Efstur learns new things most days with Daisy and today was no exception.  This time we brought in Uncle Iacs as his companion and role model.

We were going for a walk with a bridle on.  Iacs modelled his and Daisy put on Efstur’s.  He was going to see how it was worn by an old pro.

So we set off, duly attired in our high-viz.

There was lots of practising halting with reassurance and praise for being such a clever boy.

For some strange reason Iacs dragged me off to visit the site where we leave the bin bags so when I turned round to drag him back in the right direction, I saw Efstur and Daisy standing very nicely together.  They looked like a road instruction advert.

Off up the road and Efstur confidently took the lead.

It is a single track road which, in this photograph, looks very narrow.  Most odd.

Encouragement, enthusiasm and rewards at all times.

When we reached our destination, we stopped for a family photo.

And then back home.

So that was today’s training with a lovely walk included.

Everyone was waiting at the gate to greet us.  Lilja and Sóley were lying down with MInions all around them.  It was lovely – suddenly they were all the same height. Sadly the Icelandic girls immediately stood up so I couldn’t get a photo. Even so, seeing them like that made us smile.

(Sóley has a good grin)

Albert (Potato) asking for his nose kissey.

Silver was rocking some whacky hair.  It was a bit windy.  A cold north one.

Vitamin just wanted her carrot – can you feel her stare?

A family photo – I think we can safely say “one of us, one of us”.

More wild hair from an über cute Newt.

Storm was trying to look serious.  Only trying, though.

It didn’t last very long!

Everyone was a bit, well, derpy (is that the right word?) really. while I walked around trying to take some serious arty-farty photos.

I had no help.

I think I only vaguely succeeded with Vitamin.  The rest are, well……. maybe I will go back to colour photography again.

Still black and white piccies – sorry and there is no excuse really but today it snowed, if briefly, and so me and my camera (or is that my camera and I?) were ready.

Les Girlzenberries who are, at times, I admit, totally annoying because all they want is food.  Gah!  I am followed, possibly forever.

‘Ster looking majestic.

Still gorgeous, even with Madge trying to get my attention to feed her for the umpteen billionth time.

Nothing, absolutely nothing, gets in the way of ‘Ster looking handsome.

Or noble. Today he did a very good noble.

Muscovy ducks and black and white photos – well, they are made for each other.

And then there is an enigmatic, if slightly hysterical (still),  Lambie.

He is still suffering from his horn dilemma (see what I did there, geddit?) and it probably hurts but it was his own fault so sympathy is at the bare minimum for him.

And ‘Bert has been practising his Winning Smile for the camera.

And this bad photo shows that I really have not mastered this camera at all!  Still Her Maj is perfect in my eyes, though.

The other day I was reacquainted with an old camera that I haven’t used for ages as it clunks, whirrs and the lens gets stuck.  It is now coming up error messages which is a new problem. I even sent it away to be looked at but was told it was unrepairable so had put it aside.  Anyway, I like this camera’s black and white capabilities very much, so here we are.  I few snaps taken two days ago.

Dreki and Efstur doing their best Abba impression.

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They are very good friends.

Can you tell they are half brothers? – same Mum, Brá.

I don’t really see it, personally.  Very different personalities.

Kappi was with them too.  He looks like the responsible adult of the family!

Taktur had gone to the other field to be alone – he has his Greta Garbo moments.

Efstur was very kissy (and so was Dreki) so perhaps that is their similarity which is odd because that is the one thing Brá is not.  She is not a fan of hoomans much.

Little grabby opportunists.  Guess who had carrots in her pocketses?

Even Kappi (and he never does, never ever) decided to be chatty.  He is always the aloof one in this boy band.

I think I should use this camera more before it dies forever and then, having ignored it for months because of its fatal diagnosis from the repair shop, I will miss it more than anything.

I don’t know what to write really.

Floss and I made the careful considered decision to go into town (Lerwick) to get some essential supplies for both the animals and people. I had phoned first to see what the protocol was and we followed it to the letter.

This is an ingenious way to enforce “social distancing” – bales of wood shavings used for bedding in front of the tills.

After the feed merchant, we went to get hay from our regular supplier.  He was awaiting my arrival and all I did was open the back doors of the van and stand well back while the hay was  loaded for me.  It was all very odd.  Usually we stand and chat but no, we avoided eye contact and drove off.

And lastly to Tesco’s with the shopping list.  We had to queue the required distance and it was all very easy.  One shopper came out and the next shopper went into the store.

A few items had been cleared out – there is no white or brown strong flour for bread-making to be had on these islands but we got the essentials and then went home.  Everyone avoided eye contact.

I found the whole day unsettling in a weird way and I don’t want to go anywhere again unless I have to. Like I said, I don’t know what to write.  Home is the most “normal” place to be and that is our “normal” (so pretty odd in real life!)