The Pumpkin and The Pox

Kind of sounds like the name of a country pub doesn't it? Or else a children's story? Or a play? Or a country music CD ;-)

This is our first post so please be patient, we hope you like it....

We're all a bit quiet this morning, poor Katie has Chicken Pox and can't go to the stables today for her usual day of mucking out, grooming and riding. She's rather fed up! Sarah isn't here, she stayed at her friends house last night for a big girlie sleepover, being a teenager she'd rather be with her mates, can't understand why when she could be here enjoying our company ;-)

There is good news however... This afternoon is the Mere Brow GIANT PUMPKIN competition so we're getting quite excited about that. Apparently, people come from all over the place to enter their huge monster creations and we're kind of expecting (hoping) that there may be one or two sidelines going on such as Halloween decorations, costumes and perhaps a smackerel of something seasonal.. So we'll let you know later and post a couple of pics for you!

It's very cold this morning but sunny, you know that nice crisp type of winter morning when you leave footprints in on the lawn and the birds are very busy around the feeders and in and out of the trees. Already today we have our usual Goldfinches (including "Chubby" more of him later...), Collard Doves and Blackbirds, and we're also honoured this morning with Greenfinches and Coal Tits. Suddenly it doesn't seem so cold out there.

That's it for now, time for a cuppa and get ready for the pumpkin show. More soon....

Andrew