{"id":69795,"date":"2025-10-06T21:30:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T21:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=69795"},"modified":"2025-10-06T21:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T21:42:14","slug":"welsh-lambs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/10\/welsh-lambs\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh Lambs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Out on the hills of Snowdonia<\/p>\n<p>windswept and \u00a0wild eating where<\/p>\n<p>all sorts of wonderful herbage and fruits<\/p>\n<p>are growing with so much to spare<\/p>\n<p>we stay in small groups always searching<\/p>\n<p>for all sorts of food that\u2019s around<\/p>\n<p>high up and low down, at the side of the roads<\/p>\n<p>thats where we want to be found<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>under the oaks peppered with acorns<\/p>\n<p>bilberries low on the ground<\/p>\n<p>grasses for chewing<\/p>\n<p>it\u2019s what we are doing<\/p>\n<p>where all sorts of herbs can be found<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s really great to be \u00a0chatting<\/p>\n<p>high on the slopes everyday<\/p>\n<p>catching the humans driving their vehicles<\/p>\n<p>many too \u00a0fast, \u00a0 it\u2019s their way<\/p>\n<p>some of them are very selfish<\/p>\n<p>with friends on the road often to<\/p>\n<p>being aware of the danger<\/p>\n<p>but honestly wondering who<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>we are out for our stints in all \u00a0weathers<\/p>\n<p>wintry, \u00a0bleak as \u00a0can be<\/p>\n<p>chilled out and feeling uncomfortable<\/p>\n<p>but I myself under a tree<\/p>\n<p>for shelter, despite \u00a0all that frost, handing fast<\/p>\n<p>we huddle together and feel<\/p>\n<p>better for really the company<\/p>\n<p>life on the mountains is real<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and sometimes our times up<\/p>\n<p>and collected we be<\/p>\n<p>off to the market<\/p>\n<p>to the slaughterhouse, we<\/p>\n<p>shudder and shiver angry and sad<\/p>\n<p>knowing it\u2019s a one way ticket<\/p>\n<p>So bad<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Quiet a few trips to the farms<\/p>\n<p>and back out<\/p>\n<p>to the mountains<\/p>\n<p>apparently we<\/p>\n<p>have not lost our tails<\/p>\n<p>so nothing else fails<\/p>\n<p>Getting lost on the mountains<\/p>\n<p>we be<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>climbing up higher<\/p>\n<p>away from the herd<\/p>\n<p>secluded in so many ways it occurred<\/p>\n<p>that we two<\/p>\n<p>apparently don\u2019t have to die<\/p>\n<p>that\u2019s if we stay on the high ground<\/p>\n<p>closer to the sky.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by some lambs that were transported recently by the big orange lorry<\/p>\n<p>to the slaughterhouse their bleating \u00a0were heard by<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>in Dongellau by the EURO SPA \u00a0shop<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc0f\ud83d\udc11\ud83d\udc0f\ud83d\udc11 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \ud83d\udc11\ud83d\udc11 \u00a0 \u00a0\ud83d\udc0f\ud83d\udc0f \u00a0 \u00a0 \ud83d\udc0f\ud83d\udc11\ud83d\udc0f \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\ud83d\udc0f\ud83d\udc0f \u00a0 \ud83d\udc11 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\ud83d\udc0f\ud83d\udc0f\ud83d\udc0f<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Out on the hills of Snowdonia windswept and \u00a0wild eating where all sorts of wonderful herbage and fruits are growing with so much to spare we stay in small groups always searching for all sorts of food that\u2019s around high &hellip; 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