Soggy Wednesday

Can you believe I just turned the heat on in the house? It's July people, this just doesn't seem right does it?! It's raining again today, it has rained almost steadily for over a month with just a 'sprinkling' of sunny days thrown in! I couldn't resist using 'sprinkling'! Rock Star Pony down at Mrs. Mom's is going to send Kipper up his water wings to use, thank you RSP!!

My pastures are taking a beating with deep hoof prints all over the place. Will have to roll the little front pasture as it's a mess with mud up over the horses hooves. Can't use that one right now, it's going to have to dry out a lot before I can. The vet says there is a lot of rain rot going on and laminitis. The new grass has so much water and sugar in it and is hard on the horses. I'm limiting the pasture time for my guys. Funsize puts them out about six in the morning, I put them in for the afternoon and then they go out for an hour or so after supper while we do night barn chores. They are used to being out for 12 hours a day but not now. I've had enough founder to deal with and don't want any more.

Things sure are quiet out in Bloggsville! I tried to play Pay It Forward and only got one dear soul to play, thank you Needled Mom!! Comments are few and far between and I miss them. Thank you to those that do leave them. I know blogging isn't all about comments but they are a fun part of it aren't they? It makes me feel connected to my friends all over the US, Canada and UK. Linds over at Rocking Chair Reflections wrote a really nice post about summer and the quietness of blogging, she has a really nice way with words that I could only wish for.

Yesterday on our way home from Miss T's riding lesson we were stopped at a stop sign and Miss T said "Grammie look there's a deer and two babies"! I hadn't even noticed, neither had Mimi, Miss T's other Grammie! We watched them for a few minutes but by the time I got the camera out the twins were hidden in the high grass but you could still see mommy deer right by the corner of that building.

We also have nightly visitors. Two moms come to clean out the bird feeders and feast on marshmallows and peanuts each night after dinner. One mom is now bringing her babies with her and they are so cute. This one is sitting right on his little be-hind! They will clean up every seed with only the peanut shells left to be swept off in the morning. Hummmmm........this reminds me, Hubby asked me a month ago to get the porch painted.........oops!

As I said yesterday was Miss T's lesson. The rain had stopped long enough to get the hour in thankfully. It was cold though, my feet in sandals were freezing by the time the lesson was over. Is this July or October?

A nice easy canter.

Going through the keyhole, make that pony canter!

There's a new pony at the barn. He is so cute and what a sturdy pony! He was used for eventing before he came to be a lesson pony so he is rather headstrong at this point. He will be schooled by the stable owner and gals like this one that are more advanced riders.

Well Miss T and Cousin K just got up so I guess I'd better get some breakfast going. They spent the night after we celebrated DIL's birthday. I cooked steaks OUT IN THE RAIN but they tasted good and I guess I didn't melt. Happy Birthday to the best DIL in the world!! We struck gold with this one!