Rain arrived in the night, but it was gentle, and the temperatures warm, so the horses were happily grazing this morning. All horses’ shoes were still on, and Fred, the farrier, was due to reset everyone. The day was off to a good start. But then, the heavens opened and rain sluiced down. Fred called […]
Rainy Wednesday – April 28, 2021 Read More »
Happy horses this morning were grazing under the setting Full Pink Moon, which actually did look sort of pink! The first night turnout went well, and the boys were all happy to come into the barn for the hot and windy day. I saw Harlan and the trash truck on the road, as I was
Tuesday – April 27, 2021 Read More »
It was a glorious day today. Chores were no burden, it was so beautiful outside. Roscoe reveled in the sunshine, and even Marmalade seemed exceptionally content. The horses were not wild this morning, they were just serene. Cedar patrols for varmints. Mistletoe was a world class varmint eradicator, but she has scaled back, much to
Sunday – April 25, 2021 Read More »
Some days don’t go smoothly, and today was one of those. It was Earth Day, which should have been a delightful day! Stars were maybe out of alignment. Nothing drastic, and not much to blog about. For starters, it was another very cold night. It was even colder than Tuesday night, and this second freeze
Thursday – April 22, 2021 Read More »
As predicted, we had a freeze last night. Bird baths, and even the water trough were iced over. Northern Missouri had it much worse than we did, so I am not complaining, but this is some crazy weather. The horses were wild again. Later, it warmed up, and they settled down. Now that we and
Wednesday – April 21, 2021 Read More »