SUMMER HOLIDAYS ARE HERE . . .
. . . we have made it,school term time IS OVER Wooooohooooo . . .
. . . and now we have 6 weeks to relax and enjoy the simple things in life. And well most of our time is going to be spent out in the fresh country air with the GeeGee's. I feel calmer, more grounded and happy when i'm around the horses. I dont feel so raaaaaaaaaaaaaaar, more ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. :D
I love poop picking the field,watching the birds as they flutter by or sit singing in the hedgerows. It is so peaceful, so good for the runaway mind. And just watching the horses grazing or playing in the fields is better than any Tv show or you tube video. I just feel like 'me' when i'm at the stables. Whole again.
The Funky's ABSOLUTELY love it, they have so much space to run around, climb, play. It's a chance for them to make like minded friends as there are other kids on the yard and they all seem to get along great (well as great as can be expected from a small group of 5-8 year olds hahahaha). It was lovely watching them play farmers the other day, they had a sack barrow and 2 haynets filled with hay, they swept 2 stables and pretended to put down the straw and then hung the haynets. Bless them they were so cute!! They potter on, and are getting much better at imaginary play together.
The Funky's riding is coming on lovely too, and they have been practicing really hard on their riding position and balance ready for a little local show we entered couple weeks ago. They were brilliant, we had a perfect day and everything they had worked so hard on payed off for them as they come home with two 4ths and a special. Bless them they were thrilled. I was emotional, anxious, excited, proud, scared, anxious, anxious, anxious, anxious . . . . Infact the Funky's made it look so easy, they giggled and smiled, and had a happy vibe coming from them, My anxiety then seemed silly, Ho could they be braver than me? Come on, Sort yourself out and make this an adventure to remember i told myself!! And with Mr Funky also with us, snacks, and lots of photos. We all had a brilliant day. Im so glad we went, although for 2 days afterwards i could barely walk and felt drained. I must have walked about 15 mile or more round trip to the show and back ( i walked there with girls from the yard, was a lovely route through the countryside). Consiquently i gave sparky 2 days off, i couldnt face lunging or leading and i was betting she was feeling much like me too!! We both deserved a rest!
Here are a couple of photos from our day.
This pony is special in a million different ways, She is a true family pony.
It was brilliant really really brilliant, I loved every minute of it and through every emotion i smiled with pride at my two angels who are truely enjoying life, living in this moment with no thought of the next. No expectations, just experiences and adventures. They had worked hard and they had learned that hard work pays off, and living in the moment makes happy memories . . .And well there were plenty of those made on this particular day. :) Im so proud. And above all we are so thankful for having Sparky pony in our lives, she is truely one in a million. Such a special part of our lives.
Summer holidays we plan to spend lots of time up the stables. On rainy days i have some crafty ideas we can do. I could do with a crafty afternoon it has been a long time since i have had any crafty time. Here are some piccies of me doing a little commision for a friend of a friend. Her daughters pony had crossed rainbow bridge and she wanted to giver her something special. She asked me if i would paint something and i said i would try but im not very good at realism. She said she loved my style and wanted it like another one she had of her own horse painted by me. So i set off to capture a moment that felt special was full of empathy but also had a feeling to it, hopefully a good memory trigger. My instructions were PINKS and PURPLES. Now that is TOTALLY fine with me, I love those colours!! It actually turned out well, and i was pleased with it when i handed it over. Its the only thing creative ive done for a while so at some point im going to fit in an art and craft day with the kids. Get my creative brain woke up a little.
Hope you all enjoy your summer. Catch up after the holidays.
Stay safe and lets hope for some SUNSHINE and warmer days :)
Love ~ Miss Funky
