Field mushrooms
148 - ?10.11 Barley harvested by Tom Prior 9 (some from top of the lane)
149 - ?10/11 Barley
150 -?10.11 TB vaccine syringes.

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