After stocking up on sausages and salad ingredients at Ferndene Farm Shop we ventured into a soggy forest where steady rain fell in an ever increasing crescendo keeping windscreen wipers in work.
The weather was nevertheless sultry enough for the few ponies we
encountered, despite being decidedly damp,
to continue to be plagued by flies.
Headlights gleamed in the haze of Pound Lane, as heather on the verges did its best to brighten the dreary views.
Later, I published:
This evening we dined on pork spare ribs in BBQ sauce from Tesco and chipotle from Lidl, with Jackie’s mushroom and onion rice and tender green and runner beans, with which I drank Castellore The Reprobates Italian red wine.
Nice to see the Culinary Queen getting a well deserved break. It looks suitably dank and overcast on this side of the pond too.
Thank you very much from us both, Pat
I love the header picture!
That’s my favorite, too. I love a misty, foggy day.
My favorite, as well. The arrows are funny though.
Thank you both very much
Thank you very much, Anne
Those darn flies! How they plague the ponies.
Thank you very much, Laurie
I love the foggy photo, so mysterious! Poor horses…
Thank you very much, John
Have a fine weekend, guys. ☺️
The fog photo is amazing.
Thank you very much, Peggy
That’s a gorgeous header photo, Derrick. I haven’t checked in in a while and am happy to be reminded of your amazing way of phrasing. Your post almost reads like a poem. xo
Thank you so much, Jodie
You’re welcome, Derrick.
Your photo of Pound Lane is mystical enough to illustrate any novel by Sir Walter Scott, Derrick.
Poor ponies, but great close-ups of them.
Has the UK gone all tropical on you locals?
UK weather that should read.
It is thinking about it, Suzanne. Thank you very much
A brilliant header picture making the very most of an unpromising day.
Thank you very much, Tootlepedal
And this morning here in Geelong it is very much the opposite of your ‘Damp and Hazy’ with dry and clear blue sky, Derrick …
Not too cold, I hope, Ivor. Thanks very much
17′ C Derrick …
17 degrees was our temperature yesterday, Ivor; I’d be happy with that all year. 🙂
Me too, Sue
It’s the middle of winter here, so the was warmer than normal 😊
Your title and first photo matched. We went to this fascinating wine shop in Heidelberg. Wine made from different fruits. Aravind bought four 250ml bottles. He gifted one to his friend.
Thank you very much, Lakshmi
The photos are lovely. Beautiful post.
Thank you very much, Kritika
Welcome kindly 🙂 Happy Weekend!
Your title and photos are a perfect pairing!
Hope you get some dry and clear soon.
We’ve been having evening storms…hail-y, rainy, dark clouds, thunder-y…but we need the rain so we are good with the noise. Ha.
(((HUGS))) ❤️❤️
We had a pleasant dry day with sunny spells, and as I said to Ivor, a temperature of 17 degrees. I’m sorry it rained again for you.
Thanks very much, Sue. Fine today
Despite the rain, you still managed to get my ponies!! Thanks.
(I’m jealous you had the spareribs. I’ve been wanting some good ones for a while now!)
Love the foggy photo.
Thank you very much, Sherry
I love the mystery from photos of hazy days.
Thank you very much, Dale
Loved these pictures of the horses
Thank you very much, Sonali
Most welcome. Happy weekend♥
Damp and Hazy maybe; but atmospheric, definitely.
Thank you very much, John
Love both your writing and photography!!!!
Thank you very much, Sweet
The pelting rain probably helped to keep the flies down somewhat. Fly season is a hard time for grazing animals.
Thank you very much, Lavinia
It’s odd we have had so few flies this year.
Thanks very much, Gary
The sun is shining in Spain 🇪🇸 I’ll send you some over