Hail

Hail, until the ground was white and then l5 minutes later the sun is shining. Oh well its Spring and we can expect that.

Nothing much with horses today. I went to the barn to gather the eggs from here and there including the horse stalls feeders, in a garbage can the wind blew over, under things. Some are still laying in their boxes in the chicken house too. We are missing a little hen and I expect her to show up with some little chicks one of these days.

Got the barn horses in just before the hail started. Pepper stomped, I didn't say stepped, I said stomped my foot. Now I am gimpy again. I imagine it will be OK tomorrow but it is really uncomfortable this evening.

So that's my news today.

Blessings.

Sunshine and Rain

Our mustangs having their supper. I should have rode Pepper today but just had things going on that I couldn't. Pepper is not there, he is in the barn at night so we can monitor what he eats. They were quite contented.

Patrick and his Mama are doing fine. He is a lively little bugger. We need to catch him tomorrow and give him his baby shots. It could be a trick. Don't know how his Mom will take to it.

It was so pretty today. I went to Walmart and bought a new microwave this afternoon. Ours went wacky this morning and then quit. So, we have a new one. When I think of what we paid for our first one and what this one cost it is amazing. Like a lot of electronic stuff, the price has come down lots.

A rain storm is coming, Oh well, I went outside without a coat today. Wonderful wonderful.

Blessings.

A Gorgeous Day

O Our first baby of this year. He was born this afternoon. His name is Patrick. We got his mama from Andi in Oregon.
He did not want us too close.

Look, the tree is going to be having leaves very soon. Little sprouts all over the tree. I wanted to do a happy dance. I did not think Spring was ever going to come.

I made an apple crisp this morning out of home grown apples. It was quite good. We had it with a scoop of ice cream for supper.

A good day. I got a lot done in the house, some outside yard work done and worked with Sage just a bit. Bob went to a funeral this morning and then came home and got the trailer unstuck AGAIN. Now it is parked in its place by the barn. There is just no bottom there has been so much rain. We have never seen it quite like this. Northern Energy delivered propane today and he got stuck. I thought he would have to call Rouses to get him out but he managed it. Now the ground is really torn up out there. I think that should be the last propane until Sept. or October.

Blessings

Rain again

If you have me on Facebook, you will know the thing I hate is grey drizzly days and this was one. I am really tired of it.

I took a riding bat with me when I got Sage today to put her in and popped her on the shoulder with it when she started crowding. She respected it for the most part. Just need to work her more but I just can't do it in the rain and knee deep mud.

Bob bought a fat young cow at the auction today. We have customers who want beef now, not this fall when most of the ones we have will be ready. She is evil. She paws the ground and charges. We put her in the round pen, I hope she stays there until the butcher guy gets here. We had quite a time unloading her and getting the trailer out of the way. She kept charging at me. I don't want to deal with her.

I told you about the white chili I made. It went over very well. It was really good especially with a plop of sour cream and a glug of salsa on it. I was glad that I made it.

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Sad day

My sweet pet Oliver died sometime in the night. He was a sweetheart of a goat and I loved him. He was about 11. I can't remember just the exact year I got him. I will miss his antics around here. He kept things interesting.

We saw this little group of deer on the way to church. There were more but they all didn't fit into my lens.

Mr. Bald Eagle.

He was sitting watching the swans. When we came home from church he was circling overhead.

The last three swans swimming in the wheat field. They are so beautiful. Wish I knew where they were headed for.

The Huckleberry Mountains north and west of us. Just thought they were so pretty up there in the morning sun.

No pictures of Sage today. She has not been worked with enough. The weather has not cooperated. I took her on a little walk about and she thought the tractor was going to eat her alive and she jumped sideways and banged my ankle up. Its large and purple. She didn't get away from me though. We did do some grooming. They are all shedding like mad.

I hope your weekend was good.

Blessings.

A good day

I am making white chili today. It is simmering on the stove. Hope it tastes as good as it smells. I think it might be a little more zippy than I thought. We are going to a chili feed tomorrow afternoon and Bob wanted to take something a little different. It doesn't look like chili but tastes like it.

Bob and I went to the Outdoor Show at the fairgrounds this afternoon. I enjoyed it but walking on concrete really huts my heels and knees. I did not know there were as many outfitters in the country, little lone in one place. Hunting and fishing trips to all over the world. I can not imagine hunting an elephant or a lion. Some of the deer, elk and moose horns were incredible in their size. I enjoyed a bird refuge area. They had a great horned owl that sat on their arm. She had lost a wing and could not fly. So instead of putting her down, they keep her at the refuge to educational purposes. They also had a screech owl. I did not realize they were so small. She was blind. Also a Red Tail Hawk which are prevalent around here. She only had one wing also and loved being talked to. She was sitting on a ladies arm. Of course they are on a tether lest they forget they can't fly. They also had a huge tank of glass that they were demonstrating fishing stuff. Didn't catch any when we were there but it was fun to watch those big fish swim around.

Sage tried to jump out of her pen when Bob was putting horses in. She likes to go first and Bob did her last. Maybe she is a little spoiled? Anyway, when he did go get her she was a lady about going in. If she had taken a run at it she probably could have jumped it but she tried it flat footed and just knocked her pen askew.

Maybe tomorrow I will get some pictures.

Blessings.

Basketball

Started out having lunch with a sweet new friend Lisa. We had such a good talk, I had to make myself say it was time to go home. She is an absolutely darling young woman. So alike are we.

This afternoon we went to a Middle School basketball game. Ryan's team lost. He was down in the dumps but that's life I guess. They played hard though. Also his younger brother Seth had a game earlier 6th. grade intramural. I didn't know whether to laugh or tell him good job. He said he scored all the points and they won but I didn't ask how many points. It was hard to remain serious.

Gonzaga won their first game in the NCAA tournament. Good game. I love watching them and the Cougars or WSU play. Don't care about anyone else. Probably doesn't matter to anyone else but I like it.

Sage was so calm when I put her in this evening it was nice. Sometimes she gets a little excited going back to the barn.

A funny story - at least for me. Bob got the tractor out yesterday and I told you, WELL its stuck again but not so bad. I just had to laugh.

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