2024 - My Shetland Blog

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https://myshetland.co.uk/oh-albie/

A little chat with Albie

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https://myshetland.co.uk/their-own-choices/

The Shetland ponies get to make their own choices.  I think that's important.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/new-grass/

I opened up a bit more of the track for the Shetland ponies.  There was a bit of a dash for the grass.  Lickety-split!

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https://myshetland.co.uk/asleep/

Where are half of my Shetland ponies?  Oh yes, sunning themselves in the containers.  Happy days!

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https://myshetland.co.uk/monster-and-the-mirrie-dancers/

An evening spent outside freezing my bits off, in a dressing gown and wellies standing on the compost heap while taking photos of the Northern Lights.

(I hope you think it was worth it)

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https://myshetland.co.uk/part-of-their-flock/

Croft life in Shetland.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/oh-albie-please-go-in/

I spent my morning trying to convince a Shetland pony to go inside a container because he might be glad he knows how to and its there.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/smug/

I think we've finally cracked it. Albie walks into the container and spends his day there with his friends.  Huzzah!

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https://myshetland.co.uk/more-grass/

I opened up a bit more of the track for the Shetland ponies as they need more grass.  Winter is coming.....

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https://myshetland.co.uk/sleeping-in-the-autumn-sunshine/

Little Shetland ponies fast asleep in the Shetland autumn sunshine.  Bliss and perfect peace.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/reward/

When you're a good boy, you get carrots!

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https://myshetland.co.uk/not-bird-watching/

A very rare bird turns up in Shetland. I didn't see it, but I did see nearly 200 bird-watchers looking for it. 

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https://myshetland.co.uk/lights/

Trying to fix lights onto the containers for the Shetland ponies.

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https://myshetland.co.uk/red-lights/

Now creating red lights for the containers.   Did you know I am Michael Faradays 5x great niece? 

I am not going to say this is Shetland's Red Light District!

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https://myshetland.co.uk/the-scent-bottle/

Feeding carrots when you don't want 8 Shetland ponies to "help".  Diversionary tactics