At this point Herick tends to get quite excited as there are mares to left, right and centre - all shouting "hey big boy - come over here!!" Herrick usually replies something along the lines of "I'd love to my dears, but I really have to look after this old codger, so I will have to drop by another time."
A quick glimpse over the wall - typical North Cotswold construction. And this is the smaller of the two. Ah well - keep doing the lottery! And off we go back home again!