Pastures new

Hot on the trotters of their two sisters earlier this month, last Tuesday saw the turn of these two New Romantics to leave RectoryReserve for pastures new...... They were very quiet when we picked them up from amongst their mates in the morning and loaded them into the dog crate in the back of the car. They insisted on standing up to start with so got jogged about a bit as we went over the speed/drainage humps on the drive. But within a few miles they sensibly lay down and spent the rest of the journey quietly chuntering and gruntling to each other whilst keeping one eye on what we were doing up front.
It wasn't long before we reached our destination:

"All our friends are dying to see the pigs so we've got a steady stream coming to visit, starting this afternoon!" said their new Custodian. Which was lucky for us because after settling the girls into their new home - lots of grass (they soon got their snouts in and started rootling) and dandelions and a unique designer ark - we were treated to tea and fresh home-made scones complete with creme fraiche and home made blackberry jelly. Delicious. Can't help thinking that maybe these two piggies have landed on their feet.
"Have you thought of names for them yet?" we asked.
"I thought we'd name them after the characters in Orwells' 1984" replied the son of the house.
"Nice idea. What were their names? I don't recall there being any females on that farm" said I.
"Good point... will have to rethink."
"Since their Litter name is New Romantics perhaps you could think along those lines?" said The Boss.
It'll be interesting to hear what they come up with.
Meanwhile, the girls were quite happily trotting around, sampling the vegetation and tentatively exploring their new 'house'. With such a lot of new experiences in a short space of time and in view of the unseasonal heat of the day it probably wasn't too long before they settled down to a good long sleep.
Which they'd have needed if they were going to be the subject of much attention again later in the day.....
Also - Note the football --- the household includes two border collies, one of whom is crazy about fetching balls and the other is bred for agility..... I could just see the dogs and the children between them teaching these two girls a trick or two.
Which would be handy since, when we go to fetch them they will have to trot up the garden path (and a very nice garden it is too...) and round to the front of the house before loading into the trailer...... Could be interesting.....