visiting the horses

visiting grandparents is fun, the kids love to take the train to wila and of course as almost all the time the vehicles had to come along. this has it's advantages, i can walk a considerable pace without the kids having to run and get exhausted too quickly, and of course they love their two wheels, be it the little bike for thea or the scooters for the older ones.
and then we can go on walks with grandpa, he loves to go on adventures with the kids, this time we had to visit the filly with it's mother and the two donkeys at home in the same stable.
a lengthy discussion of how horse lips feel to the skin was held. it was the first time for naomi feeding grass to such a big animal. and she was nervous about being bitten, as her hand was small compare to ther horses mouth. i love the nuzzling of the soft lips and the animals were super gentle. what a wonderful experience, we loved it and thea made sure to stay away and watch and comment all the action.

i love that scenery, walking through the saw mill at the edge of town, there is so much to see and the smell of wood is wonderful. naomi brought up a discussion on how to treat wood in order to not catch any splinters. of course grandpa was ready to explain how those bare planks have to be made plane with hard planer and it can even be made smoother when it is sanded. that pleased her, as she is very aware of catching splinters, having them pulled out and then be patient with the healing process.
thank you e & t for the lovely stay at your place.