My Shetland
@thordale.bsky.social
Crofter, animal rescuer/collector and retirement home in Shetland. Daily blogger sometimes with half way decent photos of my life in Shetland. Spinal surgery failure x 3. Mother of Muscovy ducks. Animals in my house. Insomniac.
Awww, thank you xx
February 10, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Awww, thank you xx
myshetland.co.uk/the-rain-it-...
Lambie does love a biscuit. His very own special one.
#Lambie #shetlandsheep #myshetland #shetland #ShetlandIslands #petsheep
Lambie does love a biscuit. His very own special one.
#Lambie #shetlandsheep #myshetland #shetland #ShetlandIslands #petsheep
The Rain It Raineth Every Day
I know all I do is complain about the weather but honestly, it hasn’t stopped raining for months now (or at least it feels like that). We all live in a state of permanent mud, wet clothes/ha…
myshetland.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 4:53 PM
myshetland.co.uk/the-rain-it-...
Lambie does love a biscuit. His very own special one.
#Lambie #shetlandsheep #myshetland #shetland #ShetlandIslands #petsheep
Lambie does love a biscuit. His very own special one.
#Lambie #shetlandsheep #myshetland #shetland #ShetlandIslands #petsheep
myshetland.co.uk/playing-rugs/
Trying to get the right winter rugs on the old horses.
#myshetland #shetland #icelandichorses #oldhorses
#Rambo #horseware #horsewareireland
Trying to get the right winter rugs on the old horses.
#myshetland #shetland #icelandichorses #oldhorses
#Rambo #horseware #horsewareireland
Playing Rugs
I spent a good part of my morning in the rain looking at Haakon’s and Kolka’s rugs. I was trying to find out exactly what weight they are. I already knew the size – 5′ 9&…
myshetland.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
myshetland.co.uk/playing-rugs/
Trying to get the right winter rugs on the old horses.
#myshetland #shetland #icelandichorses #oldhorses
#Rambo #horseware #horsewareireland
Trying to get the right winter rugs on the old horses.
#myshetland #shetland #icelandichorses #oldhorses
#Rambo #horseware #horsewareireland
Michael Faraday is my great uncle x 5. I have a copied daguerrotype of his and also his London Zoological Gardens membership card with his signature on.
February 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Michael Faraday is my great uncle x 5. I have a copied daguerrotype of his and also his London Zoological Gardens membership card with his signature on.
We are definitely related! Attached pic starts with Alys Embleton (nee Boyd) - my great grandmother.
We have Barnard both sides of the family including Michael Faraday.
We have Barnard both sides of the family including Michael Faraday.
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
We are definitely related! Attached pic starts with Alys Embleton (nee Boyd) - my great grandmother.
We have Barnard both sides of the family including Michael Faraday.
We have Barnard both sides of the family including Michael Faraday.
He's my fourth great uncle!
February 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
He's my fourth great uncle!
@helen60.bsky.social please get in touch with me. Fred Barnard is near relation and I’ve done some family trees and research.
diariesofauntkate.com/family-histo...
diariesofauntkate.com/family-histo...
Family History
Kate (Katharine) Faraday Boyd (1879 – 1961) was 15 when she started her diaries. She is my Great Great Aunt. Alys Faraday Embleton (née Boyd) (1884 – 1967). Kate’s little sister …
diariesofauntkate.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:56 PM
@helen60.bsky.social please get in touch with me. Fred Barnard is near relation and I’ve done some family trees and research.
diariesofauntkate.com/family-histo...
diariesofauntkate.com/family-histo...
She thundered around 🏇
February 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
She thundered around 🏇
Brilliant. Did he have Shetland pony dna?🧬
February 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Brilliant. Did he have Shetland pony dna?🧬
myshetland.co.uk/a-certain-id...
I'm not naming names but it begins with I and ends in ACS and stands for I Am Completely Stupid.
