Happy Christmas !!!

...can think of worse views to wake up to - Christmas Day sunrise in Faha, Co Clare.

Frozen veg.

Not often you have to use a crowbar to get the leeks out of the ground is it ??
Knew there was a drawback to the frosty weather.
Got the Christmas sprouts picked though.

White Christmas...

Our journey back from the UK....

On our return home...

Snowy pony-pic...

Ellie's "snow-cat"
With temperatures sitting around -9C at night and -4C during the day, looks like tomorrow may be our first white Christmas in Clare.

Visit to the UK

flying visit to the UK - just managed to squeeze a couple of days in before Christmas...

Grandma Lyn, Ellie and Grandpa Ron...

Ellie and Maddy...

Bracken

Please welcome Bracken, our latest addition to the family. He's a 14.2h, 3 year-old chestnut gelding (boy)

He's not broken to ride - that's the project for 2010 (!!) But is a very quick learner. I've started doing some groundwork with him, stable manners, grooming, handling and leading. It's a steep learning curve for the pair of us, but a week after getting him he's still standing, has all his legs etc.
I'd wanted a pony since I was 9 years old and was told "When you get your own field and stable, and you can get up every day and look after it, and clean it out and exercise it, THEN you can have a pony"

30 years on, and I have !!


He's very gentle with Ellie too