Alicia, Ryan, Leroy, Freddie and the parrot arrive

 Here are Alicia and Ryan, HelpX workers, expected to stay for 2 months in the company of Leroy the dog, Freddie the cat and a parrot whose name escapes me- delightful people and smashing beasts who will enrich our community no end:)

 Kat came to dinner too - actually she cooked most of it -

and here is Bella, fave hen, inspecting the new art in the yard. Its a complicated installation, a delicate reference to weight and lightness, to absence and presence. Very exciting.