happy holidays from the herd

for days the herd has been begging for an opportunity

to send you their best holiday wishes.

they are such a social bunch that i could hardly say no

to such a thoughtful request.

yesterday the weather was delightful, so sara and i went out

and gave each one a bit of individual attention

and a private photo shoot.

a heartfelt happy holiday season to you all,

from:

cormac mac airt

meadbh

caoinlean

si gaoithe

roisin

sunny

tireachan

sam

and otis

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an angelic looking bunch, aren’t they?

actually, they truly are a sweet and loving bunch

that enrich our lives every single day.

we love them dearly.

however, as their senior human guardian

i’d like to share a few of the out takes from our photo sessions…

we function best with an appreciation for HUMOUR

here on the “fuzzy slippers farm“!

after taking well over a hundred photos

it was inevitable that some wouldn’t quite,

ahem… make the cut!

the herd selected these:

cormac:  “ok, remind me one more time what you want me to do…”

meadbh:  “hey, is this stuff edible????”

caoinlean:  “i just do what i’m told and don’t waste their time with bad photos.”

si gaoithe:  “you mean i don’t get to keep it????”

roisin:  “seriously??  we’re doing this again??”

sunny:  “omg omg omg!!  what is that??!!”

tireachan:  “actually, what they’re doing over there looks far more interesting…”

and just in case you think dolling these critters up following a light snow

might be an easy task…

think again!!

our horses, as much as we love them,

get to be horses.

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and finally,

we decided to let the little ones help to un-trim the tree:

awwww…

nothing like little ones seeing their first christmas tree, right?

hmmm…

oopsie.

oh, what fun we had trying to do all of this

with loose horses and donkeys!!

and this photo on the bottom?

last one–  that’s where cormac munched a bulb

and the string of lights went out!!

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and so, from rose and all the rest of us here,

happy holidays

and peace to you all,

friends.

xoxo

p.s.  if you are interested in the irish cob breed (aka gypsy vanners) and would like to know more about them

or perhaps acquire one of your own, please check out Parnell’s Irish Cobs.

 we’ve done our best to clean out their stock but there will be more where these came from!!

ho ho ho!!!!