Saturday 1 January 2011

Eye-Candy Blogfest!


This eye-candy blogfest is kindy hosted by Vicki Rocho.



This pic always brings a smile to my face!
Meet "Jumbo" my youngest daughter's first pony.  

Note he barely reaches the window's sill: absolutely 100% bombproof and never flinched when trucks passed him by even though he was no taller than the wheels! He was adored by everyone who met him.

To see other participants' go here.

31 comments:

Jules said...

That brought back memories of my first pony :)
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

Jeremy [Retro] said...

very nice, i love the home behind jumbo and your daughter ...

Susan Kaye Quinn said...

JUMBO! LOL Thanks for a great pix! Happy New Year! :)

Vicki Rocho said...

Great picture! And awesome name - Jumbo. Thanks for joining the blogfest! Happy New Year

Mary@GigglesandGuns said...

Love this Pic! It takes you t so many places.

Michael Di Gesu said...

How adorable is that pony....Great pic!

Happy New Year, Francine.


Michael

Luna said...

Ooh...it looks like an historical pic! Love this and the story of Jumbo.

Happy New Year!

Michelle Gregory said...

wasn't this a fun blogfest? and easy too.

Charity Bradford said...

Awe, that's so cool. Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

Jumbo the pocket-sized pony? :) That photo is adorable on many levels.

Mara Nash said...

Cute!

Summer Ross said...

Oh very neat! I like old photo's and this looks a bit like it is. Thanks for posting

Danette said...

very cute little pony and lots of memories attached obviously... Happy New Year!

Unknown said...

A good pony is so hard to find, and Jumbo sounds like one in a million.

Happy 2011!

Francine Howarth said...

Hi folks,

Hee hee - historical pic! Not quite thank God - 1980s image already shrunk from original and blown up for this blogfest it came out grainy.

Cotswold houses are built with lovely mellow yellow sandstone so they tend to look aged. That said the house itself dated back to 1700s, and spoilt in parts by much later windows. Inside there was one inglenook and a carved stone over mantel in the dining room. To say I loved that house is an understatement. But, divorce, well, sy no more.
best
F

Golden Eagle said...

I love the picture of Jumbo. :)

Happy New Year!

Jemi Fraser said...

Love it! I always wanted a pony too - there's something so magical about them. Sounds like Jumbo was a treasure! :)

Julie Musil said...

What an awesome pic! Happy new year!

Hart Johnson said...

Oh, cute! I love a tough little pony (he should be a book character)

amy said...

That's so picturesque. I love that some young girl out there has a pony!

Dan said...

What a great picture. And I love the name "Jumbo". Awesome.

Happy New Year!

vic caswell said...

oh what a cutie!! :) i love horses and ponies!

Wendy Lu said...

Very cute photo. :) What an adorable horse! Thanks for the comment on my blog, Francine, happy new year!

~TRA

http://xtheredangelx.blogspot.com

Lisa Potts said...

What a great name for a little pony! Thanks for sharing.

Natasha said...

What an adorable pony. And such an Ye Ole England photograph.

Unknown said...

Love the name and love the photo! Perfect for Vicki's blog fest!

Mia Hayson said...

Haha, Jumbo, that's so sweet. Love the photo and the memory you shared with it.

:)

dolorah said...

Aww; that's so special. What a delightful little pony.

......dhole

Unknown said...

Cutie!!!! My sister had a pony that size (shetland), a black little walking sofa called Alfie.

Unknown said...

I love him! What a cutie.
CD

Denise Covey said...

Cute pic Francine. Love those little ponies - shetland is it? Sorry I'm late commenting. Only had the net on my phone whilst away at the beach. Good to be back raring to go.

Now who told me I had rocks in my head to have 5 blogs? Huh? Now you have 3! You're catching on fast! I'm off to check out Heroines...