Trash day was not postponed by Martin Luther King Day on Monday, which was a relief, since the dumpster is full with seven days of stall cleaning. Harlan, the trash collector (or, maybe, “sanitation engineer”) is always fun to see, keeping a cheerful attitude in spite of a job that can be less than glamorous. […]
Tuesday – January 19, 2021 Read More »
Fred called last night just to make sure we remembered today is shoeing day. No chance we could forget that! Stone, though, has decided to skip shoeing. He lost a shoe in early January, and I pulled the other one. He has good feet, and can go barefoot for a while, since we aren’t riding
Shoeing Day – January 18, 2021 Read More »
Much of the snow melted today. Strangely enough, I had not one, but three long phone conversations! Flashback to my teenage years, but without the harassment for tying up the home phone line. The horses went out in the snow. Pickings out in the field were a little lean, so they romped up to the
Saturday – January 16, 2021 Read More »
Nettie came to the door and interrupted bird pictures. She was very picturesque herself. The birds were amazing today – I had to ration myself to just a few pictures on the blog, as I am having “loading” issues. I spent some time talking on the phone this morning. Something that has revived in the
Snow Day – January 15, 2021 Read More »
The starlings slept in this morning, so the other birds celebrated their absence. I saw a mockingbird fluffing and waving his wings in the tree outside the mud room as rain started, but as soon as I raised the camera, he flew off. The horses ignored the wet weather. Licorice is very happy that she
Thursday – January 14, 2021 Read More »