Today is a sad day for me.........
As I look across from my home to where the river Tamar divides Cornwall from Devon and beyond, I can see the latest pyre. Its smoke drifts heavenward with the souls of wasted livestock and I feel a sense of despair engulfing the village as the acrid smell of burning fur and flesh touches my nostrils. Herdicott, Clawton is 7 miles away yet it feels so much closer, its unbelieveable to think I can smell its pyre but there it is! It is like watching a flood slowly moving closer to your door, you try to keep it out, but you know that its inevitable, there is no escape. What a sad time this is, neighbouring farms who have to slaughter now are friends and relatives, so very, very sad.
Lucy