After shopping at Tesco Jackie and I took a short forest drive.
It was not our normal equine herd that came steadily clopping along the tarmac, some swifter-thudding to catch up on the verge of the otherwise silent St Leonard’s Road beneath the late morning pearl-grey empyrean pall draped overhead.
This was a longer string and, like the taxi driver edging past, clearly on a mission. Soon after the bend ahead of the cab a quintuple convoy of cars approached from the opposite direction. I was tempted once more to disembark to see what the drivers would make of what lay ahead of them – not that much, though – I thought I would leave it to the reader’s imagination.
Dillon and Flo spent another lengthy time weeding and pruning in the garden this afternoon.
This evening we all dined on Jackie’s wholesome cottage pie; crunchy carrots ; and firm broccoli, with which she drank Hoegaarden and I drank San Vincente Reserva Chianti 2019.
It’s fascinating that they are marching in a single file.
Thanks very much, Dolly. They were more aware of traffic the usual
My pleasure, Derrick. It looks that traffic was more aware of them, though.
Yes. Thanks very much, Dolly
You are very welcome, Derrick.
Yes. The cab driver would have been used to them
I suppose so.
I would love to live in a place with quick access to a forest drive and to see all those animals up close. It’s a lovely way to spend part of a day.
Thank you very much, Alys
Wow, you have so many horses on the road today! Difficult driving indeed. ????
Thanks very much, John
You are welcome!
Good help is a lucky find. A herd of slow moving equines not so much.
Thanks very much, Pat
How amazing. I wonder where they were going? And, where they came from? It almost sounds like whales that migrate up and down our coast every year.
Thank you so much, Chrissy.
A good set of pictures of the string of horses. I hope that the oncoming cars avoided them safely.
They probably did, especially if they were local. Thanks very much, Tootlepedal
I love that you have so many horses around that you recognize that this wasn’t the usual herd you see. I really like that grey/light brown foal.
Thank you very much, Merril
That’s very handsome horse in the header photo! I love this description of the sky: ” . . . beneath the late morning pearl-grey empyrean pall draped overhead.”
Thank you very much, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick.
I so wish we had similar round here. Always bring a smile
Thanks very much, Gary
No ponys on the roads here in Geelong today Derrick, propably too wet and cold for them.
Thank you very much, Ivor
You’re welcome Derrick
The ponies do look like they are on a mission! 🙂
Thank you very much, Lavinia
They had somewhere to go and not all day to get there, if they were going at a good clip!
Thank you very much, Dale
🙂
You are so poetic, Derrick, with your pale grey empyrean pall. I enjoyed seeing the determined ponies and the fuzzy grey foal.
Thank you very much, JoAnna
What a beautiful group of ponies. I hope the tourists take more care than the drivers that drive up and down my lane.
Thanks very much, Sue
My faves of these photos are the pony patooties from behind! HA!
Maybe the ponies are the beginning of a haylarious joke…”A string of ponies walk into a bar…” HA!
So nice to have helpers like Flo and Dillon!
(((HUGS)))
Thanks very much, Carolyn X
Whenever I see your lovely photographs of all those wonderful horses, I always wonder about the road safety angle. Are there ever any serious accidents or do both sides tend to rub along together OK?
Sadly there are animal deaths sometimes in 3 figures, John. Thank you very much
Any forest drive with that many ponies is a fantastic forest drive, to me!
🙂 I’m pleased, GP. Thank you very much
What a fabulous header shot and a wonderful gallery of photos of the horses, Derrick.
Thank you very much, Eugi
You’re most welcome, Derrick.
I always consider the ponies to be a mixed blessing – nice to see but a real test of concentration in driving terms.
Yes, but now we have all day, Quercus. Thank you very much
The first photo of the lone horse with the trees behind is especially glorious.
Thanks very much, Judy
Beautiful ponies! I love ’em… <3
Thanks very much, Jan X
It seems quite amazing that you still have sightings like this in England which is such a modern country. We see animals on the roads in our rural areas but South Africa is still quite undeveloped in a lot of areas.
It really is, Robbie. Thank you very much
Love the way your family help out in the garden – well trained.
Thanks very much, Sheree
“pearl-grey empyrean pall” – excellent.
They still left some space for the cars 🙂
Thank you very much, Ribana