A lovely morning so rugs off and everyone said they wanted to go back to living on the track again. This is Silver – he is revolting. I am not going to brush anyone yet. Winter coats are beginning to fall out but it is not all that warm yet. The rest of my morning […]
Wee Bun Update | My Shetland
I dropped by my neighbour yesterday to deliver some specialist feed syringes that has just arrived in the post off Fleabay. Although Baby Bun is not living with us as it is in the more than capable hands of my neighbour (and I would be useless), I feel totally responsible for this addition to their […]
The Carrot Thief | My Shetland
After making my sheep, I usually walk up to the Ancients’ field to check they are ok and no one has colic or worse. Today I took 3 large carrots. One each, fairly distributed or so I thought.sd I am always very popular and they all came over. I noticed Haakon was standing like a […]
Sitting Outside | My Shetland
I haven’t sat outside with my ponies for what feels like ages. It has just not been the weather. Too cold, or too wet, too winter or too meh. But, after putting up some more electric fence posts to strengthen the fence, I had an empty feed sack (originally had the posts in to carry […]
Storm Kathleen | My Shetland
Yesterday was so nice. Today is utterly vile with Storm Kathleen doing her worst. The spring flowers were beginning to come out – I bet they regret that decision. These photos are from yesterday on my dog walk. The primrose bank by the burn. And Celandine – my most favourite flower. I remember a school […]
Baby Bunny Update | My Shetland
My neighbour sent me this beautiful photo yesterday so I popped by this morning to have a progress update and to see Baby Bunny for myself. The fact that BB is still alive is totally because of my neighbour and her family. They are all doing their absolute best for this little one. No one […]
So Very Nearly There! | My Shetland
This morning everyone worked out how to get out of the field, which was very encouraging. Storm was almost first out too. Yay, go Storm! Yes, please go. The old ladies stayed behind to eat their bucket of food. Once they had finished, and I’d swilled out Vitamin’s mouth for debris and put her […]
Rabbit Rescue | My Shetland
A certain small dog knows there are baby rabbits out there and, yesterday, Pepper spent a few hours, unbeknowngst to us, digging up a rabbit’s nest. Not good. She brought a baby rabbit home in her mouth and dropped it so, as it was still moving and looked relative unharmed, I picked it up and […]
Happy Easter! | My Shetland
While I was waiting for a friend to get back home, I sat on a rock with the sheep and we had a lovely chat. Mostly I talked to Harrel-the-Barrel and his friend ‘Ster. And then Lambie came up for a scratch and so did Maggie. They were brief as there was something going on […]