Urban Pony

As we walked past the Woolen Mill this morning the animals were emerging from their overnight accommodation. Some young American tourists were smitten with Merlin.The keeper clapped his hands and Merlin lay down and rolled around on the muddy ground. He then began running around the enclosure to entertain them. I took a few photos that I liked however this one seemed to stand out. Merlin stopped and looked at me for a few seconds them recommenced his run. You would think he was in the middle of a built up area however, I am standing on the river pathway and behind me are fields and forest. Merlin has a beautiful coloured coat however this just felt much better in B&W as the background was so busy.

Need to catch up now. Daughter and I slept in this morning. We were a whole hour late getting out of bed. Unheard of! Meant I had to drive her to school and got her there with minutes to spare. Think it had something to do with silly dog barking during the night and not being able to get back to sleep. May need a little Nana nap this afternoon.

Wild weather. Spells of glorious sunshine interspersed with howling, swirling winds and hailstones.