I am linking up with Fiona's Green Day and Tricia's Watery Wednesday II and Gemma's Scenic Weekend
During this past weekend get away hubby and I visited Assateague Island National Seashore. I am not sure there are many places where you can hang out on the beach and see wild ponies. They are free to roam all over the island of Assateague. These are some of the shots I took during our visit.
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You are not allowed to feed the horses but they must be used to people stopping and feeding them from their cars. I had to hurry and put my car window up because this horse walked right up to my window and was just about to stick his head inside my car. He turned his head when he saw I had nothing for him.
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I have posted before about the Chincoteague ponies and now these are the Assateague ponies. Chincoteague is in Virginia and Assateague Island is in Maryland. The islands are separately by a tiny bit of water that I think the horses can swim across.
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Along with the wild ponies, there are deer and lots of great birds to see. Some people come to Assateague to camp either in tents or their RV's.
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The water levels were the highest I have ever seen them, I think it was due to the storm in the Atlantic and the high tide.
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It was a little windy but we were able to take a short walk on the beach at Assateague. It was a fun weekend at the beach. Lots of beautiful scenery, lovely skies and lots of great birds and critters. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed my post.
Thanks for stopping by to see my post and thanks to Tricia the host of Watery Wednesday II and to Fiona for hosting Green Day and to Gemma for hosting Scenic Weekends. I wish everyone a safe and happy weekend.
During this past weekend get away hubby and I visited Assateague Island National Seashore. I am not sure there are many places where you can hang out on the beach and see wild ponies. They are free to roam all over the island of Assateague. These are some of the shots I took during our visit.
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You are not allowed to feed the horses but they must be used to people stopping and feeding them from their cars. I had to hurry and put my car window up because this horse walked right up to my window and was just about to stick his head inside my car. He turned his head when he saw I had nothing for him.
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I have posted before about the Chincoteague ponies and now these are the Assateague ponies. Chincoteague is in Virginia and Assateague Island is in Maryland. The islands are separately by a tiny bit of water that I think the horses can swim across.
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Along with the wild ponies, there are deer and lots of great birds to see. Some people come to Assateague to camp either in tents or their RV's.
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The water levels were the highest I have ever seen them, I think it was due to the storm in the Atlantic and the high tide.
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It was a little windy but we were able to take a short walk on the beach at Assateague. It was a fun weekend at the beach. Lots of beautiful scenery, lovely skies and lots of great birds and critters. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed my post.
Thanks for stopping by to see my post and thanks to Tricia the host of Watery Wednesday II and to Fiona for hosting Green Day and to Gemma for hosting Scenic Weekends. I wish everyone a safe and happy weekend.
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wonderful pics! one more beautiful than the next :)
ReplyDeleteIt seems so strange to see the horses just walking around the highway like that. Nice shots!
ReplyDeleteI like the beach picture but they are all good. And as always being able to click on them to get a big view makes a huge difference.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool that there is a place here in the U.S. where horses can roam free. They sure are good looking horses! The ocean view is also worth going there for, huh? Thanks for sharing. I never even heard of this place before.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing place! I have never seen wild horses before. They seem so tame and trusting to allow you drive right up right to it.
ReplyDeleteO wow! An island, water and skies on a sunny day and wandering wild animals! How perfect! Love these photos!
ReplyDeleteDearest Eileen,
ReplyDeleteSuch a enjoyable time with the beach and see wild ponies♡♡♡ First time for me to hear that you can see wild ponies from the car; it must be amazing☆☆☆
Have a wonderful week, my friend.
Sending you lots of love and hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*
the ponies have almost the same markings.
ReplyDeletewe do have some wild horses in our forest.
ReplyDeleteVery good photo's Eileen....i like them all.
ReplyDeletewish you a lovely day.
greetings, Joop
some one has been feeding those ponies. i know folks mean well, but it hurts them in the long run.
ReplyDeletegreat shots. ( :
A good weekend with many good pictures and good horses.
