Too Cute
New Forest Donkeys
There are many different types of livestock put out to pasture in the New Forest including the famous New Forest ponies, pigs and cows. One of the more overlooked animals which can be found in the forest is the New Forest Donkey. Found throughout the Forest, only around 300 donkeys are turned out into the forest in comparison with the 3,000 New Forest ponies. Male donkeys (known as a ‘Jack’) and female donkeys (known as a ‘Jenny’) are all owned by the New Forest’s commoners, people who live here and have rights to let their animals graze the open forest - this tradition goes back many hundreds of years.
I am going to be a bit ON/OFF with Flickr this week as I am looking after my eldest grandson who is eight, whilst his parents are in the Greek Islands. As well as doing the school run, I need to deliver him to various after school clubs which include a piano lesson, swimming, dance and football training. It appears his clarinet is missing, he needs it for his school music lesson which is on Thursday, so I will make a special trip to my daughter’s house to collect it. If it is not there then it will be at a long stay car park at Gatwick airport! I also have to check his homework which needs to be handed in at the end of the week. I could not believe just how much 'stuff' came with him and for his feet alone; school shoes, black trainers, white trainers, football boots (studs), football boots (astro), tap shoes and crocs! I have also agreed that I would take him to the local playpark, cycling in the forest and that he can make a Biscoff cheesecake! Oh, and there is a school disco as well!
Too Cute
New Forest Donkeys
There are many different types of livestock put out to pasture in the New Forest including the famous New Forest ponies, pigs and cows. One of the more overlooked animals which can be found in the forest is the New Forest Donkey. Found throughout the Forest, only around 300 donkeys are turned out into the forest in comparison with the 3,000 New Forest ponies. Male donkeys (known as a ‘Jack’) and female donkeys (known as a ‘Jenny’) are all owned by the New Forest’s commoners, people who live here and have rights to let their animals graze the open forest - this tradition goes back many hundreds of years.
I am going to be a bit ON/OFF with Flickr this week as I am looking after my eldest grandson who is eight, whilst his parents are in the Greek Islands. As well as doing the school run, I need to deliver him to various after school clubs which include a piano lesson, swimming, dance and football training. It appears his clarinet is missing, he needs it for his school music lesson which is on Thursday, so I will make a special trip to my daughter’s house to collect it. If it is not there then it will be at a long stay car park at Gatwick airport! I also have to check his homework which needs to be handed in at the end of the week. I could not believe just how much 'stuff' came with him and for his feet alone; school shoes, black trainers, white trainers, football boots (studs), football boots (astro), tap shoes and crocs! I have also agreed that I would take him to the local playpark, cycling in the forest and that he can make a Biscoff cheesecake! Oh, and there is a school disco as well!