Grey ponies beside Whitemoor Pond on our morning forest drive
blended perfectly with the colour of the day.
Even the autumn leaves and bracken looked washed out,
and the rippling reflections on the surface above the rust-coloured bed of Ober Water, were not exactly scintillating.
Ponies and a foal foraged alongside
Rhinefield Road.
A herd of deer could be seen in the distance from Lower Sandy Down.
We lunched at Fleur de Lys, photographed here on a much brighter day, after which I drafted a review for Secret Diners, of which this is a copy: https://derrickjknight.com/?p=205521&preview=true which may require some editorial editing.
This evening we all dined on further portions of yesterday’s pasta meal with the addition of plentiful spinach, with which Jackie drank Hoegaarden and I drank more of the Malbec.
Looks very much like the dull, dank rainy day we are having here. (But we haven’t had much measurable rains since September).
Thanks very much, Pat. I hope you get some soon
I fully expected to see Claude Monet’s water lilies in the head image.
Thanks very much, Dolly
You are very welcome, Derrick.
I do appreciate a muted color palette every now and again.
hanks very much, Liz
Often the muted colours are the prettiest ones…most quiet…most peaceful. I enjoy soft muted colours and the occasional soft muted day. š
Love Pony in the Woodland and Lower Sandy Down photos!! š
Ooh! Yummy on plentiful spinach! š
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Thank you so much, Carolyn XX
Beautiful galleries.
Thanks very much, Chrissy
Wow, now even the creek beds are turning rusty … fascinating Derrick
Thanks very much, Ivor
There was something about the ‘pony in woodland’ photograph that really appealed to me today
Thanks very much, Tootlepedal
I couldn’t open the link to the review of secret diners. Lovely photo of Fleur de lys
Thanks very much, Zakiah. I can’t make it work, either. Perhaps I’ll get it right when it is published
I always like the winding roads and the ponies, especially the grey ponies. They remind me that I used to have a grey horse many, many years ago.
Thank you very much, JoAnna. I’m pleased to have prompted the memory
Muted, but beautiful in its way. My favorite photo today is the pony in woodland.
Thank you so much, Merril. That would have been the header had I not wanted to reflect the title
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That is such a beautiful building, like something out of a fairytale ???? Thank you for the photos. It is a pleasure to look at the ponies,
Thanks very much, Lakshmi
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It seems that the animals don’t mind the gray sky there, that same gray we’ve had here all day. It makes you tired. ????
Unusual for you, John. Thanks very much
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There is a certain beauty to these muted colours, I think. Nicely done, Derrick.
Thank you so much, Dale
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I admire your spirit in getting outdoors on such a dull day š
Thank you so much, Rosaliene
The muted colours are so evocative
Thank you very much, Gary. I do like to present it how I see it.
The ponies’ coats are getting shaggier with the onset of the cold season. I very much enjoy seeing these views of the countryside in bright color or in muted colors. You live in a special place.
Thank you very much, Lavinia
A grey day captured beautifully!
Thank you very much, Riba
That’s a handsome herd of deer. Where’s Robin Hood when you need him?
Thanks very much, John. He’s in your forest
What a lovely drive out you had.
Iām assuming the reason we canāt see the lunch link is because itās not published yet.
Thank you very much for the post, Iām looking forward to seeing it and would love to publish it on Secret Diners this Saturday. š I can work from a copy of the whole page if youād like to send it to me.
Thanks very much, Sue. Will do
Thank you for showing me the white ponies. The weather doesn’t seem to bother them!
Much appreciated, GP
Some of the pics are not viewable but I know those must be as beautiful as the ones viewable. The link is also not working. My bad luck. Mustt bee something wrong with the app.
I’m sorry about the pics. The link isn’t working because the post is still in draft – I’ll be able to fix it when it is posted – sorry about that, too
Thank you very much, Geeta
Love the horses
Thanks very much, Sherry
The link above didn’t work
Sorry, Sherry. It’s because it hasn’t been published yet. Thanks very much
I think the grey weather has finally caught up with us after a stretch of sunny, dry days. I haven’t seen any ponies roaming around though – only Thanksgiving traffic. And that is not half as intriguing.
Thank you very much, Anna
Beautiful photos Derrick… So good too, to see a brighter day…. After all the gloomy wet ones xx <3 xx
Thanks very much, Sue X
Muted is definitely an appropriate description
Thanks very much, Sheree