The ponies at Ascot

John and I went to the Ascot races, not far from here. What a huge race course it was a family day, bands played their were exhibitions of paintings and photos, a caricaturist sketching people. Though John and I did absolutely nothing for our wallets other than lightening them we enjoyed the day. The last two races were pony races children from different pony clubs around the district got dressed in jockey colours and rode their usually fat ponies and a few in good condition in a race, no barriers just a line to start, the boys were so much better than the girls, I wish they would allow betting on the ponies as John and I both picked the winners for those two races.
All is well here, still enjoying the wild life about, well maybe not the huge rat that regularly visits the back yard. The squirrels still make regular appearances, chestnuts are falling from the trees out the front of our street and blackberries galore along the roadsides. I did pick some and make a dessert but they are rather seedy, two days after eating them a seed will dislodge itself from somewhere and make a re appearance on your tongue. Now we stick to the commercial kind.