SKYWATCH/FARM FRIEND FRIDAY!

 After the longest winter in captivity, we have had several mornings in a row with real sunrises!

To view more beautiful skies around the world, click on my sidebar.

And then, there is Farm Friend Friday....

After I go feed the horses, will post some pictures.

About Skoog Farm

Our family moved here 30 years ago...I did not want to leave our house in the village, as we had just completed redoing the kitchen and other parts of the house.  At the time we were boarding our first two horses...Shadow (who passed almost 20 years ago) and Masterpiece of '79 (who is still here).

When we looked at the farm (we were just driving by) I quickly changed my mind as the horses could now live with us....and there was an inground swimming pool.  Whooppeeee.  The house was built in 1853.

 The inside was very spacious.  (The windows in the photo below are the originals).

There were two gambrel roofed barns, each over a hundred years old and loaded with junk.

In 1992 we put up an indoor arena...not all that big, but a great addition.

Even tho we moved to the farm, we stayed very involved with the village.

 

Our house is full of art and the yard is scattered with sculpture.

We are into gardening...flowers and veggies.  Gary sells seed garlic.

Until recently, I always had 6 horses.  And of course we have had many dogs and cats (almost all were rescues).  Now, we are down to three horses.

Our two dogs are Gucci (from Tennessee) and Phoebe (from Kentucky).

 In the past year we adopted three cats.

Seymour...(who was found in a field with his two siblings next to Barb's house when he was 10 or 12 weeks old).

L'orange Marmalade (who found us)....

 

And Sidney His Buddy ( who we adopted to keep Seymour company).

Bermuda is our oldest cat and will be 17 years old.

As for horses....

Above is Masterpiece of '79 who will be 32 in a couple of months.  He is an Appy with no real coloring (whose Dam had some thoroughbred in her).  Aside from his blown up/arthritic knee he is doing very well.

 This is King Mustafa.  He is soon to be 24, a 17h Hanovarian owned by Barb.

 We call Glen Aberlour "Abbe".  She is a 14.3 POA and was foaled in 1999.

Berlin is a 3/4 Trakehner ... the horse I ride the most.  She will be 26 this year and acts 10.

 We had to fill in our pool after using it for 27 years.  It was a shock to my system not to have it.
Gary spent the last two years turning the pool house into an art studio for us.

I have been teaching art at home for 9 years and love having this new space.

I have always had a deep interest in African Dancing and Drumming as we have an exceptional group at the college (State University of New York at Brockport) called Sankofa.  Last year I started drumming and go to the college every Saturday to jam with a master drummer and up to 18 other drummers.  Also participate in another drumming group that meets at our house twice a month.  What an experience.

Last week I made a drum out of a 55 gallon drum.

Those of you who read my Journal know I am a food nut.  Love to cook.

A few months ago I started making and selling cards of my photographs.  So far so good.  Keep me in mind if you need blank cards...you can find them on my sidebar.

This morning, our hibiscus plant was showing off a new blossom.

and that's all she wrote (this is just the tip of the iceburg).  Have to get ready to go to a drumming workshop in Jamestown and won't be able to post again before tomorrow.  Have a great day!