Daylight Saving

I’m catching up with pictures, not having found time to post… blame the change in time to Daylight Saving, which brings me indoors late and exhausted.

The mockingbird paid a visit, and dropped from a branch in an unusual display.

There have been some discouragements. One way I handle troubles is by I turning to the chainsaw. When using a saw, all my focus must be on the job at hand, so I find it calming. Sorry to report, the northern of our two Blue Atlas Cedars in front of the house had died, so I felled it. I left a tall stump to hold a plant later this Spring, though I may decide to take it all the way to the ground.

The fortuitous visit from niece Rachael, a woodland firefighter, last December, gave me a much better technique with the chainsaw, culminating in this successful project. It could have ended in disaster, had the tree fallen onto the house! Thank you, Rachael!

Harry found me, when he returned from going to watch a friend in a play, and after taking my picture, we went for a walk, which was fun.

Roscoe spent the beautiful day outside, and declined the late afternoon walk in favor of a nap.

Jane and I rode Derry and Oisin on Monday. Oisin was quite exuberant, despite the warm weather.

Marilyn and Roy rode by. Trigger is hoping to win the grooming award, and he might have done it!

In the tack room, Tom Morris and Twizzler napped together.

Now here is an amazing thing! In July, we had storms that blew down a lot of live trees, uprooting them. This oak tree in the west woods had a huge root ball, as illustrated next to my brother, Michael. Well, when the trunk was chainsawed this winter (not by me – it’s way too big! – by Nathaniel), the rootball fell back into the hole!!

A young deer stopped by just behind the shed, long enough for me to snap a picture.

I was doing barn work this morning, preparing for Fred to come and shoe the horses, and Harry brought me breakfast. I am indeed lucky in love.

Life has been hectic, but it was good to see Fred again, after his winter vacation. Like everything, there has been a price increase, but we feel very lucky to have such an artist shoeing our horses, and the laughter that Fred brings is worth every penny.

A bird above – red tailed hawk in glorious blue sky.

Harry and I did have time for a drink on the back porch yesterday evening in unseasonably warm weather. The water feature is operational and the frogs are awake.

We are very fortunate to have sunsets and tranquility. Our hearts are heavy for Ukraine on the other side of the world, for so many troubles elsewhere, and we continue to pray for peace for all.

Be safe, be well, be strong. Peace.