2021 - My Shetland blog

[Frances144]

A little drive around

This afternoon was all mine, so I left these two lovebirds to go for a drive. I wanted to see (and photograph) the newly arrived hill lambs. This little cutie patootie made me smile. I love everyon…

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Time to myself

 

[Frances144]

Minions before the rain

I took Fivla her daily turmeric supplement (TurmerAid) – 25 this year and she still looks exactly the same but these days she has slowed up a little. Fivla quickly scoffed her turmeric supple…

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TurmerAid for Fivla. So important.

 

[Frances144]

Sheep Hugging Therapy

Daisy had gone to work this morning. Later, we had a phone call asking if the vet could come earlier than booked (when Daisy would’ve been back) to give Efstur his booster injection (equine f…

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Nothing better.

 

[Frances144]

A Funny Old Day

This morning I have been learning all about my new camera. This was all I could achieve yesterday evening. I am trying hard not to tell myself that I am punching well above my weight, but I will a…

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The vertical learning curve (horses and people)

 

[Frances144]

Smile Please!

This morning got off to a difficult start – tons of admin stuff to do and it couldn’t wait so I had to put off Chapter 2 of camera tuition for another day. These days, I find that I lea…

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Lots of Winning Smiles

 

[Skib]

What a brilliant camera. Quite right not to set it to auto. I too have a professional sensor and the detail and clarity makes all the difference.
It isnt punching above one's weight. It is having the equipment to make good quality images.

 

[Frances144]

Wandering the Fields

Yes, you guessed it, more fun with my camera. In the garden…. And then out into the fields. We have carpets of marsh-marigolds. The wild primroses are the best they’ve been in years. Th…

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Perfect day

 

[Frances144]

A Gratuitous I Love my Horse(s)

Ok, well, yes, I have managed Chapter 2 of the Idiot’s Guide to my camera! I have learned how to turn off the annoying green light that shines in everyone’s eyes so all is good. Onwar…

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I do. I truly do.

 

[carthorse]

Haakon is a very lucky lad.

 

[Frances144]

Very full

We were all going out for lunch with friends so I spent the morning in the garden with Her Maj, who we had to leave behind. She wasn’t thrilled but together we walked The Estate (ok, our wee …

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Never eating (or moving) again

 

[Frances144]

Mañana, Newt, mañana

Daisy and I were “doing feet” all morning. There were four ponies outstanding on our list and we decided we only really had the strength to do three – Waffle, Storm and Silver. N…

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Oh, ok Newt

 

[Frances144]

Sunscreen On Noseys

Yesterday, when we were “doing feet”, I noticed some of the Minions with white bits were looking a bit sunburnt and frazzled. So, today, when I was checking the Minions, I brought the s…

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Them noseys need protecting

 

[Frances144]

Brushing

Floss and I spent the morning brushing every Minion’s mane and tail. There was no point doing bodies – ok, we couldn’t be arsed. I admit it but we worked hard on our designated ar…

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Ker-poof!

 

[Frances144]

Spring Flowers

I am trying very hard to get to grips with my new camera and it is not all that easy, but Chapter III was hopefully mastered (or at least watched) today. Afterwards, using my new skills, I tried to…

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Beginning to bloom

 

[Frances144]

The Cake

I am not a huge cake-maker. It is a rare event at best but once in a blue moon, I feel the urge and today, I created this creation. My strawberries-and-cream cake. As we are now in Level 0, we had…

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Nom, nom

 

[Frances144]

Morning Haar

I woke early to see beautiful sunshine but it quickly disappeared as the haar arrived. A haar is a cold sea fog, a sea fret that rolls in from the sea. It’s that time of year. We have to wa…

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Can't see much

 

[Frances144]

Annoying

Visit the post for more.

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Yup, very.

 

[Frances144]

Walking with a Friend

A grotty day. I have been putting off and then putting off again, ad infinitum, the miserable task of going through my photos to slim them down. I take so many and want to keep very few. Apart fro…

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All getting a bit much now

 

[Skib]

Why cant you keep them all Frances? I do. OH bought me an external hard drive when we bought the latest camera.
I lost some photos from 2 holidays when we switched computers but that was user error, and Photoshop elements catalogue did not transfer but generally we file under year because that is what my father did. He was born in 1901!
In any case here in SE England sorting pics is a winter job!

 

[Frances144]

Why cant you keep them all Frances? I do. OH bought me an external hard drive when we bought the latest camera.
I lost some photos from 2 holidays when we switched computers but that was user error, and Photoshop elements catalogue did not transfer but generally we file under year because that is what my father did. He was born in 1901!
In any case here in SE England sorting pics is a winter job!

About one in a 100 is worth keeping. The rest are rubbish But yes, I have been to throw away a real cracker by being too rash. I just know that once BeAnne has gone, I won’t be able to ever look at the photos, possibly for a very long time. I feel sick at the thought of them already.