Whoever has again begun to decorate the letter box on Pilley Street must have applied this before the recent Women’s World Cup Soccer final.
It was a most unusual herd of cattle grazing on the green there that, instead of displaying their customary curiosity and approaching me for a better view, quickly moved off at a trot and showed me clean sets of heels and bony hips.
Shetland ponies on the opposite side of the road simply pressed on with their important pasturage business.
Who was perched upon South West Cradles’s crane in New Road, Blackfield but Superman and Wonder Woman?
This evening we dined on Jackie’s colourful fried vegetable rice with tempura prawns, two hot and spicy types of the shrimps preparations, and vegetable spring rolls, with which she drank more of the chardonnay and I drank more of the GSM.
HI Derrick, the superheroes in the cranes are rather eye catching. I really love the pictures of the Shetlands.
Thank you very much, Robbie
Was hoping to see the unknown master crocheter again. Lovely work. Wonder why the cows dissed you. Love the pictures.
Thanks very much, Pat. See JoAnna’s thought that they could be escapees who didn’t want to be caught
Very possible. When I was in college and doing my student teaching, I road my bicycle out to a friend’s family farm one late Spring evening. One of their Herefords was trying to escape so I shooed it back through the fence and tied the break in the wire with some twine I had in my bicycle bag on the handlebars. (I spent my college Thanksgivings and Easters with the family so I had become comfortable with the cattle since we fed them daily.)
Well done. When I was on honeymoon in 1963, the farmer we were staying with asked me to help him capture his escaped bullocks. When I saw how they were living and why it put me off veal for life
A friend of mine knits items for a combined effort to decorate post boxes in Alderney. It requires considerable planning.
I imagine so, Anne. Thanks very much
Entertaining day out in the field…super people and all
Thank you very much, Catherine 🙂
I prefer the black and white photo of the superheroes, but the colored one is more in line with the comics and movies, I suppose.
I thought you would like that, Dolly. Thank you very much
My pleasure, Derrick.
The Shetlands are beautiful. Thanks for sharing your day out and about, Derrick.
Much appreciated, Jill
Love the decorated postbox …. and superheroes keeping us all safe.
Thank you so much, Val
I particularly like the black-and-white version of Superman and Wonder Woman.
Thanks very much, Liz. Just to keep folk guessing 🙂
You’re welcome, Derrick. I was left guessing at first!
My theory about is that the cows are escapees not wanting to be caught. Love the Shetlands.
Thank you very much, JoAnna. You could be right
Cliquish cattle. Pretty ponies. Hardworking Heroes. (Super B&W photo!) Fantastic food!
Delightful day!
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much, Carolyn X
I always thought you lived in a magical place, but now I know it’s true!
Thank you very much, Merril
There is a very tall Telecom tower not far from my place and when they work up there in those ‘cherry-picker’ cradles, I often think they are like Superman to be working up there so high …
Well, that makes sense of their advertising, Ivor. Thanks very much
Love those ponies! The first picture with the flowers and fence background is wonderful. Great photos of the superheros. Is there an explanation?
Thanks very much, Jodie. An advertising display I think.
The Shetlands are my favorites today. Those little ponies more than make up for their diminutive size in their general hardiness and determination to live life as they see fit. A former neighbor back where I grew up had one that lived to about 40 years of age.
Thank you very much, Lavinia
I enjoyed your pictures of the anti social cows.
Thank you very much, Tootlepedal
Lovely photos, Derrick, and the super hero’s perched on high is odd but fun!
Thanks very much, John
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You’re welcome. ☺️
The South West Cradles crane display looks like an advertising gimmick.
Indeed, Rosaliene. Thank you very much
Love the ponies as always. Superman and Wonder Woman? How funny.
Jackie, you have motivated me into try making vegetable spring rolls again. 🙂
Thank you so much from us both, Chrissy
It isn’t every day that you get an official state visit from Superman and Wonder Woman!
Thanks very much, John
Lovely to see the cattle out and about.
You must be itching to find the mysterious needle worker.
I do wish people would drop the phrase ‘It’s Coming Home’ because it hardly ever does, it’s almost a jinx!
Which came first, the song or the phrase?
Thanks very much, Sue. We suspect this must be someone new. I imagine the song came first.
Most interesting and beautiful surroundings! I love Shetland ponies. Mouth watering dinner.
Thank you very much, Holly
I wonder what was up with the cattle.
JoAnna’s suggestion that they were escapees who didn’t want to be caught looks feasible. Thanks very much, GP
I love the photos of the shetlands and the decorated mailbox. Fabulous photos of the superheroes.
Thank you so much, Eugi
You’re welcome, Derrick.
had to enlarge the superheroes! unusual but fun!
Thank you very much, Wilma
Oooh, I love those long manes on the Shetland ponies! And Jackie’s prawns sound delicious. I may have to look into that as a meal for us tonight!
Thanks very much, Jan
I love it when everyday jaunts turn into unexpected photo ops like this. The superheroes are wonderful, but those ponies are just fabulous!
Thank you so much, Julie
What a great opening shot! And then the later reveal. 🙂
Always like to see what the lovely creatures are up to in your neck of the woods and fields.
Thanks very much, Cynthia. I am pleased you liked the opening and later reveal
Cattle and horses too keen to sample the lush grass.
Thank you very much, Sheree
That looks like such an interesting adventure
Thanks very much, Gary