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PetNanny Nativity Day!

Today I headed over to Carolines (aka PetNanny) for her nativity get together in aid of Pawz for Thought, as always an absolute hoot.  The rest of the photos are here - Petnanny Nativity.

Better sort of morning!

Anyone selling an ark?

Ah well it continues to drizzle a little here (ha ha!) so Wills and Stela are now in (Stela looked just thrilled to be sharing with her ginger stepbrother) and the rest of the herd have haylage bales out.  I had a wee bet with Mark that the herd wouldn't come charging over to the bales which I would of won if it hadn't been for "oh so helpful mule"!

As soon as the tractor started up she began to honk and charge around, "heeee heeee heee hawwww".  The rest of the herd went "what was that muley?".  I said "heeee heeee heeee hawwwwww - look he's going to feed us."  "Nah" the rest said, "there is grass floating in those other fields, I saw some just sail past and its only November, he's so not feeding us."  "heeeeee heeee hawwwww - I am going to the tractor."  Malambo said "I have your back muley, charge forward"... and with no respect for my wallet and ability to say "see I was right" the rest came too.

Cumberland Bird of Prey Centre

Peter has been away today flying all sorts of birds at the local bird of prey center for his birthday (Website is here - Birds Of Prey - not working for me at the moment but their details are available on google!)  They fair enjoyed themselves!!

Horse Juggling!!

Do you think I could market this as a board game?! All carefully colour coded ("Stallions" "broodmares" "useful but unemployed" "retired" "foals" and "youngsters") to be slotted into stables, barn or field for the winter as appropriate and bearing in mind who does not share (Ruby and Mable), who's bullet hard and who's not. Now I can see two things that would make my life a lot easier... A) Someone coming and buying the rest of the foal crop, allowing me to put the three Criollo's where they are or B) Selling Wills. If both A and B happened I just wouldn't know what to do with myself !! 

Kahlua and Honky Sheep!

Photo shoot round two, foal just as disinterested!!  OK lets bring out "Honky Sheep" no self respecting foal will resist the charms of Honky Sheep.  Sheepy comes out and refuses to honk, foal watches us carefully trying to strangle (Doesn't) Honky Sheep who doesn't say a peep in protest.  So we backed Kahlua with sheepy and he dismounted by crawling up her neck and launching himself down her nose.  I did take a few snaps of Kahlua and yet again, what I see with my eyes is not what I capture with the lens.  I think this filly is a belter, she's elegant with a lovely front and a pretty head, I guess if I can't get a decent photo to sell her with she'll just have to stay!!