We have been waiting for months for the new neighbours to arrive, and now that they are here ........ they are so handsome, so gorgeous, so cute ........ but don't worry, I'm not lusting after young men again! We haven't seen the human neighbours yet, but we have seen these lovelies in their field
it was only when I looked at the photos on the laptop that I noticed the name on the tiny donkey's coat - perhaps that's what he wants to be when he grows up!
after oooohing and aaaahing over the donkeys, we went for a very enjoyable walk - although it was starting to cloud over and threatening to rain. After doing the little landscape workshop, I thought I would take some photos to perhaps use to make more little wallhangings ....... here are just a few of the stunning views
the donkeys weren't the only animals that we encountered. There were horses .........
........ and there were sheep - but not just any sheep, but Shaun the Sheep lookalikes
when they saw us looking over the gate, they came running over, obviously hoping that we were going to feed them - you can see the wooden feeding trough in the previous photo
even the sheep at the far side of the field made their way over
one of my new friends in Melbourne, Helen, has a four-year old granddaughter, Jazi, who adores Shaun the Shheep. Little Jazi thinks that it is wonderful that her Granny's new Scottish friend has Shaun sheep in the fields round her home ...... so these two photos are for Jazi (Helen, stop squealing!!)
do you think the farmer would mind if I took along some bolt cutters and took the horrible modern chain off this fabulous old gate and gatepost?
to finish ...... if you think this is a sunset, think again! This was the moon disappearing over the horizon at 6.30 this morning. I just hope that the neighbours didn't see me shivering on the front doorstep in my nightie, taking the photo! The pink in the sky is the reflection of the sunrise