A Thelwell pony?

 

This little beauty put me in mind of the Thelwell ponies. Do you know of cartoonist and illustrator Norman Thelwell? Thelwell was a famous cartoonist and illustrator of the British countryside and contributor to the the magazine Punch. One of my early girlfriends was a horsey girl and introduced me to Thelwells' enchanting cartoons having several volumes of them. If you know them, you'll instantly see what I mean. Made me smile.

Over there

Throughout our walk this morning the Sun always appeared to be shining somewhere else, somewhere over there, through the stands over there, across the open ground over there, never quite where we were walking. I don't know what I'd done wrong, or why the Sun refused to shine on me. But it didn't.

Island hopping

Island hopping in the forest this morning.

Afternoon lighting

I loved the late afternoon light on the Oaks and lawn at Balmer this afternoon. The sun showed itself briefly, gently illuminating the stands in a golden hue, which contrast beautifully with the heavy grey blue cloudy skies. Lovely.