New Born Calf

On our walk on the Common with Spencer on Sunday, we came across a cow with its calf....

We noticed the mother cow was eating something and I was worried for a few seconds that she had some of that orange plastic netting (the type that is sometimes found around building works) caught in her mouth...

Thanks goodness I was wrong......looking a bit closer, we realised that she was eating the afterbirth and the calf must have only just been born....hope you're not squeamish!

On the way back, the calf looked a bit more confident and I saw that it's markings were just like its mum's.....

We also saw the small 'herd' of horses that are on the Common during the warmer weather...

and the donkey that keeps them company....

Thanks for visiting!

Maggie xx

Birthdays and Horses' Shoes

It's been our birthday week!

 

Mine on Monday and Chris' on Wednesday.

 

We've taken the week to just relax and do some of things we love doing :)

 

Lunching out, cinema (the new James Bond movie), walking with Spencer, a spot of shopping.....

 

And now we've started decorating the hallway!

I've just finished the second coat of paint on the ceiling whilst Chris has been preparing the walls for painting tomorrow.

If it turns out as planned, I will share some photos with you soon!

 

Earlier in the week (and I know this is a bit random), I looked out of the window to see the farrier attending to our neighbour's horses' shoes.

 

 

 

 

It's things like this that make me love where we live!

 

Maggie xx