Safely Landed

Now at Sue Gillingham's and have met Oliver and his harem. Will get around to some pics, but it will not be today :)

Fine and warm, but the sky is really hazy compared to what we get in NZ. With all the trees with leaves on, it is not anywhere are grey and monochromatic as when I visited in 06.

Not far from Luton Airport here and as the crow flies not that far from Heathrow either. The skies are just contrail after contrail. There is a by pass cutting through just at the bottom of the property here and so there is the continuous rumble of the traffic - yet this is 'country living'.

Archetypal English village with two storied thatched cottages with roses around the doorway. Sue and Albie's house is a 'normal' New Zealand type place. The stables and farm sheds are, of course something else altogether. In the stables the bedding is a mixture of shavings and straw and comes in compressed plastic wrapped bales - and has lavender and eucalyptus oil impregnated in it.
The mares come into the stables at night and out during the day. The stables have vid cams set up, rather than using actual foaling alarms. Neither of the two mares are due just yet.

I have been really surprised about the fly problem too - more like Aus as far as the flies are concerned - especially around the ponie's eyes. These are just 'normal' type flies, as opposed to the midges which cause sweet itch (which I have also met now).

Sue is having a few problems with my accent (hehe).