There was a bit of a commotion in the conservatory this afternoon. The type of commotion when a large boar with a horse fetish breaks in and searches for foodstuffs, much to the Bernese Mountain Dogs consternation.
Thor is the HOudini of Bernese Mountain Pigs, a jolly giant of potential bacon who has the amazing ability to break out of anywhere eventually. To be able to ransack the conservatory and terrorise the canines he has managed to get out of his pen and is clearly enhancing his skills as he is now an expert at breaking in.
After establishing that there were no calories on offer and evicting all of the K9's the curly tailed brute ran back outside leaving yours truly to clear up the mess.
He on the other trotter demonstrated expert judgement and somehow managed to guess that Gerry was stocked full of goodies (I did another feed run as there is a slight chance we might get snow soon) and unaided opened the amour-plated rear door.
Discarding tinned food for easier bagged pig nuts the little scamp was tucking in
like his life depended on it (I on the other hand was plotting how to end it for him) and after an almighty chastisement reluctantly followed the blue bucket (full of allure) to the med bay at the back of the stable which is serving as a temporary jail.
The pig based shenanigans followed a visit from some family members who called in to see us and Apollo the wonder foal who may be sent to logging camp where he will learn to be a useful pony dragging timber from forests. It will be poetic justice as he is responsible for the felling of a small patch of forest thanks to his vandalism of the fences here at HQ. Now, we do tell people where we live, and what its like, and that the distance between us and the gate to the world is around half a mile and requires negotiating a dirt track with bigger potholes than the M25. The type of non road surface suited to a 4x4 rather than a sleek sports car with minimal ground clearance.
The sleek sports car made it, not entirely in one piece, but the bits that fell off fitted neatly in the large boot-space so they could be reattached at a later date. .
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