Hello everyone!
The clocks have gone back and that means that winter is making its way into the fields. The deer are everywhere and the pheasants are running jauntily around, the males looking exotic against the autumn foliage. The big news is that Exmoor ponies have arrived on our walks put there by the local council who think that they might be good for the wildlife (?). They are lovely and I see them every day but it means that the dogs have to stay on their leads for longer than usual, what with that and the 'game birds nesting - please keep dogs on lead' signs the actual opportunities for some mad running around in a houndish fashion are getting smaller and smaller and as a result our walks are getting longer and longer in order to make up for the lack of off the lead time. But I am a glass half full kind of girl and I am going to take my camera out and see if I can't get some good pictures of the shy wild ponies (the above picture wasn't take by me) and the hounds and me are going to make the most of the bright autumn days and see if we can add to the things we spot on our walks - the current list stands at: deer, hare, rabbits, shrews, fieldmice, peregrine falcons, buzzards, kites, little owls, Exmoor ponies, pheasants, swans, coots, ducks and once, a very confused mole.
Still...we've always got the beach!
