Wednesday 3 June 2015

Garden view envy



Shall we take a closer look?


How inviting is that?


And just out of shot,


quite nice horses.



I'm not mad about horses.
My sister was and I used to join in with games
involving homemade hobby horses.
They were made from a bamboo cane and a stuffed sock
with a woollen mane.
We called them Bracken and Briar.

Real ones had a habit of either stopping and refusing to budge,
head down in a grassy verge,
or throwing me off.

 Tania loves horses.
I'm not sure that she comes here,
but just in case she does . . .

11 comments:

  1. I have to confess to being a little wary of horses, ever since my neighbour in Kent introduced me to hers and it promptly bit me... well it did have a new foal.

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  2. Horses are a bit big for me. Cats, now, I like cats.

    Your granddaughter is delightful.

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  3. Lovely views here, Lucille, including those with horses. I think that my childhood homemade hobby horse was of the same breed as yours. I have very little adult horse acquaintance, but do know that a big horse race will be run near here this Saturday...the Belmont Stakes. There is a chance for one horse to this this race and become a triple crown winner...very rarely done.

    I like the looks of the horses you photographed in their elegant repose. No jockeys, no crowds, no whips.

    xo

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  4. That second photo! Wow! And a G&T on a warm evening?

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  5. An amazing view & well placed bench. The horses would put me off too. I'm not an animal person. Give me a bench with a view any time.

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  6. A simply lovely view....

    I've never gotten very close to horses... But I would love to do so. :-) But they are just sooooooooooo bigggggggg. ,-) -sigh-

    :-)

    Tessa

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  7. Oh, that landscape . . . even without the horses. . .

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  8. I love horses! And ponies. And pony books. I don't think I ever really grew out of it...
    You're right, that garden has a truly beautiful view. I'd never tire of it (I imagine it must look stunning after a snowfall).
    S

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  9. The bench - beautiful; the horses - fear! Terrified of the things.

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  10. not particularly drawn to horses, but the view, their paddock, their serenity.... it all makes for wonderful peace.

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  11. You didn't mention the biting, Lucille. Horses bite. And have great big teeth specially for so doing.

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