We received a welcome rain through the night and well into the morning. After wet morning barn chores, Sunday got off to a slow start, and we did not go to watch Day 2 of the dressage clinic, since it would need to be indoors. Instead, I took bird pictures, especially some of the last remaining juncos, before they all fly north for the summer. I hope they will return after summering in Canada. They might decide to stay there.
We went to a meeting of the nearby Indivisible group in St. Charles County. We are in a supermajority Republican state, and Warren County, where we live, has no Democratic candidates or options for dissent. It was an interesting meeting, but there is a sense that resistance is somewhat fragmented. Still, it was good to see that there is enthusiasm to stand against some of the worrisome things that are happening. I didn’t take pictures, but Harry did do a sketch.
The afternoon became quite beautiful, and the horses enjoyed the mud. The damp ground made my invasive species project much easier. I pull the smaller honeysuckle plants up , and with the larger ones, I do what I recently learned is called “docking”, which is using a sharp spade to cut around the entire plant. I also use a saw on the very tough roots. My obsessive battle is certainly good exercise!
Cats threw shadows in the barn.
Weedy has been absent from the blog for the past couple of days, so here are some pictures of him today…
Eddy was very tired this evening. He cannot believe he only gets one picture in the blog today!
The world continues to astound us with beauty at every turn.
Be safe, be well, be astounded by beauty. Slava Ukraini! God save America. Peace…
I guess the many adorable juncoes we had are all off to Canada. I wish they’d take us with them. Bart looks especially handsome in his portrait. It’s a glorious time of the year; we welcomed the first 2 egrets to arrive back in Forest Park, our refuge.
You’re on a a real tear now with getting out your blog. Your Indivisible Group sounds interesting. I sometimes envy your living in the country, but I don’t envy your loss of democratic companionship. Happily, my fellow city residents tend to be largely democratic.
Love the photo of stone’s lips wide open! I hope your democratic group will grow in numbers. You could always move to Fulton. They’re at least a few of us like that here, however, not enough!
Love this blog and look forward to reading them.
One question…how do you keep the squirrels off the place the birds come for a meal?
you had fun with these photos. I love that. Long live the indivisible group!!!
Such a lovely sunset. Our juncos will be going too and we’ll hope to see some of our summer birds soon.