We are fortunate to have lots of different trees around us, including Oak, Apple, Willow and Silver Birch. We are used to trees getting blown down in the wind, particularly our Willow trees-in fact when we moved in there was one down for us to deal with!
Sunday was rather wet and windy and to keep the ponies happy, I decided to do the experiences in the ponies' normal field, rather than the orchard. We hid in the stable to do the pony pampering part of the first experience then got drenched whilst my little visitor rode. It dried up for the second experience but shortly after we started riding I suddenly heard that familiar cracking sound which precedes a tree going down! We watched as the canopy of the tree glided, as if in slow motion, gracefully to the ground. The ponies in the field were startled by this and ran off. I managed to hang on to the little girl riding AND Poppy, to reassure her (Poppy) that there was nothing to worry about. Poppy did a sterling job and didn't move an inch.
Needless to say, regardless of all the weather could throw at these two families, EVERYONE thoroughly enjoyed their visit.
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