Immediately after lunch, before I had a tooth extracted by Mr Matt Hefferen at Birchfield Dental Practice, We took a forest drive.
Rhododendron Ponticum is ubiquitous in our area. One, beside the ancient Burley signpost at the bottom of Castle Hill is reflected in pothole pools,
alongside which a young foal vigorously rolled in a vain attempt to flip flies from its nether regions.
One seemed to manage alone;
another tried scratching with a hind hoof or catching the breeze engendered by its mother’s twitching tail;
alternatively trying to distract her from a mutual grooming exercise.
This evening we dined on tempura prawns, spring rolls, and mixed vegetables on a bed of Jackie’s colourful savoury rice, with which I drank Reserva Privada Chilean Malbec 2022.
Sounds like a fun day except for the extraction, which I hope was as painless as possible. Since you are dinner, I am guessing it was at least tolerable.
Thank you very much, Pat. All well this morning.
Such wonderful shots of the ponies, even though I feel so bad for them trying to rid themselves of the flies. I love the mutual grooming sequence.
Sorry about the tooth, but I’m glad you felt well enough to eat dinner.
Thanks very much, Merril. All well this morning
Excellent!
The pony is so cute! I wish it wasn’t being bothered by the bugs. I hope you aren’t in pain, Derrick, ouch!
No pain this morning, John. Thank you very much.
Wonderful! ????????☺️
Ouch! I’m sorry about the extraction. Feel better soon!
I’m fine this morning, Donna. Thank you very much
The horses are always a wonder to behold
Thank you very much, V.J.
Welcome Derrick
Poor babies. Standing near mom’s twitching tail is smart. Maybe they’ll learn mutual grooming soon. I hope the sweet pony pictures were a distraction from the extraction.
They were such a distraction, JoAnna. Nice wordplay. Thanks very much
You have to feel for them when inundated with flies .. Hope that tooth extraction heals well .. Lovely photos Derrick xx
All well Sue. Thank you very much XX
Poor things.
Indeed. Thanks very much, Peggy
I hope you’re not having much pain with your tooth extraction. I’m sorry to see the ponies suffering with the flies again.
No pain, Liz. Thank you so much
That’s good. You’re welcome, Derrick.
I hope your mouth heals quickly and you aren’t in a lot of pain. (Sounds like you got your delicious meal ate…eaten…down. 🙂 )
Oh, those poor sweet ponies! Such pesky flies! (sad face) I bet the horses wish the flies would go visit some frogs!
The mutual grooming photos are sweet…looked like hugging at first, to me. Everyone needs hugs! 🙂
Speaking of hugs…(((HUGS))) and ???????? for you and Jackie!! 🙂
Thank you so much from us both, Carolyn. No pain. XX
Good on the no pain!
Sorry the hearts I put up there for you and Jackie turned into question marks!
Maybe the pony’s need a “Defy the Fly Horse” Collar
* The natural way to repel flies, gnats and mosquitoes.
* Made of All Natural ingredients, they contain no harmful chemicals and are effective up to two months.
That would be good – but suspect it was the nether regions that suffered on this one. Thank you very much, Ivor
Those flies must be such an irritant. I hope your tooth extraction was less irritable over all.
As I said to the dentist, my mother’s extraction of a loose baby tooth with the string and doorknob method was probably more painful. Thank you very much, Val
Derrick, you’ve managed a lovely and heartwarming collection of pictures. The rolling pony made me smile, but I also felt its distress. I’m glad you’re enjoying good weather. I’m sorry about the tooth, though often, once it needs extraction, it’s a relief to be rid of it. I hope this is true for you.
You are right about the tooth, Alys. Thank you very much
Great photos, shame about the tooth. However, Jackie seems to have saved the day with a meal that requires little chewing. 🙂
Exactly. Thanks very much, Quercus
You have chosen an excellent title 🙂 ‘Toothless’ might have been too gruesome for some 🙂 🙂 I was most disappointed to lose a tooth earlier this year … ’tis age said my dentist, who also warned me against eating dried bananas!
Thanks very much, Anne. I am old enough to have experienced wartime and postwar sweet rationing – so I don’t have a sweet tooth
awww. I love these foal photos.
Thanks very much, Chrissy
You’d think they could invent some sort of OFF bug spray for animals.
That would be good. Thanks a lot, GP
I sympathize with the itchy horses. My camping experiences with mosquitoes were memorable. One time I ran around the tent in circles.
I can imagine. Thanks very much, Sherry
Excellent pictures of the ponies though I feel sorry for them being pestered by flies. I hope the tooth extraction went well and there was no pain.
Many thanks, Eugi. No pain
Great pictures. Thank you
Much appreciated, Bridget
Love your pony pictures today! Sorry you needed a tooth extracted. No fun! Prawns for dinner? Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks very much, Jan
That young foal besides flipping flies seems to also have some fun!
Thank you very much, Riba
Sorry to hear you had to have a tooth out.
Thanks very much, Sheree
Love the pony rolling in the grass!
Thanks very much, Dwight
You are welcome!
The mares and foals are adorable, Derrick and Jackie! Yes, fly season is here once again.
Thank you very much from each of us, Lavinia
I do feel sorry for the animals especially as fly season isn’t even in full swing yet! AT first glance I thought the foal was stuck in the dip of the field.
I can’t believe I’ve missed so many of your posts this week. I’ve missed others too, it’s been a tiring half term.
Thanks very much, Sue