You may be aware that I’ve been sucking my teeth about Vitamin. Well, today she came inside, along with Fivla for company. Vitamin was just not coping very well on the hard-standing. In fact, she could barely walk and it was horrid to watch. I am pretty sure she has laminitis and I feel awful. […]
Mountain of Sheep | My Shetland
Here is a Mountain of Sheep, ok, hill. Picky, picky. Dear little Maggie. She arrived at our gate a few years back and has never left home, ever. It might be the breakfasts – just sayin’ – and I think it is. And Edna, who again came off the hill in a gaunt state along […]
Daily Snooze | My Shetland
When I came home from the dog-walk this morning, I saw these two in the distance – like two rather strange Shetland plants. It was rough night, last night and I know everyone had an exhausting time with the high winds and torrential downpours – and, yes, I lay awake all night worrying. So I […]
Sucking my Teeth | My Shetland
I am sucking my teeth about Vitamin and I have a friend who says if you are sucking your teeth, you do something. So I did. This morning, Vitamin was pottery on her feet, and I swear I saw her stand stacked out – legs sort of stretched out in a I-have-laminitis stance. So, panicking, […]
Town Visit | My Shetland
Off to town this morning after my weekly conversation with our local friendly BT engineer, who we are now almost on first-name terms. To be fair, they are trying very hard to solve the problem but all eyes are now looking at the electric fence, which apparently could be the cause of the bother. I […]
Morning Round | My Shetland
During my morning round, the one after breakfast where I just check everyone is ok while putting away outside things that might get blown away in the oncoming Autumn Equinox, which is guaranteed a doozer, I found this lot. They were all having a snooze in the sunshine. It was a lovely morning. The two […]
Sorting Out Rugs | My Shetland
The Autumn storms are on the horizon for Shetland and everyone (equine) is happily living outside, which is the best place to be and definitely their choice. But the last time it rained a few days ago, I found Tiddles shaking and dithering even when it was double digits of temperature. What to do? Yes, […]
The last of Summer | My Shetland
A beautiful day today (2 loads of washing and making the most of it). On the dog walk I saw a Northern White-Tailed Bumblebee lazily working on the last of a Devil’s Bit Scabious flower. With my camera, I was hanging right over it and totally ignored, which is unusual. Our garden surrounding the front […]
Just Stuff Really | My Shetland
On my daily dog walk, we were just coming to the end when …. ….. I looked up to see Monster had joined us, unbeknownst to me. Had I known he was on his way, I would’ve waited. Pepper was pleased to see her mentor. Remember, Monster “looked after” her when she was a tiny […]
No Internet Day 1 | My Shetland
We have no internet. My service provider has reliably informed me that we will possibly have no internet until Wednesday. A fault at the exchange, apparently. Grrr, I said. So, this will be brief as I am writing the blog piggy-backing off my mobile phone signal, which is sporadic at best or non-existent at worst. […]