Around the orchard

Here is the Welsh Cob stallion standing at this gate at the bottom of the orchard, he is developing into a very nice fellow but you cant see much when he has his winter rugs on.
The lovely bright red Camellia is glowing in the dull winter light and always gives me a lift.
The mares being brought into the yard to be sorted, not in foal, due soon, fat, due later etc, they are now sorted into their paddocks, we have a couple that should foal soon but I hope when this burst of cold weather and rain has passed. Not much fun foaling mares in the wet and cold.
Finally another early spring prunus which is looking lovely in a corner of the orchard, it is amazing how much is showing some blossom. The weather bureau told us we were going to have a dry August, surprise surprise it has suddenly changed its mind as we have had rain for days on end.
I spent yesterday at the Norlunga Hospital while Tab had day surgery to remove a skin cancer just below her eye, a long and tiring day and my poor daughter has a fine triangle of stitches on her face. She tells me she is ok today, I hope so because I dont feel terribly brilliant. I am spending all day in Adelaide tomorrow so have been trying to get my work rooms into some sort of order, one is, now for the other.
I have put my name down for a few on line courses all of which seem to start on Monday!
I just feel I need a bit of impetus to get me going again, oh and Jude Hill has a free class (see my side bar for her blog) on whispering feathers, looks like fun.
So I am doing a travellers blanket with Dijaane Cevaal, a week class on junk mail books with Carla Sonheim and another class, I think its beneath the surface with Alisa Burke.
Hope I have time to keep up.