Missy and Raffles cooling off at Andrews Mare after working hard at school 

Water lillies 

petunias by front door 

Sizzling Sunday

Its been a very hot Sunday! After a very warm night when the temperature didn't drop below 63degrees, It has been a very warm day. The forest has been fairly quiet as most people have headed for the coast. We would rather stay at home than sit in a traffic jam! We had a phone call this morning inviting us to a BBQ. So we met Bob and Gill for a walk at Slufters Pond with the dogs before going back with them to eat. As you can see the pond was very popular with groups of ponies arriving to cool off.It is still very warm and now I am going to sit in the garden and watch Bertie bat flying as I drink my cup of tea and watch John watering the garden.

Where are these ponies headed? 

Ponies arriving at the pond 

The ponies cool off

Missy and Dora 

Ponies at Slufters Pond 

The BBQ 

John wearing the dogs out at Bob and Gills 

Dinner is cooking 

Yum Yum 

Scorching Saturday

We had an enjoyable morning walk at Busketts, as we got back to the car Teresa and Barney arrived so we walked back to the river and Missy and Barney had a good play together.Missy is the most confident in the water although Barney did eventually swim once he figured out how to get in. Raffles just stayed in his depth and kept his feet firmly on the ground.
We spent the afternoon pottering in the garden and waiting for the ice cream man to come. After ice creams we went up into the forest to Slufters pond so the dogs could have another swim. At 6pm there was a warm breeze and it was a very pleasant walk.

Barney joins Missy and Raffles on their morning walk. 

The dogs got to the pond before us 

Silly Raffles 

A thoughtful Raffles 

Missy after her swim 

A foal enjoys the evening sun