SIGNS OF SPRING

This is what Friday looks like.  I am participating in Farm Friend Friday which is now being co-hosted by Farm Girl Friday.  Then, there's SkyWatch Friday and today Gary has First Friday down at the Alumni House.  What's a girl to do? 

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I just got in from the barn and have no great sky shot as it is super grey out there for the second day in a row.  So here is one from three days ago.

The grass was green and then it snowed again.  Now it has melted, but their ain't no sunshine!

We do, however, have some signs of spring.

 

Behind the windmill, you can see how brilliant it was this morning.

 Gary's garlic is 5 inches high.

One of the gardens is ready for planting...first the spinach will go in.

All the above shots were taken before I went out to do chores this morning.  There was no wind and the temperature was approaching 40, so I took off the horse's blankets and did a little grooming.  Tons of hair came off.

King Mustafa looks gigantic!  I see a diet in his future.  The vet suggested we give him more grain for the winter and va voom!  He is 17 hands and weighs over 1450 pounds.  Pretty soon he will be 24 years old.

 Masterpiece is almost 33 and his coat was a disaster!  The hair was coming out by the handfull in his shoulder area.

 Abbe was nice and clean...for a minute.

 Berlin will be shed out shortly.

 It started to rain, so I put their sheets on and voila!

 Within 5 minutes, 3 out of 4 rolled.

 I finally finished up and headed for the house.

 More signs of spring.

All this, before 10:30.  Back later to finish out the day.

Now, it's 3:45.  I have been to the Credit Union, raked part of the lawn and practiced a little drumming.

 In spite of the on again off again snow, the rhubarb continues to push out of the ground.  We have 16 big healthy plants that could be separated into at least 50.  That's a major load.  I plan to send some out to Annette at Aspen Meadows.

After I did some raking, Abbe came up to the paddock gate and insisted that I take her picture.

She is my "photo pony."

au natural....mud and all....

I just can't resist her.

 Mustafa, Berlin and Masterpiece (his picture was not good enough to post) were hanging around in the paddock.

Now it's time to go to the college for First Friday.  Later.....

First Friday....

Then Chores.

 Beautiful evening.

 Off to play bridge.

 Night all.