Rain and wind

Yes, I still have horses and I still am loving Sage but with 30- plus mph winds and pouring down rains for 90% of the day, They are just hiding out in their shelters. And I am hiding out in the house.

The picture is out Nikki's kitchen window. Rocky comes almost every morning for his peanuts. Also the Stellar Jays come but my pictures of them were not so good. They love their peanuts.
The sunset out my living room window. It was amazing after the day we had. I put the angel on the window at Christmas about 5 years ago and its still there. It was supposed to wash off but it hasn't and that is OK. That will be my window picture for yesterday for the photo challenge.

Bob and I went to the stock auction today for a couple of hours for entertainment. Pathetic isn't it that's what we do for entertainment. Then came home, I took a nap and Bob did something or other in the barn. That was about the extent of our day. That is kind of pathetic too.

Blessings

Home

The barn that was. This is my photo challenge picture for yesterday. The word was BARN.

I got home late this afternoon from Nikki's. Bob came home last night after our son in law Carmen's birthday party. He wanted to go hunting today. He did and got a 3 point buck. I am not thrilled, but he is.

We had such a good time. I took Raselle, and her daughters Arawyn and Cambria. Arawyn is Carmen's granddaughter. Cambria thinks she is too I think. We had such a good time. I have taken Arawyn over a couple of times but never Raselle or Cambria. Raselle has 3 boys too but they stayed with someone. Just did not have room for all of them. Carmen turned 60. Nikki wanted to do something special for him and it was.

This morning Nikki was trying to get a little more sleep and 3 kids and 2 dogs crawled in with her.

Cousins - Lilianna and Arawyn. Arawyn is about a year and a week older than Lilianna. They are a pair let me tell you.

Tyler and his girlfriend Stephanie. I really like her and kind of hope she's the one. I don't know how Nikki feels about her but I like her.

Grandson Lane on the r. and his best friend Ben. They are quite a pair too.

Carmen and "the boys". in the back L to R - Joel Bryant, Carmen, Dustin and Tyler and in front Isaac and Lane. Lots of testosterone in that group. Joel is the only one married.

Bob and I and his brother Lynn and wife Jackie. Jackie looks so much better than she did in August when we saw her last.

This is my photo challenge picture for Friday. The word was EMOTION. This little girl was praying along with her Papa Great while he was blessing the food and the day. I don't know how much emotion in her but it made this Grandma Great have some.

I am really tired. It was rainy and windy driving and a four year old got very bored with the trip. It was a great weekend though and I am not sorry we went.

Blessings

Off to Nikkis

Sweet Sage got to eat some grass today after we finished working. I rubbed her all over with the sack wadded up and then with it flopping. The sack is a feed sack. Not a grocery story plastic bag. She let me rub her head and face with it too. I was so proud of her. Then we worked on giving her shoulder. Also putting my hand on her poll and her dropping her head. She will put it nearly to the ground. I am so proud of her. Will work with a tarp next week. And continue with picking up her feet. She needs her front feet trimmed but she won't let Bob pick up her foot, just me. She will get it though.

This weekend is our son in law, Carmen's 60th. birthday and Nikki has planned a big party. We are going to be there. Bob left this afternoon for his brothers first and then in the AM I will leave. First I need to pick up Arawyn, her mom and her sister Cambria. It is supposed to start raining so I am not too sad about leaving.

If I don't get a turn on Nikki's computer, I will be back Sunday.

Blessings

Surprise

My picture for the photo challenge for today. The title was "Leaf" . It was off of our maple tree in our front yard. The tree was given to us by our next door neighbors when we lived in Spokane - Rene' and Delmar Garrod.

My surprise was this morning. I woke up early for a change, put some laundry in and put on my robe and was going out to get the paper. I went out the front door and what met me in the yard - two horses. Our escape artists - Cody and Rusty. I got a can of grain and they followed me into the round pen. Bob found where they got out, fixed it and I put them out of the round pen so I could use it.
The sunset last night. We have had such beautiful sunsets recently.

Rubbing Sage with the plastic bag. She did good. I could rub her all over on both sides. We will work on it some more tomorrow.

I am so proud of her. She wanted to take a bite at it but didn't. I gave her some oats tonight on top of her hay. Maybe I can get her to eat some grain.

Blessings.

Good Day

It was a beautiful Indian Summer day hitting about 60. It felt good. Bob went hunting with his friend Don. No deer. Bob is going Thursday AM again. At least I don't think he is going tomorrow.

Sage and I had a good workout today. She wanted to really be freaked out by the white flag but settled down at least a little. The flag came off of the stick and I picked it up. She she was not spooky too much. She let me rub in on her face. Not relaxed but she let me do it. Then I took her to eat. She got a little pushy about it so tomorrow no grazing. As large as she is she could push me around but she doesn't. She would like to but doesn't. I keep saying it but I do love that horse. Maybe one of these days Bob will be around when I am working her and we can get a picture.

Blessings.

Lunch and other things.

Kind of an ugly picture. Our well broke again. Not the well but the line into it. This is the fourth time. Always in the nearly same place. The last time our son the plumber fixed it. Well he fixed it again. The picture is my picture of the day - DARK. The wet dirt certainly was dark and Bob's mood having to dig it up again was dark too. Double meaning for the word.

Had lunch with a friend today. That is always nice. She was down in the dumps because she had to have her kitty put down this morning. I would have probably cancelled lunch.

Sage and I had quite a day. I realized that I have been so anxious to get on and ride her I have bypassed some ground things that are really important so we are back tracking a little and doing the ground things. Today we worked with a flag on a stick. She about wigged out at first but not too long and I was laying it on her. That is not what spooked her the most. Just having it wiggle around on the ground is what made her spook. She levitates remember when she gets scared. Finally when she stopped and looked at it and reached out and smelled it we went for another little walk around the place and she ate some grass. Tomorrow we will go back to the white sack.

Have spaghetti sauce brewing. I will get it in the freezer tomorrow.

Our weekend got messed up. Bob needs to leave Thursday to go to a doctor appointement on Friday with his brother. I will leave Friday with Raselle and Arawyn. Arawyn is Carmen and Nikki's grandaughter and Raselle is her mother. Saturday is Carmen's 60th. birthday party. (Remember Katie you are house sitting) We will all be home Sunday. Have the rest of the week to get stuff organized and ready to leave. I will be glad when the tomatoes are all taken care of.

Blessings

More Blessings - you can bet I will make 1000

446, New back porch

447. My grandmother Foremans pink depresseion glasses. I have an entire service.

448. Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (a movie)

449. A week away

450 Steens Mountains

451. Kiger Gorge

452. Golden Aspen Trees

453. Antelopes - lots of them

454. Big Horn sheep

455. Our kids remembering our anniversary.

456 Leaves that crunch when you walk thru them.

457. nearing the end of all the election broohaha

458 53 years with Bob

459 home made bread

460 Raspberry jam

461Cool crisp nignts with bright sunny days

462Visiting with Andi

463 A visit with Wendy at the corrals

464 A car that regularly get over 35 mpg

465We live in a country we can really vote

466Foaming hand sanitizer

467 Lunch with friends.

468 Blogs I find that give me courage and some times with laughs

469 A walk with Sagew

470 Being at the stop of Steens moutain 10,004 on Bob's GPS

471 Clean Rest Areas

472 Taking flowers to Tom's grave.