Animals Album

Heads or Tails	Buttons and heather!	Jenny looking for her dinner	Barking mad Babs
Bubbles and Horn Head	Beautiful Tess	Holly saying "hello"!	Snow deep in Sheep
Feeding time for the sheep	Bubbles and Boo Boo	Buttons after a long walk!	Tess, so pitcuresque!
Buttons and Bubbles smiling	Bubbles's ears flapping in the wind	Holly and Jenny - A gentle touch	Bubbles - such sad eyes
Holly and Jenny grazing in the Winter sun	Holly and Jenny posing again!	Dogs at the door	Sit and Stay!
Shadows	Shadows	Minding the House	Wild Donkeys in the Wild Winds
Holly strolling through the daffodils	Sheep in a cosy nest	Holly hovering around the food stores!	Holly having a good shake - like a dog!
Bubbles singing - Boo Boo is bored!	Bubbles reaching the high notes - Babs can't take any more and now Boo Boo and Buttons are bored!	Peace at last!	Jenny in the golden winter sun
Tess - No Going Back!	That's MY breakfast!	Jenny top of the herd! Early morning feed	Give me the paw?!!
The girls after their breakfast thinking - What to do today?!	The Scrum	Beautiful Holly	Awake
Asleep	Bubbles thinks he's a horse now and it's cool to eat grass!	Jenny you are so beautiful and 26years old at that	Jenny just loves the camera!
Tess - "Do I hear a hare?"!	Buttons on top of the world!	Boo Boo - hot but happy!	Bimbo - stuck in the bog! She just won't move!
I stay with Bimbo till help arrives - she is so exhausted she is snoring!	Pat carried Bimbo the long distance across the field from where she was stuck in the bog!	Pat rescued Bimbo - she is as big as a calf and Pat is the proud hero of the day! Well done Pat and thank you	Well! - Jenny and Bubbles are getting on well!
Babs gets in on the act - Jenny is fine, she doesn't mind..	Babs wants the food to herself! Buttons and Bubbles look on screaming "NO Babs! Back off! - Jenny is bigger than you!"	Babs got the message - she backed off - Bubbles looks on terrified that Jenny will give Babs one hell of a kick and knock some sense into her!!	Buttons posing on the beach! A happy dog!
Let me formally introduce you to ...... Pluto! She is so cute oh!	Pluto and Sandy playing tag! These 2 dogs are pure pets.	Pluto tastes freedom! Her first time at the beach!	Beautiful Bubbles - relaxed and tired in the sun
Bubbles - so sleepy!	Pluto is such fun! She sits at my feet and is happy at last	Stunning Pluto	Happy Pluto!
Let sleeping Babs sleep!	Pluto smiling - so beautiful	Barking mad Babs is quiet for once! She loves when I call her name - even if she is sleeping! She always responds to my call	My beautiful Tess loves her comfort!
Happy Pluto!	Not so happy Pluto - she is post op - she was neutered 2 days ago. Really feeling sorry for herself and rightly so - she is sore - poor wee mite	Pluto has found her bed by the door - it's her spot for sleeping	Sandy, my mother's dog, having a snooze in the car leaning against my mother's knees - bliss!
Jenny and Charm - Love	Jenny and Charm - 2 beauties!	Buttons relaxing after a long walk	Bubbles, Tess and Pluto sniff the cliff!
Ernie - The Donkey Sanctuary Welfare Officer - he decides if I am an acceptable foster home for 2 of their rescued donkeys	Bubbles goes mad with the spray can at the lookout tower on Horn Head. I didn't know he could write! "I.R.A." = I Ruff Annette!! Oh Bubbles you darling! I ruff you too!	Charm and Holly - bonding across a stone wall. Horses need each other so much as they thrive when they have good company	Jenny and Charm - needing to know they are there for each other
Jenny peeping through the gate - what's for dinner!	My visit to Holly in her new home Dec 16ht 2007. Holly during her riding class!	Holly the leader - the most beautiful girl in the bunch!	A moment today for Holly and I to look into each other's eyes. Bliss
And you wonder why I fell in love with Becky! She belongs to John Mc Daid, the best farrier in Ireland and she walked right beside me on my walk to Tramore beach today. I was just so happy to have her join us - me and the 4 dogs!	I've no more biscuits lads! Sorry!	A very special picnic! On the walk back from tramore beach	Becky looking for another treat!
