It was a delightful, cool night. The horses would have been content to stay out late this morning, but they agreed to come in for breakfast and work. On my way to the barn, the pair of orange cats accompanied me. Inside the barn, the wood pee wee perched on the bale door. For a […]
Tuesday – June 22, 2021 Read More »
We had a serious storm last night, ushering in a beautiful, cool day. Alas, the winds did bring down a big piece of the fence I damaged last week, and many branches. We had a nice ride – no dust, but some serious puddles on the ring. Jane jumped, and we are both about as
Monday – June 21, 2021 Read More »
Today was the longest day of the year, but this will be a short blog post. We had rain last night, which watered the ring to perfection. Jane and I rode first thing this morning. I jumped Bart, and he was delightful, but there is no picture to prove it. Jane worked on other things.
Solstice Sunday – June 20, 2021 Read More »
Another hot day today, but it has culminated in storms that I hope will bring some cooler weather. This morning wasn’t too bad, and the horses were happily grazing when I came out of the house. Flies must have been bad at some point, though, because Stone had whipped his tail into a braid, which
Saturday – June 19, 2021 Read More »
Record breaking heat arrived today – 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3 Celsius), besting 1953’s 100 degrees. The animals endured without complaint, and plants wilted. Yesterday became too busy for a blog post. It was my brother Michael’s sixty-first birthday, so here is a picture of him. We had a visit from Squirrel Nutkin. This little one
Hot Friday – June 18, 2021 Read More »