The Garden Gate

Thank you for all your kind thoughts and messages.  When it is suddenly cold, my bones ache – hence the bad mood yesterday.  My spine is a barometer.

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Today we have a gale with huge rain showers that are made of ice needles.  I have stayed indoors keeping warm.

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However, this afternoon everyone had a job to do –

  • OH walked Loki but BeAnne refused to go; she always stays with me.
  • Daisy checked the ponies in Sandness.  Lyra will be pleased. Last time I turned up on my own, Lyra ran past me shouting for Daisy.  Ungrateful mare.
  • Me? I fed Albie his tea.

Before the light went, I quickly took my camera outside to see who was close by the house.

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The mothers were sheltering round the back of OH’s shed.  They are clever and always show their sons where is best to stand.  I took carrots.

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Little Efstur was desperate to come and talk to me and when I said “stay”, he put on his disapproving face.  This little horse thinks far too much.  He is very expressive.

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I only wanted him to stay where he was because I always end up with blurred noseys on my lens.

Such a pretty boy.

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Hjalti was happy to eat his carrots and stand wherever I wanted him to.

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He was also keen to show Efstur how to follow me back home and perhaps get into the garden.

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I know one day we will find them all in the garden so I wound an elastic bungee strap round the rickety gate in the hope that this might deter them.  They are not Minions who would have that down in seconds.

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I have asked OH to mend the gate. Maybe if he sees the bungee strap, he might feel inspired!

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It is either that or four horses at the back door! I wouldn’t mind at all.

4 thoughts on “The Garden Gate

  1. Cathy

    Love Efstur, the disapproving look is wonderful. We have been lucky with the weather so far, but I think winter is starting to get a grip. Hope you are keeping warm tonight with a furry terrier hot water bottle. ( I have a collie hot water bottle, but he usually only arrives at about 3 am, and lands on my feet like a ton of bricks.)

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  2. Nancy

    I hope you are feeling slightly better today! =)

    I love those old stables (where was it…maybe in Germany?) where the horses live right below the people, in the same house! I would love to do that! But your garden is also a nice idea! hee hee!

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  3. Sam

    What’s wrong with horses at the door? Of course one must have enough carrots for the “guests”.
    How are the Minions? And shame on Lyra for yelling at you!

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