Tonight and tomorrow’s weather forecast is revolting and you know my obsession with the weather. I have at least 5 weather apps on my phone in the hope that one of them says everyone is wrong. Ever the optimist, that’s me!
So I decided to move the oldies down to a more sheltered field. En route, they had their breakfast.
Lambie wasn’t with his flock as he was feeling a bit “speshul” and refused to eat with the hoi polloi (they hassle him). He wanted his own spot and his own bowl and yes, I have to hold it for him and tell him how much his Muzzah luffs him. Of course I did. It’s my job.
This is Lambie’s speshul face (with an added hint of twit).
The horse breakfast buckets are now colour-coded. Kolka has pink because she is a girlie and we only have one pink bucket! The old men get yellow (slightly fewer calories) and Klængur has black (perpetual diet).
After breakfast, I led Haakon down to the more sheltered field, which also has grass. Everyone else followed…… eventually.
Klængur and Kolka (now known as The Loving Couple) immediately went down the hill together….
…. while Haakon and Iacs got their bearings and a little chat (with me thinking “It’s not rocket science. Just go!)
I left everyone to find the safest and most sheltered spot for the meteorological onslaught that is about to appear.
Batten down the hatches and stay safe, all of you!
We’ve had gale force winds again this afternoon but we’ve had very little rain for a good while – I can still do my pony jobs in shoes, not wellies! I watch for Lerwick on the television weather forecasts and groan when I see what’s heading your way. I hope it’s not as bad as is being predicted and that all the animals behave sensibly and look after themselves.
Shoes? Shoes? I am so jealous. I can’t walk to my shed without wellies. I probably have trench foot by now. What I wouldn’t give……. The mud is horrific,
well lost my thread ?? probably too wordy.
We are weather watchers too. three days of wind, rain/snow forecast. Wed . is an IMPACT day meaning 55 mph winds .Everyone is ready for the weather, safe housing, fresh shavings. All are outside now chowing down on layer pellets and wild bird seed.
Three lazy indoor cats are all asleep. The difficult life of spoiled cats. Here we have coyotes and wild dogs so our cats are only indoor.
I have a feral barn cat been with us 3-5 years . He is my new project; has had a hard life. Lost an eye, had an infection in his paw. He is used to coming into our glassed in (used to be small storage room) now tomato room, to eat in the evenings. We had a door for him. But now I have decided it is time for him to give up his wandering ways. After he tames down a bit more, he will have a vet visit for altering, vaccinations, flea dip bath and claws trimmed. (not removed) just so when he meets his mates there is less of a change for blood letting.
Never a dull moment.
We think of you when we go to the feed store. Alfalfa bales 22.5 kg are $21, grass is golden 2.5 kg bale
is $30 (if you can find any) the drought has really impacted availability and increased prices. So glad we don’t have equines to feed anymore, although miss their personalities and sweet smell of alfalfa breath 😉
stay safe. luff ya all
Gosh. Costly fodder for all but we live and cAre for who we love. Get that cat in soonest and tell me how you get on. Oh, the worry. Xxx luff ya back xx monster sat on my head this morning to tell me of his starvation. I ignored him so he stuck his claws in!
I do hope the storm passes you all by. They look absolutely adorable. Little Lambie must be one of the sweetest things ever best you all.
I hope you are all OK. God bless!
I hope they are wrong about the forecast too!