ho ho ho

tis the season to be grumpy... tra la la la la

only seen Abbey in the dark all week, she decided now she is frightened of the torch... the same torch we have had for years... bless.

oh how I laugh... start at 8, an hour for lunch and finish at 5....... well three weeks into the new job all I can say is that I definitely start at 8 anyway.

a few friends have mentioned horses having a break and having the winter months off work, I'm  not sure how I feel about that but it currently seems to be happening.

and its cold... how acclimatised you are to central heating and double glazing... now I have neither.

the 'curtain'

this has been out latest thing to practice. I think Abbey is doing very well with it.

are we seeing the same thing..

reflections.. horses have monocular and binocular vision.. and blind spots... they will raise. lower and tilt their heads to focus on something...
and excellent hearing...
so those invisible monsters I can't see.. she can see and hear them, rushes to protect me from them by leaping sideways ... lol.. bless.

not kicking the bucket yet

I often open the stable door to find this.. sometimes she has both feet in... she split the sides of her last pink bucket, I think this one is half an inch wider so she might find it a better bucket to stand in... lol. I love my pony.

whoohooo, another day out

 a gathering of like minded souls.. the rain didn't stop us... just to have a friendly day and some fun with our horses

 my friends daughter with her lovely arab... doing the impossible with the hula hoop.... bless him

 obstacles to play with

we are all dressed up against the rain and cold... enjoying the time out.

big pony, wee pony

perspectives.. taken about five seconds apart.. big pony, wee pony...

clever chaos: art party: glitter bottles

clever chaos: art party: glitter bottles: Unshaken on the left, shaken on the right. Nothing is more fun than a glitter bottle! We've made many different kinds over the years...

couple of horsey days

 carriage horse at Coxhill Stables, Candie. took lots of photos this is the one I  like best.

 me and Hugo at Horse Agility training, on a loose hand hold, this is the third time I have played with him and he  just gets better and better.

very careful with his feet through the s-bend, doesn't knock the poles at all.

BEACH!!

 a short notice trip... would I like to go??

 oh yeh we love to go!! I was thrilled!!

 our first beach trip

 and our first time away out in a long time

 Abbey was very good, she has never been to the beach before

and she got her toes wet... but not any deeper... lol. bless.

pictures of the day.

a day out to watch some riders do western training, I took a load of photos and these are my two favourites.

sunny weather!!

the weather has been hot and dry enough for a good spell now. here's Abbey just had an all over wash.. which hasn't been done before as I never thought it was warm enough!! in four years!!
so she is now very clean and somewhat unimpressed. bless.

where i work

http://www.chiropractoringlasgow.co.uk/

social media

I find myself moving away from the 'blog' and towards more popular social media. its and instant access, lots of people on it, people you see in person every day are on it too...
has this blog become the social media of  my past?
theres a lot of happy memories on here.
opinions and photographs, what are they to me now?
I don't know.
the other social media becomes a great waste of time, accessing it several times a day seems to be the normal pattern. unfortunately I have a lot of time to waste at the moment so that's what I do.

reposting..Robbie at Trec 2007.. to remember him

Robbie in his lorry on the way home
Barbara Ann drove him in a Trec event today
with Dave and I as 'grooms'
and he won these, and as its a special event, the grooms got rosettes too!

what a fabulous day that was. lovely weather and good company. Robbie reached a lovely old age of 23 and was put to sleep recently, he had a couple of old age related issues which meant he was getting unhappy in his life, his owners have the best thing for him as always through his life they did the best for him always. bless.

beauty

I unfortunately don't understand a word.... and don't have to, just look at the fabulous photographs.

http://ekokayak.wordpress.com/

re;posting "exotic vines"

"Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was."

Robert Louis Stevenson

a friend sent this quote to share and a photograph of this exotic Glove Vine of North America, thought to be very hardy but prey to gardeners who pinch things. . . .

going through some old posts and found this from April 2007.... lol. xx

Smokey Tiptoes

she's a cute kitty. this is her blanket...

wee walk on the lane

wee movie of us walking back down the lane, this is the link to the map http://gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5722652
bareback riding, just a quick walk along the lane and back before going to work  yesterday, glad we did as today was dreadful weather.