Hello! I'm Tess. I am a rescued greyhound.Who are you?!	Bliss! Dogs and horses in harmony and me in the middle!	A closer look at one of the beauties who was at the picnic. So graceful, so gentle, so beautiful	Becky checking me out? Am I safe?
Yes I'm safe to approach! She became an instant friend and walked with me the whole back back from the beach and enjoyed the picnic too!	Stunning Becky	And another beauty in the pack! I was surrounded by 5 exquisite horses! They all wanted to join in at my picnic and of course they did. My dogs didn't mind a bit that they got less treats!	Becky is such a beauty and I am in love with her now. So would you be if she walked beside you for the entire walk back from Tramore beach. I didn't want to say goodbye to her
Hello! We hear there's a picnic going on. Can we join in please?!!	I'm happy - a magic moment	Becky loves the camera and I love her!	What a beautiful face - so gentle
I am holding Scuffy and Dotty is standing there saying "Where is this place?!" They have just arrived.	Ernie Sommerville stands by to help me bring Scruffy and Dotty into the stables	In they go!	I tell Scruffy I love him - he seems happy to hear this. Dotty stays behind close to Ernie
Dotty in the front. Both are "ears up" listening to the dogs barking!	Jenny at the fence looking on with such excitement! "Who are these pair and what are they?"!!	Dotty sees Jenny out of the corner of his eye! Scruffy wants to graze! Jenny is fascinated	Jenny says - "Hey you guys - don't ignore me! I am here longer than you! Please say Hello to me! I want to get to know you"!
Christmas Eve 2007 - Dotty, Scruffy and Jenny grazing together - new friends	Happy Christmas from Tess!	Happy Christmas from Buttons!	Happy Christmas from Bubbles!
Happy Christmas from Pluto!	Happy Christmas from Jenny!	Dotty (left) and Scruffy in the stables, St. Stephen's Day 2007	Dotty (left) is the shy one. He needs his mate Scruffy to stay close. St. Stephen's Day 2007
You and your camera! Will you ever turn off the light and let me sleep! I've had a busy Christmas you know, having to welcome into MY stables Dotty and Scruffy. I'm tired and need my beauty sleep! Get lost!	Scruffy saying a "Happy New Year"! Dotty is camera shy!	Jenny! I thought you were a lady! Well I guess you are entitled to share your opinion of the "Happy New Year" thing! "Boring" says Jenny - aged 28 or 29!!	Jenny screams - "Will they ever leave off those fireworks! I'm trying to sleep. New Year blah blah blah!"
The happy trio at midnight 31st December 2007 - see Jenny's cataract? Poor old Jenny. I love her so much	Pretty boys! Scruffy (left) and Dotty at midnight December 31st 2007	Brave Scruffy takes a peep over the half door as the fireworks fly! Dotty holds back - again!	Beautiful Scruffy. He is brave - or just curious! He must like the fireworks on New Years Eve 2007!
All out! Lets see the fireworks! New Years Eve 2007	Snow belting into the stables! The poor boys are trying to eat their breakfast!	Huddling close to keep warm! Poor souls think they have been relocated to Antartica!	Ernie Somerville, The Donkey Sanctuary Welfare Officer, brings Cloud to his new foster home. What a beauty! (Not Ernie - the donkey!)
Scruffy makes instant friends with his new mate	"Hello I'm Scruffy - what is your name?". "Cloud?? - Nah - We'll have to get a better name for you as you are beautiful and we need a name that matches your beauty"!	Scruffy munching and Pixie poses!	Pixie munching and Scruffy takes a break!
Scruffy and Pixie munching!	Pluto totally relaxed in the sun yet she stays by the gate on guard! Good girl Pluto!	Ear Ear! He's behind you!	Scruffy and Pixie - 2 beauties!
Tess sunbathing on the warm flagstone. She is so relaxed. I adore Tess	Scruffy with Jenny's toenail in his jaws! Nailbiting fun!	Jenny, Scruffy and Pixie - 3 peas in a pod sunbathing!	Scruffy and Pixie, best friends, sunbathing in the heat. Such beauties
Oh Scruffy the Man! Protecting Jenny and Pixie as they sunbathe	Scruffy and Pixie grazing in the new growth of grass. I wonder do they like Buttercups?!	Scruffy rolling in the dry earth, having a good scratch! Pixie ignores him saying "You are a total wallie!"	Bubbles scanning the area for any aliens!
