Jackie spent the morning and part of the afternoon in the garden. Later she drove me into the forest for a short trip.
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Ponies cast their shadows on the sward beside Holmsley Road. One enjoyed a good scratch.
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Two mares suckled their foals. In the first picture the youngster is in the process of rising for a feed. The adults are so ungainly when they heave themselves upright that I was quite surprised at the nimbleness of the little one. The mother ignored the flies crawling over her muzzle. The grey became a little self-conscious at my approach; unplugged her infant; and moved off. Her persistent progeny latched on from the other side. I left them in peace.
While Jackie waited in the Modus I took a walk down the far end of Forest Road outside Burley as far as the very dry ford and back.
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The high banks and exposed roots at each side of the lane betray its ancientness.
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The stream is so very dry that much of the gravel bed is exposed; reflections on the shallow surface mingle with the small strip that does contain a smattering of liquid; and the depth gauge stands proud of solid ground.
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I was not the only photographer focussed on groups of small Highland cattle on the outskirts of Bashley where a calf was learning to forage.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s spicy pasta arrabbiata; pepperoni pizza; onion, tomato, and mozzarella salad; and juicy ratatouille, with which the Culinary Queen drank Hoegaarden and I finished the Cabernet Sauvignon.