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There are five new photographs on the Photo page starting…

There are five new photographs on the Photo page starting from number eleven sent in by Clive.

1/ Wild Buddleia growing in Sandford lane. Clive.

2/ Narrow boats in Sandford Lock, the deepest lock on the Thames. Clive.

3/ The Kings Arms Pub on the Thames at Sandford. Clive.

4/ Narrow boat going under the “Iron Bridge” at Kennington. Clive.

5/ Hinksey Lake, a mile outside Oxford was dug out to supply gravel when the railway was built, then used as a reservoir for the old water-works. Now just used for leisure. Clive.

At last after nearly two years this morning we managed to get Ewy captured in a stable to check her over and give her a pedicure. It was very easy, she went into the stable on her own. We had got Arnie and Breeze in for their morning feed. Ewy decided that she would follow Breeze but she stopped short of following her into the stable. Instead when we got Lady, Emmi and the two Foals in for their feed Ewy walked by their side to their stables. There are three stables in a row where Lady and Emmi are stabled, they are stabled either end with the middle stable empty but left open of a nighttime for Branston to use if it is raining. We usually close it when the Mares and Foal come in for their feed, this morning we forgot and as Lady and Emmi went to their stables with their Foals Ewy went into the middle stable. I quickly closed the door, and did she protest, kicking the floor and bleating out. We went back to the Farm House for a cup of coffee and to allow Ewy to settle before we handled her.

It was time for Ewys pedicure. Walking back to the stables we could still hear Ewy protesting and she didn’t look happy when we looked over the stable door. I was going to take a photograph of Ewy over the stable door for the Photo page, but decided that I would get one as she was having a pedicure. As we entered the stable Ewy was at the back still protesting. Without warning at full speed Ewy charged at the stable door that was showing a little light through the opened door of no more than a few inches, she pushed her way through with such force that she nearly knocked me off of my feet and through the door she went to freedom. There was no stopping her, somehow she managed to get through a gap in the fencing that none the other Ewes have managed.

It was never our intention not to let Ewy back with the Horses once we had checked her over. As far as Ewy is concerned she is a Horse. She grazes with the Horses, roams around the fields with them and eats out of the same bowl of food as Gypsy and Willow. The other Ewes and Lambs have been grazing in the Horse field for the past week or so. Ewy doesn’t want to socialize with them and Willow and Gypsy get quite annoyed and kick out to stop the Sheep other than Ewy from eating with them. I wasn’t best pleased when Ewy made her escape, there will be another day.

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