Fall, foliage and fun!

Yesterday started off with a bang. Or should I say a snap, crackle and pop! No, I wasn't eating Rice Krispies I ran over the extension cord running to my tree on the front lawn with the lawn mower! I have a tree that is perfect for decorating with Christmas lights in the winter and little orange lights during October. I knew the cord was there but thought it was laying flat enough to go over but WRONG! There were pieces of cord flying everywhere and I'm lucky I didn't light up like a light bulb! So much for my nice 50 foot outdoor extension cord.......

Mom had a better day yesterday. They have started her therapy again as the blood clots are dissolving. It is very tiring for her but so good to speed up her recovery and to come home! She can move around more by herself on the bed and even sit on the edge of the bed unassisted which is a big step forward! Today is her birthday so we are going to try to make it special for her!

We had 51 here on Sunday night for the second hay ride! There were kids everywhere! We had pizza and smores plus I made a triple batch of spiced cider for everyone.

The horses thought we put all that hay out on the trailer just for them so spent the afternoon chowing down!

Oh smores are sooooooooo good!

My niece Ana played the guitar for some praise and worship songs out by the campfire.

We love having all the kids come over as some of them live in the city and never get a chance to see horses up close or go on a hayride. I'm going to try to find a real hay wagon before next year, I think that would be more fun then using the beaver tail trailer.

Hubby and I decided to go for a little ride out on the carriage trails one afternoon. I'm the gate opener and picture taker.

The road is blanketed with pine spills that have dropped from the trees.

We still have some pretty good foliage color but it's going fast and with rain predicted for tomorrow it won't last long.

I especially love this burnt orange color.

We were hoping to see the doe with her twin lambs so that I could get a picture for you but they weren't around. Just got these hoof prints that are everywhere out there.

Don't know what kind of berries these are but I think I will try making a wreath out of them for the front door at Christmas time.

We love our carriage roads through the woods. There's usually some kind of wildlife to see along the way.

Guess that's it for today. Headed up to the stable this morning to ride Little Bud. The ponies will be headed up on Friday as we leave on Saturday for vacation for a week. It will be hard coming home and not having them here but they are only 5 minutes away and I know I have to do this every winter so I should get used to it. (But I don't!)