MOVEMENT on Sunday

MOVEMENT

What better example could there be. This is Coyote Ice Cream aka as Cody to me. He was having a good time.

Tomorrow's word is WILD

Me and Nathanial having a discussion. We stopped to visit after church today. He was wide awake and seemed to enjoy our conversation. We didn't solve any of the world problems but we talked about them.

Nathanial. Isn't he a dolly?

Papa Great having a good time with Liliana his big sister. She loves her Papa Great. Me, not so much but she does love him.

She wanted to come see the horses and this is how we had to leave her. Complete with a cowboy hat and shoes. She probably would not have gotten any further than the car but she thought she wanted to come with us. I felt so sad, almost cried with her.

Church was good this morning. The worship was awesome and the message gave us much to think about. God did not give us the spirit of fear but of power and love and a strong mind.

Please, all of you whether you know Andrea of Mustang Saga or not, pray for her sister Amy. Amy has breast cancer, has young children and found out her cancer has spread to her bone. I want to so bad do something to help that family out but at this point all I know to do is pray.

On that note, have a great Monday.

BEAUTY

BEAUTY

Wild life is beauty at its best for me. These two Canadian Geese were in a field when I left to go to Ellensburg this morning. I named it Book Ends. OR, I am not speaking to you. LOL.

Tomorrow the word is MOVEMENT.

I went to Ellensburg to a meeting this morning. It was very productive but I am glad we only meet three times a year. Its about a 325 mile trip for me. With a meeting in the middle.

Oliver is much better today. He has not had a good few weeks. First he knocks off a horn and then he gets sick. His temp was almost normal and he ate a little today. Poor baby. He has been my pet and buddy for about 10 years now. I was scared to look out the window this morning but Bob told me he was better. Made me breathe better. I did not think he would make it last night. Poor goat.

Have a blessed Sunday.

Cats, cats, I have lots of cats.

Yang

The boss man of the barn.

He is lovable and sweet. We have no idea where he came from. He had a brother we called Ying but he decided some place else was better living quarters. Then 4 more young cats appeared and then 6 more little bitty ones. I know there is a big black cat living under the shed where Bob has his horseshoeing stuff. Wilder than wild. Could be the mother of the bitty ones but don't know. How do the people who dump these sweet critters off know if we will feed and take care of them. Grrrrrrrrr. It makes me mad. All but one or two of the bitty ones are friendly, the others don't want to be touched. We have no rodents in the barn.

The word tomorrow is BEAUTY.

That to me is going to be easy. There is beauty all around us if we look.

I have a very sick goat. The goat lady down the road does not give me much hope of him pulling through. He has pneumonia. Probably from this crazy up and down weather. I hate it. He looks so sick. We gave him a big double shot of antibiotics and that is all we can do. Shannon is a vet tech and she raises goats. I appreciate her so much. Oliver is about 9 years old. I have had him since he was 3 months old.

I have to go to Ellensburg tomorrow for a Washington State Horsemen state board meeting. Its about a 2 1/2 hr. drive. I usually go and stay the night but the meeting doesn't start until noon so I will just go for the day.

Hope your Saturday is happy.

Children -Thinking Thursday

On another blog a while back I read a story about a tricycle. I looked out the window and out by the well houe and there was our tricycle. I believe we got it at a yard sale years ago. It is kind of bnatterde and bruised now but I wondered if it could talk what would it say to me. Would it tell me about all the children who played with it. About a little girl with a blonde pony tail or a little brown boy that rode it as fast as their little legs could go. Or had it just gotten stuck away in the corner of a garage and forgotted until the yard sale. Since it has been with us our littl granchildren and great grandchilren have ridden it nearly to death. The rubber part of the pedals are gone. It sort of bumps alongh but they still ride it. I went and got if from the well house and put it up by the barn before it snowed. We haven't had much but its safer there. That is my children picture for today.

Tomorrows picture is CAT

Today I worked with Chemmy a couple of hours. He was laying down when I went out to get him and was not in a hurry to get back up. I put the halter on him and then he begrudgingly got up. He led fine over to the gate. I tied him up to the hitching rail for a while and got a curry and went all over him. I did not try a pack saddle or anything. I laid some things on his back though and he thought I was a little daffy but didn't do anything. Then we went for a walk. Down the road a ways both directions and around stuff in the yard. He got a little pushy after a while but for the most part he was pretty good. Vehicles going down the road did not seem to bother him nor did the piles of stuff behind the garage. So I gave him a treat and put him away. My arms were a little sore yet from yesterday and his getting pushy added to it but it was delightful and I am happy to be able to get out and do some things.