Bubbles with an ear to the wind!	Buttons and Buttercups	My beautiful Buttons. I adore you	Say hello to stunning Blackie! I told you he was beautiful! He is sleepy as it was a beautiful warm day today 8/7/2008
I think Blackie knows his name already. He looks at me when I call his name and like Jenny, I think he loves the camera!	He's behind you! Pixie and Scruffy always close together	Pixie making faces at me or is he laughing behind Scruffy's back! I think so as these 2 are contantly playing jokes on each another!	Stunning Blackie
Blackie getting up close to the camera!	Blackie and Scruffy are close friends. Pixie is close by and peeping out too!	Scruffy posing again!	Blackie is so protective towards Scruffy and Pixie
A beautiful profile of beautiful Blackie	Pixie is a pure dote!	Pixie, my white donkey, is never white as he loves to roll in muck!	You are so beautiful Blackie
A black silouette of beautiful Blackie	Jenny looking a bit tired. The flies are really annoying her!	Blackie stays beside Jenny while she sunbathes	Jenny having a good yawn!
Jenny and Blackie - they are close friends now	My mother taking the 6 dogs for a walk!	Sleepy Pixie!	Blackie having a munch
Beautiful Jenny enjoying the sun	Jenny and Muckish Mountain	Little Pixie and his best mate, Scruffy	Jenny and Blackie - Love
Blackie is fascinated by the camera!	Bubbles trying to hide!	Pluto is happy after runing around in the high heather	Stunning Bubbles - smiling and happy!
Tess so alert and smiling too!	Bubbles catching a fly!	Beautiful Sandy. My mother's dog	My mother's dogs, Sandy and Meg, looking down from the hill at Horn Head Pet Sanctuary. They are saying " We'd love to live there"! eh lads You do! While my mother has her leg in plaster!
Bubbles having a good sing song!	Pluto - such beautiful eyes	Wow! Blackie strikes a pose!	And another one! Blackie is a noble soul, such a combination of strength and elegance
Jenny having a rest. Blackie stands close by for company	Buttons strolling in the wild flowers on Horn Head	Scruffy and Pixie both trying to pick up a stick. Bubbles looks on saying "Oh grow up you two clowns"!	Scruffy got the stick and Pixie wants it off him! I told you they play with sticks! Just like the dogs!
Bubbles is not as brave as he thinks! His eyes say "Yikes - get me out of here"!	Scruffy and Pixie - Love	Scruffy playing with Pixie - gotcha!	Pixie tries to get Scruffy back and Scruffy just laughs saying " You can't catch me"
A moment of tenderness between Scruffy and Pixie. They tease each other, but they love each other for sure	Tess standing proud on her throne!	I am Scruffy. I am beautiful	Scruffy loves the camera, he's getting ready to perform!
Told you! A cheeky smile from Scruffy!	Scruffy howling to the winds! He is on a roll now and Pixie looks on thinking "How does he do that"?!	Hello! I am Scruffy. Who are you?!	Oh Scruffy looking so serious! On a mission to find another stick to play with!
Scruffy holds the lead on Blackie's mouth harness while the Equine Dentist works on Blackie's teeth. Oh Scruffy you are so helpful! Bless you!	Pixie, with the dental mouth clamp on, waiting his turn for a full dental check up! Scruffy stays so close to him and says" Don't worry Pixie, this won't hurt"!	The tooth that Scruffy has that is not very common. I forget the dental name for it. Sorry the photo is a bit blur. The pink fleshy raised bit is the tooth.	Scruffy showing off his teeth after seeing the dentist! Pixie, again, looks on a bit bewildered!! Scruffy is still teething so he is so excited that he has new teeth coming up!! Soon he'll be all grown up! Yes Scruffy, you have beautiful teeth!
My beautiful Tess. Such exquisite eyes	Jenny and Blackie wearing their winter duvets!	Scruffy and Pixie all cosy in their winter coats!	Sleepy Tess after a run in the back fields
Beautiful Sandy, my mother's dog. She loves to run in the heather and then have a good look around!	Stunning Pluto. A noble, loyal, loving pet	Paddy Barrett and his wife Eileen and myself. Paddy Barrett is one of my heroes as he set up The Donkey Sanctuary in Ireland many many years ago. It is thanks to Paddy Barrett and his hard working team that so many donkeys are still being rescued from a life of neglect and cruelty	Happy Christmas 2008 from Bubbles
Happy Christmas 2008 from Scruffy	Happy Christmas 2008 from Blackie and Scruffy	Oh Poor Tess! Trying to wish you all a Happy Christmas despite her soreness from tearing herself on barbed wire yesterday, Poor Tess	Scruffy posing on Christmas Eve 2008, such a cutie!
