Farewell Fluffy Trousers....

....you've served me well!  But alas sweet, fluffy trousers it is time to say goodbye for a few months as Spring is upon us!

It's that time again, I have started to shed my fluff, the first layer to go is the long polar bear hairs of which there are many.  My fluffy trousers are gonna have to go..... FH is sad, she loves my fluffy bottom and delights in how well designed my coat is.  I can't keep this polar bear coat just for her though.  I might roast as the English Summer (read rain and cloud in to this) nears.

It is only a few weeks ago that my fluffy trousers were at their finest, MH busily brushed my finery and marvelled at how warm I was in the sub zero temperatures.

Alas, all good things must come to an end and FH got the shedding brush out to strip away my fluffy trousers, they were getting mighty itchy and I appreciated a lovely scratch.

Bit by bit my fluffy trousers disappeared until there were only a few wispy hairs hanging on, I may keep them for a few more days, just in case!  It will take me at least another 4 months to shed out my other coat layers but at least I've made a start, my pony version of Spring Cleaning ;-)

So Spring is in the air so I leave you with my quote for the most exciting time of year.... there are many new beginnings just around the corner, if only you look for them :-)

Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love!

Sitting Bull

Friends in Miniature!

FH finally found me an appropriately sized friend!  Yipppeeee!  Do you know muleteers how long I've had to wait to truly be able to look one of you creatures in the eye?  My life is spent looking at the knees of my humans, FH does her best but she does look rather peculiar when she's crouched down on the floor, if I were an artist (which of course I am!) I would say the perspective is all wrong.....

I was sooooo pleased when I was told that a small human was coming to see me called ET.  I was about to get my very own friend in miniature!

ET is the owner of friends of ours Kim and Lewis, he is a perfectly miniature pony wrangler who appeared to know just how to keep me happy!

First of all I was dressed up in my best headcollar and ET found some yummy food for me!  It's a good job because I was hungry and I have to tell you I really liked the look of ET's rainbow boots!  They look like they'd be yummy to nibble on......

Then it was time for a lovely brush, my coat had got a little bit muddy so it was perfect to have a friend in miniature who could reach all the right bits and make me look shiny and handsome again.

I did notice something though.... ET seems to be as photogenic as me!  I think I may have competition for the title of most handsome mini creature in this part of the world, oh well, I'm very happy to share :-)

Once I was all tidy and mud free I pottered off to carry on eating.  It appears that The Mini wanted to muscle in on my new friend, he certainly looks like he needs a brush, mud packs are not in fashion Mini.  

Sorry Mini the humans have got other things to do, you'll have to wait, it seems that the big humans have designs on grapes (of a liquid variety), fires and pudding!  Hmmm what does a mini pony have to do to get an invite to the big boy party???