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No, not here

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See, Black Hebridean Sheeps awaiting their turn for a massage or whatever the Crofter does each day. I think The Crofter must be mixing up and warming the special massage oil he uses.

Oh, the life of a Hebridean Incomer Crofter.

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The Crofter has been out tickling his gurls again - the piggies in their hutches. Note the slight smile on The Crofter's face. It was wind I'm told

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It must be here somewhere says the Kind Crofter.

What are you looking for ask Dad.

Can't remember but whatever it is, I think it might be here.

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The kind Crofter tells a tale to the big coow and her calfette as he makes her bed prior to serving lunch. Oh he is such a kind crofter.

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Dad crofter doing his thing shovelling something that is best not where he found it. The little coow looks on from the cold outdoors.

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It's still interestingly snowy up here on the island but the Kind Crofter spends plenty of energy making sure his animuls get plenty of food and bedding.

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It wasn't like this today I can tell you. Piggies were out on their skating rink while The Crofter designed his snowperson for Emily,

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This little piggie hasn't gone to market. And probably won't.

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Found the Kind Crofter making a new gate to celebrate Dad Crofter's birthday the other day. Proper Hebridean job too - pallets!

Twas a lovely day too, the sun shimmering on the mainland snow topped mountains some 50 miles o'er the water. Didn't seem that far away. The wind was a tad cold mind. Gales had blown the night before so the Crofter was keeping his delicate bonce warm in a nice wolley hat.

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Yesterdays' birthday boy, Dad Crofter just about to spring into action doing deliveries in his second best cold weather hat.

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Happy Birthday Dad Crofter. 77 years young today.

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They made it. Into 2018 that is.

Actually, I'm rather assuming they have since have not been to see them this year yet.  I might just have to pop down later to confirm it and everything.

I snapped this up the other day when Alex of Boyd was down at The Croft and the sun shone unexpectantly as he was snapping the Crofters up for his project - " People that still talk to him that live on the island" or summut. Anyway, I took the opportunity to get a proper landscape of the family.