Pixie posing on Christmas Eve 2008, sure he's a real cutie too!	And yes another pose from Pixie on Christmas Eve 2008! He is definitely getting more and more confident	A silouette of Blackie on Christmas Eve 2008 - stunning	And my beautiful Buttons! Oh a Happy Christmas 2008 to you dear Buttons!
Little Pixie staring down at the snow 19th January 2009	Blackie,Scruffy,Pixie and Jenny tucking into the hay during the blizzard 19th January 2009	Beautiful Blackie tasting the snow! 19th January 2009	Jenny, aged 32 years, standing proud and noble and not one bit upset by the snow! Brave Jenny! 19th January 2009
A silouette of Scruffy	Blackie wants his dinner! He is so beautiful	A gentle breeze blowing on Blackie	Stairway to heaven! Tess is on top of the world!
Time to rest!Scruffy and Pixie rest in the gentle presence of Jenny and Blackie	Say hello to Blossom! A gentle soul.She is quite camera shy!	Eat the garden lads!Enjoy!	Jenny and Blackie munching in my garden! They somehow manage not to trample on my beautiful daffodils
Pixie and Scruffy make their way back into the stables and Pixie knocks over the outdoor hose!	Scruffy stands at the entrance to the stables thinking will I go in or will I not?!	A closer view of Scruffy as he decides to go back into the stables.He is so beautiful	Hello my name is Buttons!Hello I am an exquisite daffodil!
Buttons is smiling as she is close to the most beautiful flower,a bright happy daffodil	Scruffy and Pixie having a treat during the snow in January 2009. This photo was one I had and I forgot to upload it.I think it is quite nice so even if it is out of chronological order I am adding it on all the same as I hope you might like it	Tess and Blossom having a snooze.They are great friends	Blossom sleeping with her paw over the face!She sleeps like this and it is so cute!
Bubbles with his head almost in the fire!He is so cosy and loves to be right beside the fire.Bless him!	My darling Buttons sleeps at my bedroom door	Scruffy,Pixie,Blackie way up the mountain and see if you can spot Jenny a little way down on lower ground!	Stunning Scruffy
A black and white version!I like it.Do you?	Pixie you are a cutie!	A black and white version of Pixie!What do you think?Do you like it?	Scruffy up close!What a beauty!
And in black and white!Scruffy just looks great in any colour!	Blackie you are a disgrace! Rolling in muck! So much for grooming you!	Little Pixie peeping over the stone wall	The only photo I could get to show you the sheep caught in the horse coat! She ran into the ditch hoping the horse coat would just go away! She is what I call a Billybongo! My word for wallie!
Pixie in the early morning light	Scruffy can stand on 3 legs!	2 pretty girls! On a mission! They look so innocent!	We are not even interested in the food? Honest!
Ok! We lied! We want some of Jenny's dinner. Is there a problem here?!	A bit too close lads!	You were warned! Jenny protects her dinner. Good on you Jenny!	Maybe Blackie will share his dinner?
Don't think so lads! Blackie gives a good kick!Was worth a try though!	Hello my name is Ewe. Any chance of you, oh stunning kind gentle Pixie, sharing your food with me? I can only ask. "No" says Pixie! He is no fool when it comes to his dinner!	Scruffy says "Oh I think I'll have a roll in the mud right here on top of Pixie"!	That's right Scruffy! Have a good roll. Pixie is a patient lad. He won't mind!
