WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!

The morning started off modestly...a little fog out back. You had to know it was going to be a beautiful day...just felt like it.

Renee, this is Bermuda...the only remaining cat at Skoog Farm. He gets fed before I go out to the barn.
If I didn't have to do chores, I could have taken many photos with this kind of light.
Phoebe put herself in a patch out in the barn.

The sheets came off before the horses were turned out (and I hope they stay off). Their halters went on so they would be easy to catch when the farrier arrived.

By 10, Gar and I were at the chorus rehearsal.
There's Tom. We worked hard and made some progress today.

This is what the Canal looks like out the window . As you can see, the water level has not been raised yet. Every year they drain it at the end of the boating season. We are very lucky to have the Sweden Senior Center located on it's banks.
I picked up a couple cartridges for my printer on the way home, ate lunch and John arrived to trim the horses feet. He and Gary enjoyed chatting while I rounded up the ponies.
As per usual, Duncan was along for the ride.
He joined us in the barn.
All of the horses are pretty good for the farrier...I cross tie them and they usually behave.
John and Duncan took a little break. Do they love each other or what?
John takes special care with PC and his bum knee. Today he massaged both of his front legs.
PC seems pretty comfortable with his foot up on the stand, but he can't bend it backwards.
He is 31 and the Pone (below) is 30. They are both a little stiff, but remain cooperative.
Duncan was very patient.
When John was done I swept out the grooming room and PC decided to come back in. The lamp on the tack trunk is turned on by touching it. He was nosing around and touched it once to turn it on and again to turn it off. Weird! Then he went and stood where he had been cross tied for about 5 minutes. He must have wanted another massage from John. Like a big, dirty, hairy dog.
Gucci and Phoebe were in the back yard and wanted to go out and play with Duncan.

When I got in the house, Gar suggested that we go out and grab a bite. How could I refuse?
About 5 minutes after we arrived at Stone's, we heard live music coming from the back of the restaurant.
It was a string quartet playing at the 48th anniversary of a couple. Totally out of character for this townie haunt. Of course I did not remember to take photos of our food before it was destroyed. I had a Pittsburgh Steak Salad and Gary stuck to meat, potatoes and a salad.
The temperature had to approach 60 today. It was still gorgeous when I went out to do chores.
I will continue to feed the horses around 7, until it really warms up. Then I will grain them at 5 and put them back out for hay. They usually go in before I go to bed.
Be it morning or night, there always seem to be "plane tracks" in the sky.

Before I put the horses in, I picked the pasture.
They kept me company.

Got in the house about 8.
Tomorrow is going to be another special day. At 10 we are setting up the art show at the library and going out to lunch. If all works out, around 4 I will get to meet one of my blogging friends, who is driving up to this area from Kentucky (Punkin's Patch). I told her if she ever came up this way she had an open invitation for dinner. A yummy one awaits. What an opportunity. There are so many of you I would like to meet face to face.

I better get crackin' on some house cleaning.
Night all.