Last night was brassic but beautiful (brassic means very cold in the north). The Merrie Dancers were out too but it took some strength of purpose to want to go outside. I don’t think I have…
I woke up to this and made a decision. The decision was to let everyone into the shed for the day so they could rest. When I opened the field gate, leading Waffle and Albie, Silver and Newt ran str…
Fivla can’t eat hay – it gives her a runny tummy and that’s not good which means I can’t let her go out with the other Shetland ponies to eat hay outside. So today I put her…
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Put everyone outside today as the weather has calmed down a bit. Snow still around.
Today was a bit of a day. My visitors were leaving (flights permitting) so I put them to work before they left. I like to get my money’s worth. While they were doing lots of lugging (hay bale…
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Where to begin? I don't know. All Christmas visitors have left and the vet has been for Tiddles. Oh, the worry.
The snow is refusing to go. There’s been a slight thaw with a re-freeze overnight resulting in sheet ice everywhere. Ugh! And it’s bloomin’ freezing outside with a harsh north w…
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The snow is not leaving Shetland quite yet. Cold and icey. Sheet ice on our tracks. Lethal.
Last night I got everyone inside as the forecast was pretty grim. This morning, I put them all outside as it was still pretty grim but they wanted out. The snow is gradually melting now and I told…
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I threw all the horses and ponies outside today and then spent the rest of the day hiding so I wouldn't have to get them inside again!
It was good to see the little boys playing this morning, while I trudged round poo-picking (or trying to work out what was possibly poo or not in the thawing snow). While I wandered around the fiel…
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I am trying not to feed everyone. The theory being, if there is green grass, then go eat it. So then it snowed and haynets for all..... again.
One thing I’ve learned this winter is to never get in the way of Vitamin and her bucket. In the afternoon, just before it starts getting dark, I like to have everything ready so there are no …
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I have learned to never get in the way of an ancient Shetland pony and her evening bucket. She doesn't take prisoners.
I see Gus-Gus and Dahlia most mornings. They turn up for their breakfast. Pepper is always pleased to see her friend, Gussie. Dahlia less so, though she and Pepper have reached an agreement and …
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Update on the latest sheep I rescued off the hill. They are very cute and tame.
There is still snow and lots of ice around. Our track is just solid and scary to negotiate. But the thaw has begun, albeit very slowly. I title this photo “When you go outside without a hanky…
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Finally, the snow is starting to go, and then the thick ice which is everywhere. The horses and ponies will be pleased to see their green fields again.
It was a beautiful sunrise today. Really stunning colours. And it was nice to have the sun beginning to shine as I gave everyone their breakfast. Even Haakon was enthusiastic about walking up th…
It was my turn to take the dogs out for their walk so I decided we would look at the grass situation in each field while looking out for the sheep. The small orange dot is Pepper and we are in my b…
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My dog walk as spent trying to find my sheep in a 40 acre field. They were at the far end grazing.
Today was less windy and, as I like to have the next bale of hay ready when we start the new one, I went to town to get supplies. First, of course, was the normal routine of feeding everyone and ma…
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I needed supplies so I gave myself a day off from my usual life. Best lunch ever!
Pepper, what do you think you are doing? Pepper, are you hoovering up Haakon’s spilled food? Pepper, Ahem! (At this stage, I was shocked). It is one thing to hoover around and clear up the sp…
I was held hostage this morning while I was deciding on my day. It was my turn again to walk the dogs. OH was in town so off we went. It was a nice morning with some interesting skies – that…
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Walking the dogs, watching the sheep, mucking out.
It was quiet and still so I took my Big Camera for a walk to see if I want to keep it. I have been thinking a lot about selling it as I don’t use it very much. I decided on photographing the…
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Decisions, decisions so I went and took photographs of the ancient Icelandic horses.
I have the same dilemma. Though my "big" camera is really light. It is the lenses that go on it which are heavy. And our yard is always full of pro photographers or fashion photo shoots.
But I am keeping mine and taking it with me to photograph my grand daughter and her partner next week,
Yesterday, on the way out to our Church café for lunch, I discovered that my car had a flat tyre. Dammit. So I asked OH if he could change it for me as, although I could possibly eventually achie…
Mud? You want mud? We have mud! Luckily it is not the difficult welly-sucking mud as we live on boulder rock so it is only really about 4″ deep at it’s worst and the ponies know that …
It’s been a funny old day. I’m not really sure why. To start with, Haakon now has me well trained. He said he could never walk up another hill for his breakfast so if I could just brin…
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Found these two family photos of Michael Faraday. I am trying to find out more. If you can help, please give me a DM. Many thanks.
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