Ah Scruffy do you have to fall onto poor Pixie?! Little Pixie just looks on in disbelief. Scruffy is a real entertainer, he loves to play games with Pixie	See what I mean by Buttons's loving eyes? My favorite photo of Buttons. My reflection is in her right eye. Our souls did connect which is why I am grieving her so badly. Even a photo shows how we connected.I look into her eyes and I see pure love. I was so blessed to have had Buttons in my life. I will never ever let her go	A beautiful butterfly reminds me that Buttons is still here with me	This butterfly looks me in the eye and I feel blessed
This butterfly is safe from predators as it's coat blends in with the stone	A closer look. Such exquisite colours	Sleepy Pluto	New life. A nest of baby swallows in the stables. The parents return each year to this safe nest. New life, a blessing for Horn Head Pet Sanctuary. July 2009
Bubbles relaxed. His upper lip gets scrunched! Bubbles has such sad eyes. July 2009	Bubbles with a gentle inquisitive look. July 2009	3 pretty girls! My sheep have had their coats sheared. July 2009	Glossy Blossie! So alert and full of fun! July 2009
The Irish Horse Welfare Trust Open Day, 7th September 2009. People gather around in the stables yard for tea and coffee and then they take a tour to see all the beautiful rescued horses	Stunning Rua and her foal Paris. 2 lucky rescued animals thanks to The Irish Horse Welfare Trust	Paris, Rua's exquisite foal. Against all the odds both Rua and Paris are now safe thanks to The Irish Horse Welfare Trust	A horse who lives at The Irish Horse Welfare Trust stables has a clubbed foot. I have never seen a clubbed foot in a horse before. Thought you might find this interesting. I did
Centre: Beverly Morgan, the amazing woman who does the hard work at The Irish Horse Welfare Trust stables. Beverly drove all the way from Wicklow to deliver Blackie to me. It was great to finally meet Beverly. I am on the left and a volunteer Maureen is on the right	Say hello to Pepe! He is waiting to board the Aer Arann plane in Dublin to make his way to his new home here at Horn Head Pet Sanctuary, Donegal. He is smiling and so am I!	Pepe arrives at Carrickfin Airport Donegal and 2 kind Aer Arann ground staff are about to lift Pepe off the plane!	Pepe safely off the Aer Arann plane and waiting to be delivered to the Arrivals section at Carrickfin Airport, Donegal! Spot the huge dog crate with precious goods inside!
I've discovered that Pepe loves the beach! He heads straight for the high waves alone - no fear! Brave Pepe September 18th 2009 at Maheroarty	Pepe just having a wee dip - again!	Pluto going mad with excitement on the beach - she is like a spring sprong! September 18th 2009 at Maheroarty beach	Gentle Tess contemplating the meaning of life! Maheroarty beach September 18th 2009
Gentle Tess, still contemplating the meaning of life as Pepe howls to her "Come on lets go for a swim"! Maheroarty beach Sept 18th 2009	Blossie and Pluto race each other along the beach. Blossie is not that keen on getting wet as she has a thin coat. Pluto loves the water so she races at speed in the sea making a mighty splash. Maheroarty beach Sept 8th 2009	Pepe getting more and more impatient! He wants someone to swim with him! Tess still contemplating the meaning of life...	Tess looks on at Pluto prancing about in the sea. Tess thinks Pluto is a wallie
Beautiful Bengy in hospital - can you see why I could not let him be put to sleep?	Sweet gentle Bengy - he has suffered so much. Lets hope his skin grafts take and he can live his life without the pain of a long burn wound on his back	An example photo of the burn wound on Bengy's back - not good. No animal should be left to suffer like this which is why I am determined to do all I can to save him	Another photo of Bengy's burn wound all along his back. The poor horse. He is a gentle horse, full of love, so let's save him. Please help me with Bengy's hospital costs. Please. Thank you
A close up view of a part of Bengy's burn wound. Can you imagine how much pain he has suffered? I can	Tess - such beautiful gentle eyes. Such Love in her eyes. I am blessed to have Tess in my life. 17th October 2009	Bubbles snoozing in the winter sun. 17th Oct 2009	Bubbles is so content and relaxed. He is soaking up the heat from the winter sun. 17th Oct 2009
Jenny telling me to get lost by sticking out her tongue at me! She is resting in the winter sun and wants to be left alone. 17th Oct 2009	Scruffy and Pixie adore each other. They are best mates. 17th Oct 2009	Pepe wants to play! He is settling in very well. I am trying to help him lose some weight. Oct 17th 2009	Scruffy and Pixie again, standing so close to each other. Scruffy shows off his beautiful eyes. 17th Oct 2009
