[ad_1] The ponies knew I was up to something. I could feel their eyes from the other side of the field and track while I was moving electric fence posts and wire. I was busy making an eating area so they could have a bit more grass. Once finished, I called them over to go […]
Fitting Out Containers | My Shetland
[ad_1] I (and OH) are exhausted but we did it. We fitted out the two containers with their rubber mats. Two coats of bitumen paint were down and had dried first. Then we lugged half the mats from the van into the back of OH’s little van. We reckoned on eight mats per container. And, […]
Sheep Together! | My Shetland
[ad_1] It’s been very foggy all day but when I walked the dogs, I found all the sheep together, which gave me great joy. At last, I thought, and I took a few photos and sat down on a rock. Various sheep came up to talk to me….. Bert Maggie Gussie Fink-Nottle (and sometimes known […]
Weather Warning Tomorrow | My Shetland
[ad_1] ‘Bert is not really eating so I trimmed a whole load of willow trees and threaded them into the gate in the hope that he would like them. And, phew, he likes willow. It is all he will eat and luckily we have a lot of willow trees that won’t mind the pruning. I […]
Healing Vibes, Please | My Shetland
[ad_1] Please can I have all your healing vibes for ‘Bert. This morning I found he has pink-eye and he’s almost blind. I feel so sorry for him and he is feeling very sorry for himself too. Pink eye means solitary confinement as it is highly contagious (caught from the wee urchin, Gussie) and so […]
Lost Sheep | My Shetland
[ad_1] These two didn’t turn up for their breakfast this morning and of course I was worried. Everyone always turns up for breakfast. Them’s The Rules. I swithered about letting Dahlia and Gussie stay out or going to look for them and decided that the others would eventually find them and that was better than […]
Carrots! | My Shetland
[ad_1] Tis the carrot season and I was sent home from Transition Turriefield (my veg box volunteering work on a Wednesday and Thursday for a couple of hours) with a paper bag full of carrots that were deemed unsellable. The bag was marked “Lambie” as they have been donated to livestock and I usually hand […]
Town and Haircut | My Shetland
[ad_1] I dropped Ted off at his dog groomers first thing this morning, only to discover I was an hour early for his 3 monthly appointment. Of course I felt guilty for him but as the dog groomer mentioned, he does whine a lot, so I wanted rid quickly. Then I drove to town to […]
Kolka’s Shed | My Shetland
[ad_1] This is Kolka’s house now. She’s made it her own. It is official. And everyone else is not allowed in. Kolka makes a point of going and standing in Her Shed every morning after breakfast. She also leaves me a present, which I clear up later. (btw, I love this photo – Kolka is […]
Operation Lets-Make-Winter-Easier | My Shetland
[ad_1] Today is the start of Operation Lets-Make-Winter-Easier. We need this. Previous years have been beyond awful at times and, as no one is getting any younger, I think the ponies need easily available shelter. Yesterday, with the help of Skippy (my yellow electric little skip on wheels), I moved all the bowls and hayboxes. […]