Taking shelter

I took these photos on Saturday just as the bad weather was picking up. I had wanted to walk the goats around the allotment site but they had taken shelter in the goat house and weren't keen to come out. I could hardly blame them. The hens as well were taking shelter. They have found a patch next to the shed where, no matter how hard the wind blows, it remains sheltered. Many of them have taken to clustering there when the weather is bad.

I'm in London at the moment. David is home looking after the animals but I will be home tomorrow. It seems however that the weather is set to get worse before it brightens up on Christmas Day.