Month: May 2016

Sleeping

The boys and I had a wonderful but exhausting day out today. Bunked off school to go to the Devon County Show. It’s only once a year and important for their ‘outdoor’ education… (I tell the head teacher). I could show you a million pictures of the boys stroking and kissing prize-winning bathed and coiffed …

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Jackdaw

Woke up this morning to a Jackdaw in our studio. I heard a banging noise against glass and came down to find River trying to catch it. He had opened a window and was trying to grab it but it kept flying and crashing into the glass. By the point I took this picture, he …

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Saxon

Another moment from the moor this evening. Saxon, my eldest son, is always cuddling his pony. And when he does, his pony stands still and gazes out at the view each time. It’s a special thing to be able to see so far, once we get up there. And it seems the ponies feel this …

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From the moor

Live from the moor… straight from my phone. It’s a gorgeous evening and I met the boys at the gate off the school bus with saddles at the ready. The weather today has been rain, sun, rain, sun.. so I thought we’d make the most of the gaps in the clouds and head out. They’ll …

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Bath time

Bath time tonight. A disaster all round. I’ve been trying over the past few weeks to recreate a picture I took of the boys 5 years ago in the bath with Wellington when he was a puppy, but with our new rescue Pointer ‘Red’ in the mix. Unfortunately, neither dog likes water but Welly has …

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Horse

The horses know the sound of my engine and usually one or other greets me over the hedge half way up the lane towards our gate. Today it was Little Black, River’s pony, who came to say hi.

Scene at the market

Nipped first thing to Hatherleigh market to buy some more guinea fowl to join my loan male who is starting to look sad without his fox-eaten friends and spend time on my windowsill looking at me. But there was every kind of bird under the sun except guinea fowl. There were not many smiles going …

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UK

Hi. I’m Juliette Mills, @juliettemills2014 taking over Burndiary this week. I’m a photographer, writer and single mother of two very active little boys, with a home full of animals including three horses. We live in the middle of Dartmoor National Park, Devon, in the South West of England, 1000ft above sea level on the edge …

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At the pier

  Oh my one of those spring days and family and friends gather for a sunset drink at the Nags Head Fishing Pier. Sweet Lyla of course the main reason I’m shooting. She tends to dominate every situation. As it should be. This stuff just flys by way to fast. Just can’t quite grab it. …

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