Island Creatures

I though you might like to see some of the creatures we saw whilst away...



This is a sign we saw on the way to the beach - no idea where the aliens were (and it did make us laugh with Suse's comment about the 'hold fast')










Cairsbrooke Castle has some donkeys that turn a wheel to pull up water.



They didn't want to play when we saw them so we decided to go and try on some armour (if you ever do - take off your glasses first, helmets dont go with glasses...)














The Garlic Farm has a resident peacock...



No idea why but he looked good - and the tastings of chutneys were wonderful - several jars made it home with us...

















On the camp site opposite our house there were some goats - they were very friendly and followed the owner around when he collected the mole hills every morning...


















And there was a strange mix of creatures on the 'chine' towards the beach...



Warthogs and Alpacas...



Click to make bigger....












And in the same paddock was a very sad looking llama





Missing half of her teeth

















Not in the best of condition :-(



She was in need of a good trim and brush...















And in the queue for the ferry home there was a hungry crow. I didn't see him eat his bread he flew off while I was trying my sock on for size...
















And finally this bluetit confused me greatly. I'd just managed to find a family grave in Ryde and could hear running water...



On the next grave in a pot was a very wet bird, I tipped the pot up so it could get out - it didn't look well as it wobbled to the hedge...







And the final holiday photo that I'm going to share..


A sign from Ryde of the Park & Ride :-)