It's a Family Affair

My Great Grandparents This post will be edited as I write about each of the families of my Great Grandparents.

The families of John Adams and Martha Pizzey - Early 1800s The desperate situation that many agricultural workers found themselves in during the late 1700s and early 1800s was, in part, the result of a combination of several events namely The Enclosure Acts, the Napoleonic Wars and the Corn Laws.  It was a time of great upheaval and uncertainty and, I believe, almost brought about the demise of my paternal Adams line. The families of John Adams and Martha Pizzey my 4th Great Grandparents had been agricultural labourers in the Suffolk village of Baylham (7 Miles NW of Ipswich) for at least 80 years by the time they married in 1791. St Peter's Church, Baylham, Suffolk. By permission of Simon Knott.  suffolkchurches.co.uk 

The first video from Friday early morning shows the badger being trailed closely by the fox and it looks as though the badger turned on the fox just off camera - there does appear to be a bit of a scuffle. It was lovely to see the fox come early evening but he again woofed down the food before the badger had a chance to get to it.  He is well-fed and has a beautiful coat; not at all scruffy as many others we have seen. He obviously knows the best residents to visit during his nightly rounds! 🦊😃

Over the last weekend, my husband installed some cameras so we could view the wildlife visiting our garden during the evenings and night time. Eagerly on Monday morning we inspected the SD memo card and were excited to find amongst the stills the normal foxes, hedgehogs, mice and numerous cats that were to be expected and a badger! A WOW! moment as it was totally unexpected. Our house is situated in an urban environment albeit next door to a small orchard attached to what was, a century ago, a farmhouse. There is a hole in the fence which we allowed to remain so that the hedgehogs could roam freely from garden to garden.