Southwold's heavy horses

Back blipped.

The small town of Southwold has always been associated in my mind with heavy horses.  The largest employers, Adnams Brewery, always used to have a magnificent pair of grey Percherons - Sam and Monarch -  to make deliveries to local pubs.  Sadly they were stood down in 2006. 

However, when I was there this Saturday I found someone (local farmer presumably) had concluded that farming tourists was a good trick and was giving rides, to all who would pay for them, behind his beautiful black shires.  So of course I couldn't not blip them, nor could I resist a slightly old-fashioned treatment for this image, which I feel could have been taken any time in the last 100 years.

I've posted a colour Extra in which you can see some of the flags and bunting put up for Saturday's 'Trooping the Colour'.

I've pretty well got through the catch-up of your lovely journals - so much good stuff I feel like I've been away for a month.  All I have to do now is finish sorting the rest of my weekend images - and thank you very much indeed for your kind welcome back and the starts and hearts :))

xx