ReplyDeleteA good weekend with many good pictures and good horses.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful... beautiful horses, island & blues skies!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for joining =)
Dear Eileen,what a lovely place to visit!!Wonderful pictures!Beautiful beach!!I love those cute ponies!!Have a lovely evening!
ReplyDeleteDimi..
OH----So you were at the Assateague National Seashore... When I saw a picture of the ponies so close to your car, it reminded me of our experience at Custer in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Been there????
ReplyDeleteGreat set of photos.
Hugs,
Betsy
Lovely photos! Looks like a great place to visit.
ReplyDeleteOlá Eileen, absolutamente maravilhosas as suas fotos! Acho encantador esses cavalos aproximarem-se para receberem comida de quem passa! Esses céus, mar e esse areal enorme são lidos! Um abraço e excelente fim-de-semana. Ailime
ReplyDeleteWow, how awesome to watch wild ponnies on the beach. Must have been a great visit to that lovely place. Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog post! A little FYI, these ponies are classified as Chincoteague Ponies (despite living on Assateague.) There is a northern herd, on the Maryland end of Assateague, and a southern herd, on the VA end of Assateague. The ponies are rounded up once a year by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department and swum across the narrowest part of the Chincoteague Channel, at Memorial Park. The foals are auctioned off to keep herd numbers under control.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of the ponies by the sea... a great set of pictures :)
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures of a beautiful place. The blue sea and sky look wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWe camped there on our trip in 2010..absolutely fell in love with the place. Lovely pictures; thank you for the memories.
ReplyDeleteI have hard about these ponies before. Beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteVery neat! That looks like a wonderful weekend. The beach and horses!
ReplyDeleteOs pôneis me parecem muito bem tratados, mas ainda me fascina o mar...ao nível dos olhos, está lindo...beijos!
ReplyDeleteOlá,
ReplyDeleteCada foto mais linda do que a outra!!!
Lindo dia verde!!!
Bjs fraternos de paz e bem
Beautifull photos!!
ReplyDeleteKiss.
Nita
Lindos pôneis ao mar! Adorei as imagens!Grande abraço e grande final de semana!
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine lived on the Eastern Shore for a few years. It is a great place to visit. Great shots!
ReplyDeleteI love horses, thank you for the virtual weekend trip, I really enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteOur party is on at:
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Please come and join us if you have time Eileen. Have a beautiful weekend!
yes its different beach/island with wild ponies!!!!
ReplyDeletemust have been a sight in real!!!..
love the shots of the ponies feeding without a care in the world!!
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Good Morning and Greetings from Ireland
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to pop by and wish you
a very Happy St. Patrick's Day.
May you always have
Walls for the winds,
A roof for the rain,
Tea beside the fire,
Laughter to cheer you,
Those you love near you,
And all your heart might desire!
Fiona
ps wonderful shots Eileen
and thank you for linking up with Green Day, it is always lovely having you with us.
Wow ! wild ponies ! never seen that ! Wild horses yes !
ReplyDeletethe horses look so cute and sweet, majestous animals ;)
ReplyDeleteLovely post with some great photos. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThe gee-gees are cool, and obviously very knowing.
Have a good week.
Beautiful pics!Love the horses!
ReplyDeleteOh that is amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteDo the horses go freely? Although we live very rural the horses stand in corrals.
ReplyDeleteThe horses are very beautiful and looks happy and free out :) Lucky horses:)))
:)) Just Mr.Nansens runs free:)))
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ReplyDeleteWalking on the beach was sure, despite the wind, very nice. Ponies that was an additional attraction. Yours.
Thanks for visiting my blog. Oh, I do love Assateague and Chincoteague. I've only been once...after having read the children's book. It was about 14 years ago with our then 4-year-old grandson. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos,Eileen!Have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos! I love Assateague and Chincoteage...ok, I know I didn't spell either of those right! :-) It's wonderful to get to see the wild horses. I am reading The Black Stallion to my grandson right now, and he's enjoying it so much (as am I!) Hope you have a wonderful Easter!
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