Category Archives: Sheep

Sheep Therapy

Today was much better than yesterday but the bar was set pretty low so things could only get better really.

This morning I found everyone was in the right field, ate their own breakfast, and even did as they were told so I must put yesterday’s debacle swiftly behind me and move onward, ever onward.

We went on a nice dog-walk and I quickly found the sheep who have settled well into sharing a field with the Shetland ponies. I think they are all going by the theory of “if I don’t bother you, then you won’t bother me”. It works.

Sheep therapy was at its best. Maybe they knew I was out-of sorts from yesterday.

Gussie was practising his Winning Smile on me.

Dear Dahlia. She is such a happy lady.

‘Ster was sporting some rather fetching moss.

Lambie was busy doing his Greta (as in Garbo “I want to be alone”).

But I managed to get a lovely smile from him too….. eventually.

‘Bert and Barrell are apparently friends today.

I have no idea what got into them yesterday. They wouldn’t stop hassling and butting each other until they were both at a stand-still exhausted and panting, a quick re-group and then they would start all over again,

Madge has come on. She will now sniff my hand and run away, grunting like a pig. Still, that’s a vast improvement on the absolutely nothing she usually offers.

A few more of Gussie Dustbin just because he has such sweet expressions.

This is what he thinks is his Intelligent Face. I haven’t the heart to tell him.

And, lastly, Maggie who was doing her absolute best.

But obviously Lambie is the King of Smiles (though I might admit that he also looks very goofy in a the-lights-are-on-but-no-one-is-home sort of way and I can vouch for that!)

Advent Calendar 2025

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Here is my 2025 Advent Calendar (we haven’t had one for ages so I think it is time).

Click on the appropriate date number and up pops one of my photos. It may take slightly longer to show because it is a larger picture (1280 x 1024 pixels) but it is given with my love free to you for your own personal use.

Thank you for all your support this year. You have no idea just how much it has meant. xx

I will try and add this as a page on the top bar but will probably make a mess of that. If I fail I will just keep doing a link to the appropriate advent window (if I remember, hopefully – no promises!)

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A Rough Day

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Today was rough (74mph wind recorded today in Fair Isle). I started my morning with the sheep as they were close by but I couldn’t find Dahlia and Gussie because they like to spend their nights outside in another field. They hadn’t turned up for breakfast so I just fed the ones who were around.

After nearly being blown over on a couple of occasions while feeding the horses, I went back and put up two haynets for the sheep so, if they decided not to go outside (and no one would blame them), they would have food to eat.

I couldn’t see the Shetland ponies either and it was certainly no weather to go looking in. Later on in the morning, I spied them huddling by a dry-stone wall and Dahlia and Gussie were close by too.

They came in and I gave them a late breakfast.

This was much to the rage of the hobbitses-sheep who would quite like another one since I had mentioned breakfast again.

I was glad I had found D&G as I worry more in this weather.

I think Maggie was pleased to see her hill friends too. She spends a lot of time with them. Maybe it’s a black sheep thing.

Dahlia gave me a lovely smile.

And so did Gussie-Dustbin (his new name).

When I went back outside the ponies had come closer and were now asking for their breakfast, which I luckily had with me, so they ate it and bounced off again. The weather is calming down now. I have run out of outdoor clothes. They are all soaked through.

2018 Photo Memories

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I promise I will try to get out with a camera tomorrow and take some photos of my more recent life. But I came across these in the Sort Out and smiled at each and every one of them….

Again, from 2018.

Floss and Lambie.

Her Maj with her two favourite toys – buzzy bee on the left (you can just see it) and lion. I think Loki and Wu had just died so we were attempting to cheer BeAnne up and failing. Hence our trip south to find Monster.

Day 1 when Daisy and I first met Monster at the SSPCA, Banchory. We were considered acceptable by himself and he came home that evening on the boat with us.

Lambie looking rather gorgeous.

Storm at the rocks at the Dale of Walls beach. Always good value during a storm.

Dear Klaengur. Taken too soon.

Kappi, now south with Daisy.

The two old men – Haakon and Iacs. Always together like Statler and Waldorf.

They still argue. Nothing has changed.

A snowy ‘Ster.

Floss with the best kisser on the Shetland Westside – Tiddles.

Newt when he first arrived – oof.

I promise I did not cut his hair! He came like that.

And a summer one to remember things are green and the flowers are beautiful. BeAnne was a great swimmer whenever she got the chance. Like an otter.

More Photos From the Past

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Another trip down memory lane – sorry.

I found another stash of pics – 220gb on a disk that need to be reduced down to a manageable size. These are from around 2018.

So here goes….. (say if you get bored).

BeAnne and Haakon – this is one of my most favourite sights. The view from onboard of my best beloved two.

Dearest Storm. I miss him so much and expect to see him with the others all the time but he’s always out of my reach.

Daisy and Flossie riding out together. Daisy is on Kappi and Floss is riding Iacs. Those were great days. Floss had just learned to ride and Iacs was her trusted steed.