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More snow fell overnight and earlier this morning, so off we went for a forest drive.
Before this we had to listen to the chattering of the residents of the garden who were beginning to feel the cold.
We headed for Crow, where we lunched at the Farm Café. Jackie parked beside Leybrooke Bridge on Dragon Lane, and I took a few photographs of lanes
and stream.
Scattering of snow on the moors, like these around Burley blended with pools, gorse, grass, bracken, and trees to produce sweeping throws of natural wool yarn.
The hardy ponies clung to the shelter of wooded areas where they fed on holly and gorse. Normally the greys stand out well against the greenery around them. Today, however, they were very well camouflaged.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s sublime sausage casserole, mashed potatoes and swede, crisp carrots and piquant cauliflower swede. I drank Cru de la Vallée du Rhone Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2015.
The ponies are so robust; we are so weak compared to them.
Quite so, Mary. Very tough. Thanks very much
Absolutely beautiful photos Derrick
Many thanks, Miriam
Beautiful photos, Derrick. I have a friend who would love your owl collection. The owls somehow look much colder than the ponies. 😉
Thanks very much, Merril. The ponies looked quite comfortable
The garden decor items are lovely.
Many thanks, Rupali
A candy post without doubt!
🙂 Many thanks, Candy X
Brrr…it looks so cold! I love the owls, Derrick. You’ve gotten more snow than we have this winter. Hopefully that’s the end of if for you.
It seems so, Jill. Thanks very much
Florence looks like a good sport.
Many thanks, Oglach
Florence is hanging out for her spring clean I think – the owls are a delight of course, even wrapped up in their snowy blankets. Is your weather ever going to improve?
Later this week we are promised 10 degrees 🙂 Many thanks, Pauline
Don’t go crazy when it comes now…. 🙂
🙂 Jackie’s already stir crazy
I can imagine!
The garden ornaments look so cold and patient in the snow. Ditto for the horses. Sausage casserole sounds like the perfect meal for a chilly day.
Many thanks, Laurie. The casserole was just the job
I bet!
Owls and ponies and snow, oh my! 😀
I aim to please, Widders. Many thanks
I was just wondering if those ponies don’t feel the cold. Don’t they need to be in a barn or something?
They grow winter coats. The wild ones are most hardy. Domesticated ones wear ‘rugs’. Many thanks, Arlene
Beautiful photos, Derrick. It all looks very bleak and cold there!
Many thanks, Clare. We are promised 10 degrees by Thursday
Is this normal–the snowfall now? Those silvery owl eyes are eye catching, as if the creature is right at home under such a stole of chilly fluff. Lovely ponies look well adapted for any weather that comes their way!
It is unusual, but not unheard of, to have snow now. Jackie remembers snowflakes on her birthday (1st June). I think it was 1963 when snow and ice never left the ground for the first three months of the year. Ponies are so well adapted, Cynthia. Many thanks
Snow snow everywhere but not a glob to lick! (I am thinking iike a pony. Or maybe they are smarter than an overworked, underpaid, low-rung banker in March).
They have rather less to think about, Uma. Many thanks
Nice photos Derrick, but glad no snow down here!
Lovely to view the New Forest and its denizens under snow.
As you know, Roland, a rare event. Many thanks
I love these photos, Derrick.
Thanks very much, Ann
I love that last pony. So many cute owls, too. 🙂
Many thanks, Brenda
Ponies EVERYWHERE!!!
YEP. Many thanks, Candy
I always love the ponies, but these are especially beautiful to me. Maybe it’s because I had a grey horse many years ago like the one with the dark mane.
Thanks very much, JoAnna. Take off any pics you might like
Oh, Thank you!
Love the pony pictures!
Thanks very much, Lynn
The ponies look so adorable! I loved the statue wearing an ice crown… 🙂
Thank you very much, Maniparna
A study in white. Winter is coming?
Going, we hope. Many thanks, LL/PS
Beautiful snow scenes! We had snow a couple of days ago, but it has all melted now. The weather continues to throw curve balls at us.
Many thanks, Lavinia. Our snow seems to have gone now, but we are warned to expect a return