I should’ve known when I saw this red sky that staying in bed and not getting up to deal with the day would’ve been the sensible choice.

Because later in the morning, I was met with this…….

And, while I was putting it all back together, Albie let himself out to explore a bit.  Luckily, he couldn’t get out any further because…..

We have a British phrase that is very useful – belt and braces.

(from the Dictionary )

(of a policy or action) providing double security, by using two means to the same end.

The belt……

…and the braces!  There will be no escaping here.

I put some new bedding (hemp) into the containers so the outside ponies could lie down if they want to.  I was told that the ponies wouldn’t eat it….. but yet…..

So while Newt and Waffle were busy stuffing their faces with this new bedding, I was frantically searching the internet to see if their new diet would kill them.

Apparently it is not good to eat in large quantities.  I told them this.

But luckily, I thought to myself, I have the vet coming to take Storm’s blood so if the ponies want to be ill from eating the container bedding, I have just the chap to deal with it.  The words “bloody ponies” sprung to mind quite a lot today.