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It's Saturday...so Gary and Barb helped me with chores. Done way before 9.
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Finally, this clematis has grown up the pole and is blooming for real.
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It was a gift from Tina in memory of Shennandoah...when she was put down at age 36.
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Ironically, it blooms in the month of her death.
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Today the first Day Lily opened up...a couple thousand to go....
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Wierd weather today. Started out warm and a little muggy, then a cold front came through...then back to warm...a cold front and finally rain around 8pm.
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The bugs were out and the horses were rolling.
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Around noon Barb came back and started working on King Mustafa. Abbe babysat while we
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started to clip him. He just did not want to shed out completely....
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Barb has more to do, but he was a good boy.
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I spent 3 hours mowing the lawn while Gary continued to work on the barn...what a LONG project!
Jenny stopped up and we picked 3 bags of spinach. There was enough left for at least 25 more.
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Surrounded by all that great horse manure...the tomato plants really took off.
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Finished evening chores around 6.
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The ponies went back out on the pasture.
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Gucci and Phoebe had a short run as Gucci is determined to hunt down the bunnies living in our gardens. She gets frantic chasing after them.
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Barb came back and tried her new bridle on KM. It was beautiful and seemed to fit him well. She took him for a stroll in the indoor.
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Tonight dinner was a big spinach salad....
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I even made that warm, special dressing.
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Never left the property today...fine with me.
Night all.
You are always on the go so I imagine it was nice to stay home for a change. Do you plant all the lilies each year or are the bulbs left in the ground? I believe we have to dig them up here due to the severe cold. I grew some lilies in containers and love them. I would die to have an area of thousands. How beautiful that will be. I can't wait to see them all in bloom.
ReplyDeleteIs King Mustafa insulin resistant or cushinoid? He's such a magnificent beastie. I just love seeing pictures of him.
ReplyDeleteYour spinach salad looks yummy. That would be a very satisfying dinner.
My first day lilies are just coming out, also. I'm a day lily lover, and have many different varieties. I run around every morning, checking to see if any are putting up flower stalks yet.