Check out this amazing sunrise, looks like the sky is on fire.
August 25, 2008
August 24, 2008
August 23, 2008
Tabu got an ulcer in his eye. We’re not sure why, perhaps a scratch from a burr. For now he spends the daylight hours indoors.
August 22, 2008
August 21, 2008
Some mornings…
August 20, 2008
Duke busy watching and waiting.
Once again I find myself really behind on posting. Work has really been busy and because the weather is so nice, I spend more free time outside rather than on my computer. So I apologize for my inconsistent posts. But as the weather changes, I’m sure I’ll be more frequent. I’m going to just put up photos of the last four days, going from the 19th down to the 15th.
August 19, 2008
As you can see, the mornings are dark again. I’m not really sure how it happened, but it did.
Here are Jill and Ranger coming to visit me to see if I have any extra snacks. I walk grain down to the mares and babies in the lower pasture. The site of the buckets brings on many visitors.
They are all convinced I’m there to give them something extra.
I’ve been trying to take a picture of the tire swing every month as the seasons change and was thinking of putting it into a calendar. If I did that, would anyone be interested in getting one?
August 18, 2008
Happy Birthday to my cousin Valerie. I really didn’t miss your birthday. I thought about you often and how much fun it was to have you on the farm. But I did forget to tell you Happy Birthay and tell you how much I enjoyed your visit. I sure hope is was a great day and that you’ll have a wonderful year. (which includes another visit to the farm.)
Athena and Zarr are checking me out, wondering why I’m not giving them extra grain. These trips down to the mares can get rather dangerous. The horses are sure I have food on me.
And Bullseye is determined to get his share.
August 17, 2008
Athena looking too cute to pass up with the camera.
Three barn bums chillin in the garage with the grain.
My friend Maggie came to visit all the way from an island off the coast of Washington State and ate “the best pizza I’ve ever had in my life.” It was really great to see you Maggie. P.S. Her birthday was on the 15th.
August 16, 2008
A day of transition, passing and change. Here are (left to right) Hannah, Ali, Haley and Maddy. Both Ali and Haley are going off to college. Haley will be a sophomore at Iowa State and Ali will be a freshman at Cornell. Each time one of the girls goes off, they create a build-a-bear for them to take along. Happy trails you two. Please stay in touch and let me know if you want your own page on the blog.
August 15, 2008
This morning I followed the horses out into Mandy’s yard to see what they were up to.
It is amazing how different some areas of the yard can be. Here we have what looks like a dry mountain area and next to it is
soft green grass.
They seem to like the other side of the dairy barn and all it has to offer.
We’ve reversed all the way back to the temperature. If anyone is keeping track. The cool nights and beautiful mornings have left us for some hot, humid stuff.
The horses were ready to return to the yard this morning.
Athena runs to greet me. She seems to be adjusting well to entire herd.
Another foggy morning. If anyone gets up early, you will notice a lot of these lately. I guess it is the cool weather we’re having.
This morning we put the horses into Mandy’s yard. It has been a long time since they’ve been here.
Duke would like to follow them into the fog.
Later that day…We brought in horses before a major downpour. After the rain, the air smelled so fresh, and everything looked so green. We enjoyed looking at the sunshine while rain still poured through. Jill and Ranger found safety under the big oak tree.
They looked so cute under the old oak tree. The other beauty of rain in the sunshine is the the beautiful rainbow.
It was stunning. Enjoy!
The end of the rainbow is close to landing on Sugura and Sweet Marie + family.
A beautiful Summer morning…we’ve had a lot of those lately.
A new pasture makes for happy horses.
Another beautiful sunrise…a good reason to wake up early.
Although the weather couldn’t be nicer these days — cool nights, upper 70s during the day, abundant sunshine — I can’t help but notice that the season is getting ready for a change.
It is past 5:30 and still pretty dark. How did that happen. Just the other day the sun was up and blazing at 5 a.m. and yesterday I saw birds flying south.
Technically there are still six weeks left of Summer. What! Only six weeks. Sigh.
One of the neighbor horses from the stalls next door just wanted to say hi. Too cute.
Here’s Maddy rounding the corner at the hand gallop. She was only in a couple of classes, which is a good thing because Monty is acting really sore at the canter.
I was very happy to see some friends show up and hang out with me in the bleachers.
And it was really nice to make some new friends too. Thanks everyone for helping us get to this show. We had a great time!
Maddy is talking to Monty before halter class. He seems very attentive.
A little practice and then off she goes.
Go Monty, Go Maddy!
The pretty boy placed fourth out of seven, which isn’t bad, but the word on the street is he needs more weight. Time to add another 100 lbs.
Here is Kara and Mr. Hip Hop, who’s looking very majestic.
Maddy and Tori enjoying the sun and the show.
Another great day to be at a horse show.
A nice little storm blew through and it started to rain during the reigning competition. The show was moved indoors for about an hour and then blue skies again.
We got really lucky and found ourselves going to the Jefferson County Arabian Show. Here’s Monty, looking very handsome.
And this is Mr. Hip Hop, the horse Monty joined at the show.
It was a beautiful day for horses and riders. For early August, this weather is almost unheard of. It was in the upper 70s with a nice breeze.
Maddy was only in a couple of classes, so Friday was a short day for us.
Here’s Kara on Hip Hop, who is getting a little adjitated by my picture taking.
And here is our new friend Breeann. She’s from Kara’s barn and also rides Hip Hop.
Doesn’t Triton look beautiful in the trees.
