Jackie and I took an early forest drive this morning on which
may blossom, like this on Beaulieu Hill, has now followed blackthorn onto the hedgerows.
Opposite this sample we spotted a foal on the verge with a group of ponies.
Ruefully comparing her stubby little tail with her mother’s extensive fly-whisk she clung to the Dam’s flanks, frequently attempted to suckle, scratched with her hoof, and eventually settled seated on the daisy sprinkled sward,
which they kept at manageable length.
A young robin made use of the shadows for camouflage until taking to flight when I approached too near.
Yesterday I had not placed titles correctly on the flower gallery, but did so this afternoon when I also posted
these photographs of sections of the garden, photographed from upstairs windows, at the request of prolific blogger friend Judy Dykstra-Brown.
This evening we all dined on oven cod, chips, and onion rings; fried red tomatoes; green garden peas; pickled onions and gherkins, with which Jackie drank more of the Pinot Grigio and I drank Vineyards Zesty white wine.
Mmmm cod and chips! Delicious. The ponies and foal are so cute!! ❤️
Thank you very much, John
The garden looks LOVELY from upstairs! The foal waving its stubby tail about reminds me of baby elephants learning to use their wobbly trunks 🙂
Thank you very much, Anne – especially for that comparison
Ponies and garden are both lovely.
Thank you very much, Pat
OMG. Absolutely adorable.. that curly tail and sweet pose!!!!
Thank you so much, Judy
And thanks so much for the photos of your garden. It is lush and lovely and so well-groomed! I hadn’t seen it yet when I wrote about the colt. Do you ever do garden tours through your amazing grounds? A shame not to. Guess that’s what you are doing today. Again, thanks so much.
We always welcome individuals and small groups, and one painter has spent days here, but the open gardens schemes carry more responsibility than we can contemplate. Thanks again, Judy
Isn’t that foal adorable. Will it stay that color as it grows?
Judy had a great idea to photograph the garden from up high. Very impressive!
Thank you very much, GP. I think the foal’s colour is likely to change
Late spring seems to be moving right along into summer now. Gardens and forest scenes reflecting the warmth and beauty of the transition.
Those little foal tails are not much use at swatting flies, but those long sturdy legs certainly make good scratchers! 🙂
Thank you very much, Lavinia
Love your garden Derrick. Do you get lost in it?
I sometimes lose others in it, Denzil. Thanks very much
Headline in New Forest Times: “Riddle of missing businessman deepens. Last seen entering local man’s garden. Intensive search unsuccessful. No suspicion of foul play. Police to resume search at dawn.”
I love those ponies!!!
Don’t we all? ????
(Ciao, ciao Luisa)
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I meant that I loved the ponies too…
Those strings of ? are usually attempts at emojis
I see. I’ve been dealing with computers for 50 years now, but seem to become ever more complicated. LOL. Thank you Derrick.
To tell you the truth, the question marks were emojis 😉
Haha! Derrick actually surmised that… ????????????????????????????????????????????????
Thank you so much, Luisa
My pleasure !
One never tires of your daily (?) rides in a wonderful nature. That foal is so lovely.
I wonder whether the horses get paid to keep the lawn perfectly mowed? ????
And your garden is in full bloom again… Splendid.
Thank you very much, Brian. They and the donkeys also do a good line in hedge trimming
Indeed. So the county saves on gardeners? ????
Yes
I always love your “Garden from Above” images.
Thanks very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
It is almost may blossom time for us too. That is a good gallery of the foal.
Thank you very much, Tootlepedal
Your garden certainly looks especially impressive from above, and the photos of the grey foal have enlivened my morning Derrick
Thank you very much, Ivor
Such a good day. Foals always bring a smile…. As does how your garden is growing ????????????????
Thank you so much, Val
Beautiful characters. Still no sign of flies here yet.
Thanks very much, Gary
Amazing the connections our minds make. When I read ‘fly whisks’ my first thought was of Nessim and Narouz in the Alexandria Quartet, carrying around their fly whisks in their country place.
That is not surprising at the moment. Thank you very much, Linda
It must be special to be able to see a foal up close li e that. Your garden is stu i g i as always. A d you may be wo deri g if I hit the sauce, but for some reaso my keyboard is giving me troubles.
It looks as if some letters e.g. n need more pressure. Thanks very much, Alys
It’s the darnedest thing, Derrick. Suddenly WP wouldn’t let me type two letters. I hade to reboot my computer to get it all working again.
That’s a new one
Yup!
I love the photo of the foal at the dam’s flank and always enjoy the garden views from above.
Thank you very much, JoAnna
Ponies and garden, what a lovely combination.
Thank you very much, Arlene
What a pleasure to see the little foal. There were a couple in the fields opposite my place but when I eventually ventured over the lane with my camera they’d been moved to fresh grazing in a field too far back to photograph.
Charming pictures of that sweet little foal!
The ponies are way too cute 🙂
Oh! What a sweet little foal!
Aw! What a cute little robin!
Life can be ever changing and often challenging for the little ones in our world! I wish them well!
Great photos…all of them, Derrick! 🙂
(((HUGS))) 🙂 ❤️❤️ 🙂
Lovely photos of mare and foal
Thank you very much, Sheree
The title and the opening picture sure made me smile. What a darling little tail.
Thank you so much, Laurie
I knew the title would be about horse tails. That little foal is adorable. Great shots!
Thank you so much, Merril
I enjoyed watching your garden and your travels, and never tire of the ponies.
As someone who is impatient with flies and mosquitoes, I think I’d like a tail like that
The longer one, of course 🙂
I adore the pictures of the foal and its baby tail! I join the others in loving the garden from above shots.
Thank you very much, Clare
Such a wonderful treat for the eyes those view-from-above shots are. 🙂
Thank you very much, Widders