Trees and Rabbits Again.

Haven't seen any of the rabbits from hell all weekend.  With a bit of luck they have been eaten by the buzzard, but I have my doubts.  Anyway for the moment the fruit trees seem safe.  Perhaps they are just lulling me into a false sense of security and are planning a major attack, or perhaps I'm paranoid.  The trees look well at the moment.  I am waiting two deliveries of fruit trees that I have been unable to source locally.  I will say more about the varieties when they arrive and I plant them.  I still need to repair my strimmer, I suspect I broke the gear head while doing a final cut of the wilder area of the paddock.  I am looking forward to seeing if and where the daffodils we planted come up.  Rosemary and I planted 25 kilos of bulbs last autumn but we aren't able to see where we planted them, not that it matters, all we are sure of is that they aren't where I will be planting trees.  I surpassed myself and pegged out every possible tree station before we planted the bulbs, I hope.  At least I think I did, maybe! Oh well time will tell.
What I have realised is that in five years time we could have a lot of fruit on our hands, at least I hope we will.
While I haven't seen any rabbits I have seen several squirrels.  Now I quite like squirrels even if they always win in the race to get to the hazel nuts on the bushes at the top of the paddock.  So long as they don't develop a liking for plums, apples or pears we will continue to get along fine.
A problem I might encounter in spring is the bullfinch, for those who don't know these pretty little birds have a large appetite for flower buds.  There isn't a large local population, if fact I haven't seen one here.  I won't begrudge the birds a snack if they do visit.
All in all I think this first year with the trees should be interesting, I have a lot to learn.