The Return of the Red Coat

It was pouring this morning and it lasted off and on until late afternoon.  Cold and windy too.  Little Wonder needed his red coat and I needed an umbrella.

We worked on the house this morning and took it easy after lunch.  Around 4 the sun came out and it was gorgeous out there.

The fire was going much of the day.

Fortunately the boys sheets had dried off by chore time.  They were soaked by 9am.

Before going out, I had all the food in pretty good shape for tonights dinner.

Jenny, Scott and Allen arrived around 6 and Megan and Scott pulled in around 7.  So nice to meet them.   They had a very long ride today (from Amagansett). None of my photos around the table turned out well but I did get a few shots of the food.  Linguine topped with oil, butter, Romano cheese, caramelized onions and fresh tomatoes.

Yum.

So many interesting conversations!

Ice cream with fresh raspberries for dessert.

I'll work on getting some better shots tomorrow.  So tired.

Night all.

 

A High in the 40s!

One yucky day.  Cold and it rained much of the time.  Definately not a picture taking day.

I dug out Buddy and Rebel's rain sheets, but did not put them on yet.

I figured the boys would want to get out of the weather and put hay nets under the shed roof.

Little Wonder stayed under cover more than usual.

I made one more trip to Wegmans and should be set with food for a very long time.  The house was cold, so Gary got a fire going by 11am.  Of course that puts the whammy on me and it's hard not to take a nap.  He worked on the upstairs and I did very little.

Put the boys in a little early and they had some warm bran with their dinner.  Buddy always comes up to me as soon as I appear and today I could not keep my phone still.

 He had to wander around before going in his stall.

Here is a crazy photo taken from the outside looking in at Rebel.  So many reflections.

I did manage to get the table set for tomorrow's dinner.  Looking forward to meeting our guests from Amagansett, who will be joined by Jenny, Scott and our friend Allen E.  Should be some very interesting discussions.

Night all.

 

Pickled Beets

Sunny and crisp today with some rain and cooler temperatures on the way.

No matter what I do, Buddy pees a river and it gets under the mats.  It took a lot of effort to strip down that part of the stall and when finished, I smelled just like it and had to wash my clothes.

Birds can get into the upper loft of the horse barn, so I went up there to see how much bird crap needed to be removed.  They drop it in one strip down the center of the middle roof beam and make a mess.  I'm not storing hay up there anymore so it gets neglected.

I opened the door and then drove the John Deere up there to pull down some vines and get all the bird crap into a pile so I can bag it.  The view from there is a good one.

All the pastures are in very good shape.

After finishing that, I picked the indoor and dragged it.  Our oldest lawn tractor is stored there and has not been used for at least two months... it started right up.

I had to do a little shopping and when I got home....made the pickled beets.  The garden is pretty empty now except for green peppers and onions.

The sky was gorgeous late afternoon.  I'm so mad at me for not getting any good photos of the Northern Lights.

Did not feel like making a serious dinner.  Hot dogs, corn chips, salsa and bean salad.

Around 6:30 the sky had that pink glow going on.

Got the boys tucked in and headed back to the house.

Not quite dark.

Night all.