Fleecy Friends

Well - what have we been doing since LouLou last wrote? - not a huge amount its true except enjoying the sunshine and being out and about. Although the down side of all this sun is that the ground is very hard and the grass isn't growing as it usually would, which is of serious concern to me as I'm a hungry girl at the best of times! Still, as long as we get topped up with feed and hay I guess its all right. Everyone acts as though Louise isn't as fussed about her food but I watch her closely and I can see that shes just as interested as the next filly - ie ME!

Having had random men and dogs in our field - this week we have a sheep - now there is a perfectly good electric fence between us and the sheep but with that thick woolly coat this one seems not have noticed and is quite happy in with us. Two more tried it on later in the week but we sent them packing and are happy just sticking to our original 'friend'. She doesn't get in the way - and as long as she doesn't eat too much of our grass we're happy to have her here. Actually its quite nice to have someone to welcome us into the field when we come out. We have been out most of the time and have just gone in when its been extra hot or to catch up on our zzzzzzzzzzs as, when we're out at night, we have to keep an ear open for strangers and things going on - we never know who or what will appear in our field next!

Bye for now Thelma

summer days

So Thelma has her official name - well shes not the only one as I have one too and I think its really rather nice. From now on I can be called Fleur de la Vie - but as we're old friends you can still call me Lou!

Phew its been hot the last ten days or so and we have come in most days. The odd day though we have stayed our during the day and its been fun. A few days ago we had a whole family of hares running around our field - there were four of them haring around (don't you love the pun) and what fun they were having - round and round and up and down - they were so quick but I think that in a head to head I would edge it.

Then last week we had a dog in the field - the cheek of it! There was a cricket match on and this chap and his dog suddenly appeared in our field. Now a man we don't mind, but a dog is quite another matter. Thelma was having none of it and saw off the dog in seconds. The chap actually came up to us and we said hello which we really quite liked but no field sharing with canines. Our field is our field and we like it to stay that way.

love to all Fleur