The horses are fine and enjoying the sunshine. When I went out to get Chemmy all the horses were laying down enjoying the sunshine. I am glad. It is supposed to snow a little tomorrow night and they won't like that if it happens. Hope not because I have to drive to Ellensburg for a meeting.

May your Friday be Bright.

WORKING

Getting the hay into the loft is a lot of WORK. We do have an elevator that takes it up but it is still hard work. Bob did most of it by himself. That white is the side of the tack room. The loft goes the full length of the barn. The far end Bob has a little work space. Mostly it keeps his stuff.

The word tomorrow is CHILDREN.

I got to ride today. Katie, Shannon and I rode about five miles. My body is screaming what did you do to me. Pepper was a real butt head for a while so my hands and shoulders are sore too. We rode down to Shannon's to see if she wanted to go with us. And while she was saddling her mule Johnny, Pepper did not want to stand still. He wanted to go home. We had a crow hopping good time. We went in circles and then more circles until he would stand reasonably still. Katie's horse Abby was wonderful, just stood there watching Pepper act stupid. I did not want to get dumped especially in the mud. Then Shannon got on Johnny and he bucked with her. We got everyone minding and took off down the road. It was so doggone fun even if my body is having its whiny time. We rode about five miles. Maybe farther than I should have tried for a starter but Oh well it was fun and I will be fine tomorrow. Katie was great and put my saddle away for me. I don't know if I could have carried it into the tack room or not. She looks after me. Oh, it was fun.

Bob is going out to work on my buggy again tomorrow. I can't wait for him to finish it.

Have a peaceful Thursday.

The BIRDS have flown.

The eagles have landed.

I took both my cameras out today in the sunshine to find a bird to photograph and there were none to be had except my chickens. Did not think of them until right now so I went back and found one of the eagle pictures I took a few weeks ago when we went to see them on Lake Couer d'Alene. I loved all the pictures that day. They are such majestic birds.

Tomorrows word is WORK. Lets see what you all can come up with. I have an idea for mine.

We must figure out what to do about Wrangler. He is being really naughty when I try to put the barn horses in. He pins his ears at me when I yell at him and he chases Ditto and Amelia around. Particularly Ditto. I think I am going to put him back with the mares and let them pick on him for a while. The big mares are mean to Rosie so I may put her over with the old girls.

Remember each time you write a comment is an entry to win the pretty cardinal candle holder. There are 14 entries so far. I will pick a winner on February 1.

Today is Thankful Tuesday. I am thankful for the Sunshine that shone today. It was so nice. It was about 45 degrees. That is like a heatwave to us. Love the sun.

Fill your Wednesday with love.

PINK PINK What do you think

My PINK hat. The last time I helped at an adoption, Angie gave me a pink BLM hat. Actually, I asked her for a pink one. Pink is my favorite color. Any shade of pink, I love. Probably a fuchsia pink is my favorite of favorites. I love my pink hat.

The word tomorrow is BIRDS. Have fun with it. Andrea, if you want to just pick up here that's certainly OK if that is what you want to do.

Bob and I spent most of the day at the auction in Davenport. He doesn't get to go very often so he wanted to go. He bought a butcher pig for a friend who wanted one. Other than that we just watched cattle go through. In the middle some goats, sheep, pigs and a couple of day old calves. Got lunch out of it anyway. It was fun to spend the day with him. Our friend Cathy and her son Micheal were there. We all had a good time. Micheal wanted Cathy to buy the little calves and got upset when she didn't. They are not good to buy. At least in our opinion. Cattle prices were up. Probably better than for the past two year. That is a good sign.

The horses and the mud in a pain. When they went past me into the barn they threw mud all over me. GRRRRRR. I will be so glad to have this time of the year past. If this nicer weather keeps up we will be able to ride pretty soon and that makes me very happy. I am so anxious to get on Pepper and feel the breeze in my face. He probably isn't so anxious but I am.

Tomorrow is for the BIRDS.