Another windy day, today, though not as chilly. The horses didn’t seem to mind. They wandered out happily to graze. I left Stone’s leg unwrapped last night, and it was a little big, but he is sound, and the swelling went down once he was moving around.
The Pearl Brothers at grass 
Stone gets a drink
Marianne came and did barn work before heading off to a dressage show with Oz, her very nice buckskin mare, surrogate mother of Liam, the fancy chestnut. She will actually skip barn work here tomorrow and Monday. We will miss her cheer.
I puttered around the garden, removing three Mule loads to the compost pile in the woods. I meant to take a picture of my accomplishments, but, as so often happens, I forgot.
Then, at long last, Jane and I saddled up horses and rode. Derry and Bart were pleased to see each other and compared notes on how surprised they were to be tacked up. I forgot my phone when I went to the barn to ride, so Jane took this wonderful picture.
After riding, I gave Bart a bath and cleaned his sheath. When I told Jane that I was going to do that, she mentioned Calvin might need my attention in that department, too. Forty years ago, as a vet tech (though we weren’t called that in those days, we were just “girls”) I had two specialties – sheath cleaning, and maggots. Is it any wonder I have a Gross Book of pictures?
Luckily, Bart and Calvin were not gross. They were well behaved and grateful for the procedure. It was a beautiful afternoon to wander over to Jane’s house (though, for efficiency, I did ride my bike).
Calvin is shocked to hear he is getting his sheath cleaned 
Sandy wonders where the cookies are 
Jane’s hair matches the leaves 
Derry wants a treat
Back home, I was negligent about taking pictures today, but I did snap a camera picture of Weedy and Nettie waiting for biscuits. Cedar ran off when she saw me point my phone. She is sometimes very camera shy!
Weedy and Nettie await biscuits
Whenever dogs in our house get biscuits, we take one to Mistletoe, wherever she is camped out. She never worries, there is equity in this house, no need to get up.
Mistletoe waits for her biscuit
Finally, with all the wind, I think peak autumn color has passed. Here is a picture from a few days ago, when I called peak. And a picture from Nancy in Montana, where the color is white…
Stay safe, stay well, enjoy the seasons.