Well, the election is over, and the American people have chosen. I am devastated for Ukraine, and I will admit to being in some despair. But the animals are unaware of politics, they need to be cared for, and the world is still beautiful, so on we go.
There is tragedy close to home, too. We lost another friend yesterday, she was too young and kind. Perspective, maybe…
Sunday, and on into Monday, it was wet. We needed rain, but be careful what you wish for. We no longer have a rain gauge out, so I don’t know exactly how much rain we had, but at least 6 inches. In St. Louis, they had the most rain in one day ever in November! Terrible flooding. Two poll workers were drowned in Missouri. Fate is capricious, and not always kind.
Yesterday morning, the rain continued, but diminished. We were glad we had voted early. Harlan arrived and emptied the dumpster, but I had to hurry to the house to fix guacamole for a celebration at Three Creek Farm. As the rain stopped, I took Eddy on a walkabout to see how things looked.
We brought the horses in and set off for Laura’s 80th Birthday celebration. Bart and Oisin had to roll to dry off as soon as they finished their dinner
Laura took her pack of bassets hunting to celebrate turning 80, but we arrived late, since we had to bring horses in. The light was fading, but I took pictures while I could. Here is a fraction of the cast of characters in attendance…
Thanks to my new camera, I was able to catch a shot of deer interacting. They were a doe and one of her two fawns, but it seemed such a sweet, intimate sight. We have way too many deer, but seeing them like this touches me. They are very well camouflaged at this time of year, so I didn’t really see them until I enlarged the pictures. Eddy alerted me to their movement. He is such a deerhound!
And there are still birds about, though we have not set up proper feeders on the porch yet.
And so a very difficult day comes to a close.
Be safe, be well. Stay strong. Slava Ukraini! Peace.
Have I said often enough, how much I love reading your blogs? They are such welcome escape routes from my life, which I love but sometimes I really wish I was much more part of yours! I’ll take the falling trees, the broken fences, the flooded paddocks and even run away Eddie! It’s all just wonderful !❤️thank you so much.
Oh, the election!!!! I am so depressed I can hardly stand it!! What were people thinking?!?! Really??? I’m afraid we are in for a rocky 4 years, and I’m not looking forward to it. I guess my one little vote didn’t help much. I love your western sky photo…it gives me a little hope.
I am so sorry about your friend. I feel as though I am in mourning myself for what I fear will come. It is hard to find a positive thought but I keep telling myself that I cannot let him take over my life, so we must carry on as best we can.
I love your Camargue horse. I watch YouTube videos but would love to have seen them.
Love love love these pictures. They make me feel like I’ve just come back into the warm house after a wet fall walk in the woods.
Thank you.
The cold rain has not been fun. I am not looking forward to winter.
Beautiful pics as always; very calming during this tumultuous time
Always a pleasure to share your life with nature, good folks, and good times.
Amazing photos of nature and animals – I just love looking and learning about the birds !! One day I will be a Birdie !!
I’m in a state of shock and surprise regarding the election !! I pray for Ukraine – The Middle East and
I also pray for America to remain United !!
That spider is gorgeous. One of the many things Terry and I had in common was a love of spiders.😜
Your blog is well written. It’s an honor to be featured in it from time to time. Your knowledge of flora and fauna is most impressive. Thank you guys for always remembering and including me. Have a good weekend!