Winter Work

Croft House Tales

Horses were essential in the hard labour of the countryside whether tilling the soil or harvesting the crops, In the winter time horses hauled logs from thr woods and on Sundays horses-pulled sledges took people tothe  churchor to visit friends and family. Horses were valued greatly. 

On the picture Finnhorse Pikku-Vilaus  from Western Finland 

Photo Ingela Nyman

 

Feeding animals in Winter

Illustration Johnnie Jacobsen (1952-) Norwegian illustrator 

Illustration Erik Forsman (Swedish illustrator , 1916–1976)

Illustration Lennart Helje, Norwegian illustrator 

Illustration Timo Puheloinen, Finnish illustrator 

Illustration Heikki Laaksonen, Finnish illustrator 

Illustration Maarit Ailio, Finnish illustrator 

Illustration Lisi Martin, Spanish illustrator 

Summer Greetings

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Greetings from Ireland 

Sent by Olga from Dublin, Ireland

Pastures in South Coast

 São Jorge  Azores Portugal

Sent by Lurdes from  Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores

 

About Cats and Horses

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 A Horse and a Half. From About the Horse set

Art by Kate Bauman, Russian illustrator

Received on 19 Aug, 2014

Sent by Oksana (Petrozadovsk, Russsia) 

"Let the adventure begin " 

Art by Terhi Mickelsson, Finland

My collection

Animals in winter

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Nature of Russia

Natural System of the Wrangel Island Reserve

Muskoxen at the Mamontovaya River

Received on 13 Jan, 2020

Sent by Anna ( Novokuznetsk, Russia)

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North American Wildlife

Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) Photo Daniel Fox

Received on 16 Jun, 2016

Sent by Cathy ( Tampa, Florida )

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Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

A winter storm blankets Taos Pueblo

Photo David Stoecklein

Received on 20 May, 2016 

Sent by Sam-Quito (New Mexico)

Sheeps in snow

Sent by Angela from Germany 

Sleigh Ride Christmas

Elves in Sleigh. Artist Curt Nyström, Sweden

God Jul och Gott Nytt År!

Önskar Irene in Stockholm, Sweden

Troijka, Artist Irina Egorova, Russia

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Wishes Polina in St. Petersburg, Russia

on 19 Dec, 2014

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 515 km

Santa in Sleigh by Lilo Fromm,  Germany

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Wishes my friend in Helsinki, Finland

Farm Life

 Normandy, France

Sent by Gabrielle in Paris

sent on 19 Jan, 2019

travel time 37 days

Rare Ukrainian Black Dairy Breed

Sent by Irina in Dnipro, Ukraine

sent on 7 May, 2019

travel time 14 days

Welsh pony foal on the paddock

Sent by Kathleen in Bremen, Germany

sent on 6 Apr, 2019

travel time 5 days