The snow has arrived, as you can see from this morning’s muck-heap photo. It’s not much but enough to cause disruption on the roads and make work outside colder and more difficult.

After breakfast, I found this lot all together, all getting along, which makes me very happy to see.  It’s take quite a while.

Meanwhile Lambie and Barrel had discovered Dahlia and Gussie’s hay in their wee shed.  “Honestly, you two, you have your own hay”.  They scarfed down the lot.

But it is lovely to see that Dahlia and Gus-Gus are finally accepted as being part of the flock.  I hope the problems are now over and they all just go around together. That would be perfect.

Maggie and Barrel have been the problem but seem to have got over themselves.

“Yes, Maggie, you!”

Gussie and Dahlia even came down to the shed when I opened the field gate in case anyone was cold and wanted to come home. We have had intermittent showers of snow and hail (pea-size at times that hurts) all day.  It’s not much fun outside and I do feel very sorry for them.

(and the local pheasant has reappeared, to see what we have in the way of food).

But we are coping and I am trying not to worry about the potential water-pipes-freezing situation which will be the next thing.  I currently have many containers full of water in the big shed, where it is warmer from the ponies living in there.