It was a dreary, wet November day, though it could have been colder, so I won’t complain. The National Eventing Championships Cross Country phase at Tryon was streaming live, so that took up much of the morning. The weather simply provided an excuse to sit in front of the computer.
Whenever I looked out at the horses, they were grazing in the pouring rain, perfectly happy.
Later in the day, they came up to the paddocks for a bit of socializing before getting back to eating.
The birds entertained us on the back porch as they always do.
Downy woodpecker and chickadee 
Tufted titmouse 
Downy woodpecker 
Junco (and a dove and a goldfinch)
Tom Morris helped with barn work, making sure I had chosen good bales of hay
Oisin had a good roll to dry off as soon as he finished his dinner.
The sky was beautiful in a brief interlude between rains.
Harry worked in the studio, and I did take a picture of him, but it wasn’t “blog worthy”, so here is a silly picture from many years ago of Harry on a Thanksgiving foxhunt, riding Thomas Equinas, dressed in a World War I uniform. Armistice Day was celebrated this week, after all, so why not?
Roscoe was a great comfort this evening, as he is every evening.
Tom Morris, pleased that the rain had stopped, left the barn for a night out catting around.
And finally, Laura tells me that these are oyster mushrooms. Here is another shot of the mushrooms pictured yesterday. She says they are quite delicious, and are abundant this year.
Stay safe, stay well.
Harry looks like a perfect WW1 cavalry / army man. Wonder if he’s an officer. Where do we look for rank insignia?. But really, time hurtles backward when his slim form boasts that outfit. Do you realize that 60 million adults have diabetes 2 now.? But actually, even though we riders are riding, not afoot, we are not dealing with the percentage of obesity that half the nation is. I think it must be the mucking that helps us. Off to muck.,