My dear friend Denise (middle), her daughter Ciara (right), and Frances (left), who came to visit us all here at Horn Head Pet Sanctuary. Thank you Denise, Ciara and Fracnes for being so kind to me and all my beautiful rescued pets. People like you are always welcome here	My dear friend, Ciara Green, kindly visits Bengy for me while he is still in UCD Vet Hospital Dublin. You can see the amazing bandage that vets Clodagh and Lou Ann have placed over his back burn wound and you can also see where the skin grafts were taken from the front of his chest. If you have been following the story of Bengy you will know that he may not have made it through his awful burns - but now there is some hope- thanks to the UCD Vet Hopsital Dublin. Skilled vets who can do skin grafts and who really care about Bengy. Would anyone like to help me pay for Bengy's hospital bill? It will cost around 2,000 euro but 2,000 euro will save Bengy's life	Just to remind you of how beautiful Bengy is	Happy Christmas 2009 from happy Pepe
Pluto is so cute oh! Happy Christmas 2009 from beautiful Pluto	Tess looking a tad bored! She is not that bothered with Christmas and it shows! Happy Christmas 2009 from gentle Tess	Blossie looking very relaxed despite a mop of tinsel hanging off her. Happy Christmas 2009 from glossy Blossie	Bubbles loves the tinsel! Happy Christmas 2009 from my darling Bubbles
Gentle Jenny, such an exquisite face, such kind loving eyes. Jenny wishes you all a Happy Christmas 2009	Little Pixie wishes you all a Happy Christmas 2009	Scruffy loves the camera and the tinsel! Blackie in the background says "I'm not wearing that red stuff, it makes me itchy!" Scruffy and Blackie wish you a Happy Christmas 2009	Tess, Bubbles and Blossie all cosy by the fire-Bliss
Get munching lads as snow is on the way. Christmas Day 2009	Scruffy and Pixie hit the hay. Christmas Day 2009	Scruffy and Pixie keeping each other warm in the snow. Christmas Day 2009	Jenny tucking in and Pixie says 'Can I have some?' Christmas Day 2009
Scruffy and Pixie sayin 'Snow? Ah jasus give us a break!' Christmas Day 2009	Blackie eating hay and snow. Christmas Day 2009	Jenny eating hay and snow. Christmas Day 2009	Pixie finds a stash of food all for himself. Christmas Day 2009
A robin knows there is food scattered around the yard for the wee birds. He comes close to say 'Thank You'. Christmas Day 2009	Tuck in Scruffy and Pixie. A cold night ahead. Christmas Day 2009	My precious Jenny aged 34 years old. I always give plenty of food to Jenny especially today as it is snowing heavily. Christmas Day 2009	Jenny thinking to herself on a cold snowy day. Christmas Day 2009
My beautiful Blackie, you won't go hungry today, I promise you. Christmas Day 2009	Chirstmas is a time for sharing your food with sheep! Christmas Day 2009	Pluto on her throne in the snow. Christmas Day 2009	Tess and Blossie by the fire on Christmas Day 2009
Pepe snoozes beside me in the kitchen as I am on the computer. My loyal Pepe. Christmas Day 2009	Gentle Pluto, such love in her eyes. Christmas Day 2009	Pepe again, sleeping by my side as I write on the computer. Chrismtas Day 2009	Pepe wakes to ask am I ok? Yes my dear, I am fine once I have all my rescued pets by my side. Christmas Day 2009
My darling Buttons who was with me last Christmas. I thought about her all day today. Christmas 2009	I finally got a reasonable picture of a bird! I don't know the name of it though - do you? These birds feed on the horse and donkey food and in this cold weather I am delighted to help them survive. Dec 28th 2009	The same bird again. Pretty thing. Note the clever camouflage. Dec 28th 2009	Gentle Jenny having her dinner Dec 28th 2009
Blackie is content eating his din din Dec 28th 2009	Little Pixie poses for me! He is so exquisite. Dec 28th 2009	Jenny sticking her tongue out at Blackie as he has more din din left. Jenny eats her din din faster! Jenny I thought you were a Lady! Dec 28th 2009	Nice. I like it. Dec 28th 2009
A beautiful robin lingers waiting to nibble on some dog, horse or donkey food. He/She won't go hungry here as there are always wee pickings to be had. Dec 28th 2009	Not a great photo but say Hello to Paddy. A Shetland pony that needed a home. He is tiny and quite a character	This is Paddy. He is so small he can't even look over the stable door! No wonder Blackie thinks he is a big dog and chases him away. Poor Paddy. It will take a while for Blackie to accept him into the pack	Bubbles is so proud as he got the ball. February 22nd 2010
