2019 - MyShetland Blog
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Sleeping in the Sun
When I went to check on the Minions today, four of them were snoozing in the sun. From the left, they would be Albie, Newt, Silver and Storm. The snoring was loud! I wanted to take photos of them a…
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Suncream and snoring
Long Grass, Short Grass
Taktur and his two sons, Hjalti and Dreki, with Efstur, are in the long grass now as far away as I can with good secure fencing from the ladies who seriously DO NOT WANT TO KNOW! The ladies sometim…
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Whatever helps
Feets and Photos
The midges were plagueing everyone today so I lit a fire in an old grate to create lots and lots smoke. Midges hate smoke and it was good the horses could escape the insect torment by standing in. …
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Getting ready
Photobombing
I have been trying to take photos of the youngsters to update the Thordale website as I realise it is looking rather shabby and out of date. Do folk look at websites these days or are they very la…
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Not helpful.
Victims, sorry Visitors
A few days ago, when the sun shone (I remember that – it was brief. I think it was called Summer), we had some visitors who were also keen photographers. They met the Minions who “help…
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A dangerous hobby
Wonderful Photos
Here are some wonderful photos that I was sent by yesterday’s photographer and/or victim, Julia Gregory. She was the one who was mauled while lying on the ground while achieving these amazin…
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A day off for me!
Not Quite as Fat
Our daily check of Brá found her at the furthest corner of her field with her two compatriots, Harvey and Kolka (an old Icelandic lady). Brá is looking well. She still has the leftover zinc cream …
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slightly thinner?
Walls & District Agricultural Show 2019
We braved the weather to spend a lovely afternoon at our local agricultural show – the 2019 Walls & District Agricultural Show. To be fair, it didn’t actually rain despite the loomi…
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Our local agricultural show
Vegetable Creations 2019 Walls Show
As you know, the best part of any agricultural show for me are the vegetable creations. There are a number of classes for different aged children to enter. So here you are. The creations are all …
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Vegetable creations - the best bit!
The Glorious Twelfth
The “Glorious Twelfth” is my birthday as well as being the day the red grouse shooting season starts (I do not approve). To this day, I have always believed that the Glorious Twelfth w…
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Happy birthday to me!
Remarkable!
Yesterday, en route to the Minions, Floss and I dropped in on Brá and her field friends, Kolka and Harvey. And Brá, without any of her usual hesitation or nervousness, walked up to the Flossie to s…
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Trust takes time
Cunningsburgh & District’s Agricultural Show 2019
“The Cunningsburgh Show is organised by the Cunningsburgh & Districts Agricultural Society and is the largest agricultural show held on Shetland. The show takes place every year on the se…
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Another agricultural show
Cunningsburgh Show – Outside Animals
So, we had been in all the tents and sheds to look at the exhibits and now it was time for a wander around outside. There was a huge sheep section – all different breeds – don’t a…
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Outside now
Vegetable Creations – Cunningsburgh Show 2019
So here we are (and I may have had gin tonight as I type this) with my photos of the wonderful and truly inspired Vegetable Creations from the Cunningsburgh Show. And I have to say I chuckled my wa…
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More veg creations
Vegetable Creations – Cunningsburgh Show 2019
So here we are (and I may have had gin tonight as I type this) with my photos of the wonderful and truly inspired Vegetable Creations from the Cunningsburgh Show. And I have to say I chuckled my wa…myshetland.co.uk
More veg creations
I love those creations - and I love your expression "swallowed a button faces"
And now with Photos!
Well yesterday was a total disaster blog-wise so I am trying again. Apologies. It was out of my control. Anyway, today, the photos have loaded fine. ——————̵…
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Happy families
How Is Haakon?
So, how is Haakon, I hear you ask? Well, he is having probably what will amount to a year off and then we will see. I want the abscesses in his front hooves to grow out completely. There is the w…
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