I left London first thing on Thursday morning. Door to door on the way back it took me over 14 hours – because Loganair’s Edinburgh to Sumburgh “went technical” and I had to fly home via Orkney. A stressful day because the cancellation wasn’t mentioned on any airport flight departure board until the gate (that was never called) was closing…. and I had to make a run for it.
So I am rather thankful to be home again away from everyone and everything. It was a good holiday but one week is enough.
And I also have a very large order of sheep to fulfill.
So it is back to the grindstone with my usual help.
The Shetland ponies are now officially off their summer track and on their winter grazing. It is the field that has been eaten all spring and summer by the others so perfect for them.
They are currently sharing with the sheep who are not impressed but coping….. so far (remember, Lambie hates the Shetland ponies – they chased him (hereinafter known as “The Incident”) many years back when he was a little lamb).
As for the old horses and ponies, Flossie and I spent the morning lugging 20 litre containers of water over in the Eggbox and filling all their troughs. Plus we left full ones by the gate for later. It took 3 trips.
Then we led the Icelandic horses (Haakon, Kolka and Iacs) while the Shetland ponies (Fivla and Vitamin) followed along nicely – they trotted enthusiastically in through the gate.
I doubt anyone has lifted their heads yet. There is grass enough for all, at the moment.
Meanwhile, Lambie would like it to be known that he is not that happy with this new plan. He has not forgotten The Incident.
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sounds awesome best way off life i miss it dearly hoping to buy a bigger boat then get piece of land near the cut so i can be self sufficent again miss all the animals had a managery of beasties few years back loved lambing season mid jan for me at that time lol love reading your days etc if you were after a following that could potentially lead to a good income id use facebook instagram etc etc easy way to support an income
I’m not very savvy on Instagram incomes.
Poor Lambie & his PTSD from ‘The Incident.’ That little guy has one loooooong memory. However, thinking about the crew of pets through my life, we have noticed that they have memories of trauma from their infancies, especially if they experienced something before their rescue.
It’s so good to see everyone back again & it looks like a gorgeous day. It must be a bit of a shock to go from your island to bustling London & then back home again. Glad that everyone is back into the routine. I cannot believe you & your daughter lugging around the water troughs! Talk about heavy & awkward! I am sure that your spine wants to go back on vacation. Thrilled that you are back home!
Floss sweetly did all the lugging. I just did the driving.
Sweet Lambie is in need of a biccie to overcome the memories of “the incident:”. Glad yo uare hone and had a lovely break.