Pepe paddles fast to get the ball. February 22nd 2010	Whey Hey Pepe! He got the ball! February 22nd 2010	Pepe swimming back to me all delighted with himself as he got the ball. February 22nd 2010	Clever Pepe. He brings the ball right back to me and then drops it at my feet so I can throw it again and again and again and.... February 22nd 2010
March 21st 2010. The Big Lads having a long rest in the heat. Notice how close they lie together. They are truly best mates	Say hello to Paddy a cutie and a beauty 1st April 2010	Paddy has such exquisite eyes. Deep dark pools of Love 1st April 2010	Paddy with Scruffy and Pixie in the background. Paddy actually stood still long enough and far enough away from me so I could take a photo of him and not just his nose! 1st April 2010
A beautiful blue sky for beautiful Paddy 1st April 2010	Oh Paddy you really have beautiful eyes. If only you would stand a wee bit back and I could get a decent photo of you - but you want me to pet you and kiss you - no problem my Love! 1st April 2010	Scruffy and Pixie standing so close together in the shade. Two absolute beauties. 1st April 2010	Paddy decides to have a bit of hay. He may be tiny but he is a big bundle of Love. 1st April 2010
Too hot today for Scruffy and Pixie! They need to be in the shade - a far cry from the storm 2 nights ago. 1st April 2010	Bubbles in noddy land by the fire 9th April 2010	Blossie and Bubbles in noddy land by the fire 9th April 2010	Pepe got the ball! 10th April 2010
Pluto got the ball! 10th April 2010	Bubbles got the ball! 10th April 2010	Bubbles gets the ball - and shreds it - not 'head the ball Bubbles' but 'shred the ball Bubbles' 10th April 2010	Pluto, you are absolutely stunningly beautiful 10th April 2010
Yes Blossie you can pose too! You are stunningly beautiful too! 10th April 2010	Blossie having her 'mad half hour' prance about on the beach. 10th April 2010	Late evening as it is almost dark, The Irish Horse Welfare Trust horse box arrives with my new rescued mare. The Irish Horse Welfare Trust saved this poor mare and now she will have a home here. Arpil 28th 2010	Beverly Morgan from The Irish Horse Welfare Trust leads my new mare out of the horse box. This poor horse is so timid and so thin. Beverly is an expert with horses and she works non stop saving horses in distress. It is thanks to people like Beverly that this poor horse landed here to start a good life. April 28th 2010
My new rescued mare. The poor thing is so skinny and her coat is very poor. She needs plenty of good feeding and plenty of Love. April 29th 2010	My new mare having her first meal at Horn Head Pet Sanctuary. She was so hungry and she really enjoyed her dinner. 29th April 2010	Blaithin enjoying her much needed calories. She is so thin I keep a coat on her as she needs some insulation. May 2010	Scruffy and Pixie sharing their dinner May 2010
Scruffy wants some of Blackie's dinner too! May 2010	Beautiful Blaithin, looking so much more alert and content. June 1st 2010	Blaithin's coat has improved so much in just 3 weeks of good care. The rain scald scabs have dried up and hair is beginning to grow back. Compare this to the photos of her taken on 29th April 2010. June 1st 2010	Blaithin's coat is now shiny and she has put on some weight. She is responding well to care and special attention. June 1st 2010
Even though the grass is good this time of year, I give Blaíthín extra cereal feed each day as she needs extra nutrition and calories to get back to a healthy weight. While she is eating I talk gently to her and pet her so she will know she is now totally safe and so loved. June 1st 2010	An inquisitive sea dog pops us to say 'Hello' to my 7 noisy dogs as we arrive at the edge of the water. 6th July 2010	Bubbles wins the race for fetching the log. Brave Bubbles. Strong Bubbles. Old dog, new trick. 6th July 2010	Pepe just loves the sea. He loves swimming into the waves. 6th July 2010
Meg won't let go off the ball. Her sides are painted white from brushing off my newly white washed cottage. Mad Meg. 6th July 2010	Pepe gives Sandy a surfing lesson. 6th July 2010	Happy Pepe. 6th July 2010	The nest of baby starlings in the dog kennels. The parents picked a place that is safe from crows. 9th July 2010
Pluto looking at me with her loving eyes, in the glow of a red evening sky. 9th July 2010	Pluto is the pot of gold at the end of this rainbow. 9th July 2010	Blaithin having her teeth checked by Equine Dentist, Niamh Mc Daid. Blaithin was so good but then again she was in safe hands as Niamh is a brilliant Equine Dentist. Blaithin had some spikes on her teeth but Niamh shaved them down and she is due another dental check in October. 12th July 2010