It's Jim, of course, getting ready to load the tractor with yummy beardless wheat hay grown by Lyle Livingston. We use 10-12 bales a day, depending on bale size and the weather. The colder the weather the more we we feed.
Ignore this picture. More later.
Sparkle is looking good. Yes, he's still thin but is steadily gaining weight. He has a "sparkle" to him now. His coat is shiny and he feels good.
This morning he galloped and bucked, just to let us know how very good he felt. He can go in and out of the barn all day.
He seems to say, "I'm on my way back to being big and beautiful." He must have been something to see before he was starved down.
Wild Bill had a bit of a romp outside of his turnout. He galloped around the yard for a while, terrorizing Gracie and Jonathan. Dobbin just kicked at him and Callie batted her big mule eyes at him.
Now you can look at this picture. Wild Bill said Howdy to Sparkle, his old room mate. Then we chased him back to his turnout. The idea was to get him into the big turn out but it didn't turn out (I know. I know. Bad play on words. Groaning permitted).
The bean bushes, which were really pea bushes, were enjoyed by the chickens. The cackling and clucking made the bushes sound tasty.
The goats had some, too.
Mr S said a thank you, while Poe relaxed. Eating is tiring work. Poe is much more gentle now. He doesn't believe every encounter has to begin and end with a head butt. Notice how he sits? That's a common way for him to rest.
The mini mule, Maggie B, and mini hinnies, Posey and Sugar, are getting fuzzy coats.
Banjoe and Julian want to wish friend Parcy at Horse Plus (NorCal) a happy birthday. It's almost their birthday, too. It was so hard to see those poor little calves thrown away and not taken care of. It was really hard to loose Benji and Cedric because of their initial lack of care. No baby should be thrown away.
Posey is usually very timid, but I think she wanted you to see her beautiful grey dappled coat. She was being ridden by a full sized man in the auction arena. He was hitting her in the face with a coiled rope so she would spin around. No wonder she doesn't trust people.
Baby Jane and Jonathan plod along. They spend quite a bit of time together. They have been practicing their singing and Baby has finally found her voice.
Dobbin is a love. Yesterday while I was watering and reading a book I felt something tickling my neck. Dobbin had come up behind me and was nuzzling me. Some times he puts his head in our laps and goes to sleep.
Jonathan shares his trailer space with Dobbin. Everyone gets along nicely until the grain comes out. Then it's every equine for itself. Dobbin first, then Gracie, Jonathan, and Baby. Sometimes Callie is there and sometimes not. Sparkle is already in the barn with his grain.
Today I had lunch with friend Holley. She has known me longer than Jim has. We met as high school freshman over 50 years ago. Holley is a real animal lover and also very creative. She made me this tin can horse. I thought I'd name it DunCan. Do you have any suggestions for a name?
Isn't it cute?
Life is precious. Enjoy each day.
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