Cottage Diary - Aspenwood self catering luxury Holiday Cottage overlooking Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.

The foal is growing rapidly in the nearby field but it still stays very close to mum. In the heat of recent days the foal was often lying flat out on the grass with mum standing guard. It has been raining lately so we are all cooling down thankfully. The father is now allowed in with them and was rather curious and naturally protective, ambling over to see just what I was doing. He is a huge scruffy looking fellow but no doubt a very proud dad.