Somerset

It was on and then off again, but we finally had our weekend trip to visit Selina at the country house in Somerset where she works as a nanny. We caught a train down with Rachel and Brooke, and picked up Selina's friend Phil on the way. Sel picked us up in a Range Rover and drove us across fields and through dales to Pick Barn, a little farm plot in the English countryside.

There was quite a long mud track to the house, which was good bumpy fun. However, there are also a couple of gates that need to be opened, and we 'lost' Phil at the second one. Look for the ditch at the right hand side...

He got a nice cut on his bum from the barbed wire, but he wouldn't let me take any photos. Still, he was in good spirits for the rest of the weekend, so no harm done.

Here is the quarry railway that runs through the farm:

And here is Pick Barn itself, and the fantastic view from outside the kitchen:

After settling in, we promptly had a little party...

The next morning I got up early to help Selina feed the horses. They got an interesting mix of special horse-mix formula, grains and "soaked beets". No crappy old grass here! This is mama horse (who is with foal):

Young Spike and his fluffy "Mr Tumnus" legs:

Here are the spooky "Blair Witch" woods that border one side of the property, and are the only way to get to the horses: