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thordale.bsky.social
Crofter, animal rescuer/collector and retirement home in Shetland. Daily blogger sometimes with half way decent photos of my life in Shetland. Spinal surgery failure x 3. Mother of Muscovy ducks. Animals in my house. Insomniac.
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myshetland.co.uk/a-morning-wi... My morning with an otter! (I have now words, ok, I have lots of words but it was the very best morning ever) #billyandmolly #otterlovestory #shetland #shetlandislands #otter

myshetland.co.uk/awful-day/ Can't decide whether to keep or sell this camera.

myshetland.co.uk/shetland-pon... I am here to serve Shetland ponies. That is my role in life. All I do all day. #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #IcelandicHorse #ShetlandPonies #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #photography #ponies #DailyBlog #MyLife #Scotland #thordale

I’m hopeful for a nice day

Eating breakfast in the wind

myshetland.co.uk/finally-inte... Finally all together. #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #IcelandicHorse #ShetlandPonies #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #photography #PatterdaleTerrier #sheep #ponies #horses #DailyBlog #MyLife #Scotland #thordale

myshetland.co.uk/not-the-weat... The Shetland weather is awful. Horses and ponies outside, though. #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #IcelandicHorse #ShetlandPonies #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #photography #PatterdaleTerrier #sheep #ponies #horses #DailyBlog #MyLife #Scotland #thordale

myshetland.co.uk/planting-see... That time of year. The first of the vegetable seeds being planted at Transition Turriefield (Community co-op veg scheme). Nice to see such quick results too. And swedes for the old ladies. #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #volunteer #growyourown

Breakfast bucket in a force 9

myshetland.co.uk/delivering-w... Taking water up to the Icelandic horses. #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #IcelandicHorse #ShetlandPonies #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #photography #PatterdaleTerrier #sheep #ponies #horses #DailyBlog #MyLife #Scotland #thordale

myshetland.co.uk/not-much-rea... Shetland ponies around the place, and the weather is about to change - warmer and windier. #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #ShetlandPonies #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #photography #PatterdaleTerrier #ponies #DailyBlog #MyLife #Scotland #thordale

myshetland.co.uk/suddenly-cold/ Bloomin' cold today so spent most of the day indoors cooking curries. #shetland

Science fact is everything. myshetland.co.uk/the-weigh-in/ Losing weight, the Shetland pony way. #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #ShetlandPonies #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #photography #ponies #DailyBlog #MyLife #Scotland #thordale

Best valentine card ever!

myshetland.co.uk/tiddles-resu... Tiddles' latest blood results are in and they are all back to normal! Yay. Go Tiddles! #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #ShetlandPonies #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #photography #ponies #DailyBlog #MyLife #Scotland #thordale #laminitis

Breakfast bucket

Shetland all calm and beautiful in winter. A perfect day. #shoplocal #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #photography #DailyBlog #MyLife #Scotland #thordale

myshetland.co.uk/vet-again/ To the vet first thing for Tiddles' (Shetland pony) repeat blood tests. Fingers and toes crossed for good news, please. #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #IcelandicHorse #ShetlandPonies #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #photography #ponies #horses #DailyBlog

myshetland.co.uk/happy-feet/ A morning with the farrier. An afternoon planting. I am exhausted now. But good news - no laminitis! #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #IcelandicHorse #ShetlandPonies #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #photography #PatterdaleTerrier #ponies #horses #DailyBlog

myshetland.co.uk/made-me-laugh/ My little sheep is wearing the hay bale and eating electric fence insulators. Because he can! #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #photography #sheep #ponies #DailyBlog #MyLife #Scotland #thordale

A glorious #Shetland morning. I even brought my gloves 🧤!

myshetland.co.uk/tiddles-upda... Update on my ill little Shetland pony, Tiddles, who has had a miserable winter. Cutting everything out of his diet and I think he is getting better. #fingerscrossed #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #ShetlandPonies #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #ponies

myshetland.co.uk/arguing-spar... Saturday afternoon is for flute duets. Always fun but not necessarily tuneful and family always has to come too.

myshetland.co.uk/company-in-t... To the dentist (me) so I took Pepper, the Patterdale terrier, with me for company. #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #photography #PatterdaleTerrier #DailyBlog #MyLife #Scotland #thordale

myshetland.co.uk/not-been-the... The house seemed empty all day without Monster, who at the vet's for a dental procedure. #whitecat

myshetland.co.uk/awol-2/ Went to see Gussie and Dahlia, my latest two rescue sheep as they were sulking after being wormed. #Shetland #ShetlandIslands #MyShetland #family #rescue #RescueAnimals #photography #PatterdaleTerrier #sheep #DailyBlog #MyLife #Scotland #thordale

I wish I’d remembered my gloves 🥶