#myshetland #shetlandponies #shetland #ElectricFence #icelandichorses
I'm not naming names but it begins with I and ends in ACS and stands for I Am Completely Stupid.
#myshetland #shetlandponies #shetland #ElectricFence #icelandichorses
A Certain Idiot
A certain idiot has successfully managed to get one or even two front legs stuck in the electric fence (not on) three mornings’ in a row when outside in the field (one day off for snow). Ever…
myshetland.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
myshetland.co.uk/a-certain-id...
I'm not naming names but it begins with I and ends in ACS and stands for I Am Completely Stupid.
#myshetland #shetlandponies #shetland #ElectricFence #icelandichorses
I'm not naming names but it begins with I and ends in ACS and stands for I Am Completely Stupid.
#myshetland #shetlandponies #shetland #ElectricFence #icelandichorses
It’s like Trump wakes up in the morning and says out loud “how can I be worse?”
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
It’s like Trump wakes up in the morning and says out loud “how can I be worse?”
It seems to me (and I have given this some thought) that the minute you get to the top, all you can think is “what’s in it for me” while your nose descends into the trough!
February 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It seems to me (and I have given this some thought) that the minute you get to the top, all you can think is “what’s in it for me” while your nose descends into the trough!
myshetland.co.uk/snow-gone-to...
The snow has just about gone now. Huzzah! (hate the ruddy stuff).
#nosnow #winter #shetland #myshetland #shetlandponies #alwaysrescue
The snow has just about gone now. Huzzah! (hate the ruddy stuff).
#nosnow #winter #shetland #myshetland #shetlandponies #alwaysrescue
Snow Gone Today
The snow has now just about gone from our fields, and so has the 4 hourly waitress service, much to the horror of everyone when we threw them back out into their fields this morning. We put the old…
myshetland.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
myshetland.co.uk/snow-gone-to...
The snow has just about gone now. Huzzah! (hate the ruddy stuff).
#nosnow #winter #shetland #myshetland #shetlandponies #alwaysrescue
The snow has just about gone now. Huzzah! (hate the ruddy stuff).
#nosnow #winter #shetland #myshetland #shetlandponies #alwaysrescue
myshetland.co.uk/duvet-day-in...
Weather filthy so got everyone inside to rest.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandponies #shetlandsheep #icelandichorses #alwaysrescue
Weather filthy so got everyone inside to rest.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandponies #shetlandsheep #icelandichorses #alwaysrescue
Duvet Day Inside
Today, weather-wise, has been unspeakable – sleet, a freezing gale force wind, and we are all very miserable and bored of this. Apparently Shetland has been stuck in a bad weather system for…
myshetland.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
myshetland.co.uk/duvet-day-in...
Weather filthy so got everyone inside to rest.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandponies #shetlandsheep #icelandichorses #alwaysrescue
Weather filthy so got everyone inside to rest.
#myshetland #shetland #shetlandponies #shetlandsheep #icelandichorses #alwaysrescue
@mothersmyth.bsky.social Thank you for your recommendation to listen to Vermont Public. Now my favourite radio station. So relaxing and informative. Heaven.
February 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
@mothersmyth.bsky.social Thank you for your recommendation to listen to Vermont Public. Now my favourite radio station. So relaxing and informative. Heaven.
The way Peter Mandelsohn lied and spouted utter shite to Laura Kuenssberg three weeks ago is beyond belief. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
#LauraKuenssberg
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#LauraKuenssberg
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC One - Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Lord Mandelson and Kemi Badenoch
Laura Kuenssberg is joined by Kemi Badenoch, Lord Mandelson and Heidi Alexander.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The way Peter Mandelsohn lied and spouted utter shite to Laura Kuenssberg three weeks ago is beyond belief. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social
#LauraKuenssberg
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#LauraKuenssberg
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
I am so fed up of playing hits from Wicked slowly and wistfully pretending it is classical music.
February 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I am so fed up of playing hits from Wicked slowly and wistfully pretending it is classical music.