Yes, it's a problem..............

 I awoke this morning to find one of next doors cows in the field with the horses. They weren't upset at all by it, although how they'd reacted when they first spied it in the night is anyone's guess. It had come over through the side field bordering on next door's land,where the fence is not all that good. We have a temporary fence cutting some of that side of the field off as it's too boggy for the horses, but the cow had  somehow managed to get through that too.
The cow wasn't a big problem as after walking after it for a while, it finally made it's way back over the ailing fence.  What is a problem (and I must be blind and/or stupid for not acknowledging it before) is that our land is a bit of a mess, and the fact that we don't have a tractor here in France has, in part, allowed it to get that way!  Walking around after the cow really made me see how overgrown our land has become. Our top three fields are pretty much ok, but the bottom few fields are in dire need of attention. The fencing ( I hope) is pretty safe and we have electric rope all along the perimeter, but there is so much fern and briar that it's going to be a mammoth task to remove it.
It's been raining for most of the day, but I considered that a positive ( it's been lovely and cool) as I donned the harness for the brushcutter. I decided to start at the top and work my way down and managed to do some of the small paddock field next to the yard before admitting defeat. I realise how unfit I am ,it's very depressing and I suddenly feel very old, god knows how I'm going to manage to do it all!!
So, no work with the horses today and even if it wasn't still peeing down, I'm too bloody knackered to summon up the energy.