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Wednesday, 10 July 2013

In which I must be realistic

Posted on 05:37 by Unknown

There are about seventeen things I would like to write about. There are matters to discuss, thorny existential questions to chew over with the Dear Readers. But this week is impossible. What with book, HorseBack work, the new foal, Red the Mare, who is on a very strict regime on account of a small wig-out on Monday, which made me realise I had been letting things slide and taking her for granted and had to sharpen up my ideas, some intensely dull and time-consuming admin, Stanley the Dog and about ten other vital matters, there is no space for the blog just now. Oh, and there is The Ashes, for goodness’ sake.

So here are some pictures instead, from the last few days:

10 July 1 09-07-2013 11-27-13

10 July 2 09-07-2013 11-31-44

10 July 3 09-07-2013 11-33-20

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10 July 5 09-07-2013 11-33-39

10 July 5 09-07-2013 11-33-58

10 July 6 09-07-2013 11-34-30

10 July 6 09-07-2013 11-37-16

10 July 7 09-07-2013 11-48-25

10 July 10 07-07-2013 18-26-09

10 July 10 07-07-2013 18-26-23

10 July 11 07-07-2013 18-27-58

A Dear Reader asked what these were. They are lovely astrantias:

10 July 12 03-07-2013 11-39-21

10 July 12 06-07-2013 11-12-12

10 July 12 07-07-2013 18-29-39

10 July 13 03-07-2013 11-41-54

10 July 14 02-07-2013 13-39-07

10 July 14 06-07-2013 11-13-41

10 July 14 06-07-2013 11-15-44

Stanley the very Manly:

10 July 14 07-07-2013 18-22-03

Red the Mare, back to her best behaviour:

10 July 15 09-07-2013 12-25-44

Watching Stanley the Dog do his crazy catching bluebottles shtick:

10 July 16 07-07-2013 18-20-22

Autumn the Filly:

10 July 16 16-06-2013 09-52-58

Evening light in the field:

10 July 17 07-07-2013 18-12-47

Dozing:

10 July 17 09-07-2013 12-25-53

Stanley, goofing about in the feed shed:

10 July 18 08-07-2013 14-48-06

Posing. Sorry about that:

10 July 19 06-07-2013 10-45-36

This was Stanley’s face during the Wimbledon final:

10 July 19 07-07-2013 15-37-48

Myfanwy the Pony has no interest in tennis, but is looking philosophical. I suspect she may be considering the answer to the Universal Why:

10 July 20 06-07-2013 10-56-45

The hill:

10 July 20 09-07-2013 12-30-51

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