The post that was and now is

20 November 2006

So, today I wrote a post. Then I thought I’d wait until I’d finished loading all my photos onto Flickr before I published it. Then I had to restart my machine. Only, I hadn’t published the post. Bum, tit and willy, say I. Now let’s see if I can recreate the magic that I denied you in my forgetfulness…

I went for a walk yesterday and although I didn’t go very far, I was a bit knackered on my return home. I need to get back into the habit of going on my meandering walks. Though finding some less muddy routes would be a good idea now that winter is here and sticking itself to my boots with gay abandon. Is it winter yet? Or is it still autumn? I have no idea.

I had gone out for the express purpose of admiring the beech trees that overhang a particular path and they were indeed resplendant in their autumnal colours. However the photos I took of them couldn’t help being remarkably similar to those I took in the same place last year (actually 1 year and 2 days before!). I was thus cheered as I came down a farm track to meet some new models to pose for my camera.

In the field to my right were a group of little goats, who were delightfully inquisitive and keen to stare at me. One brown and white beauty was also satisfyingly keen to do said staring while posing in the perfect afternoon sunshine.

Then on my left was a field accommodating a few Shetland ponies and a donkey. Having shied away from me at first the donkey soon returned to the fence after seeing that I was making a fuss of the sweet white Shetland. The animals seemed to enjoy the company of their paparazzo visitor (despite my lack of sugar lumps) – and posed just as beautifully as the goats.