Wordless Wednesday ~ new trailer!

 

Sunday Stills ~ Light

 I haven’t seen Northern Lights in ages. And then the other night there they were! Putting on an amazing show and dancing across the sky. 

Unfortunately my camera battery was dead. All I had was my cell phone. So to get even these low quality pics kinda goes to show they were really something! 

Sunday Stills (on a Monday) ~ In Your Car/Truck

 I’m a bit late, the end of the week got a bit away from me when I started adjusting my sleep to be able to work night shifts. 

I snapped this photo when I got home after a night shift, so around 7.30-7.45am. Sunrise is so late now and sunset so early. 

Featured here is Daisy, my truck. With Didi my daily driver parked off to the side. 

My ride-a-long buddies are a dragon and a unicorn (kind of a barrel racer joke) and hanging from rhe mirror is a string of Mati beads 

Sunday Stills ~ Bug's Eye View

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Sunday Stills ~ Cat/Kitten(s)

The barn door has a cut out on it that acts as a pet door for the barn cats. It's an ever popular spot to catch a nap, as well as cute for photos.

This little black and white kitten has earned a spot in my heart, she's an orphan and the only one to survive of her litter of four. 

(maybe she should get her own post?) 

 And this adorable floof is Marbles. This picture is from last summer, she has now moved on to live on an acreage with some dear friends who moved into the area.
Along with her went kittens from this year… Sweet Pea (almost a mini Marbles), Dora (solid black and got her name for her sense of adventure and love of exploring) and Bob (a tuxedo) im happy to say my sweet Marbles (who was ONLY going to leave her to a special home) and the kittens are thriving and love their new home and people.

Sunday Stills ~ Eye(s)

 My boy Voodoo, 21 years old now, is a true black however when he was around 15 (I think?) this patch showed up around his eye. It changes size but it's always there now. I've been told its something that is fairly common in Arabian horses. Voodoo is grade but we're pretty sure he's an Arab x Quarter horse - if he doesn't have Arabian blood he sure shows a lot of similarities (physically and mentally) to them lol

Its hard to get it to show up clearly in pictures but his eye isn't a solid chocolate brown, its kind of marbled. A very wise old horseman called it marbled, and he said that those horses can be very tough to get along with but when you do its quite the relationship. That sure sounds like Voodoo too <3

Sunday Stills ~ Evening

An evening view from work

 

 

An evening view from my front porch

 

And an evening toward my road

Wordless Wednesday ~ Wolfie

 

Sunday Stills ~ Signs of Autumn

A sure sign of autumn is when the horses start losing their sleek summer coats, and that fluffy undercoat for fall winter starts to come in. 

(this is Frosty)

 Another sign of fall is getting hay for the winter.  This is a photo from the rounds off our hall field last year. I couldn't bear to share the one from this year, because it's just that. One. ONE freaking bale, and smaller than these. This drought needs to come to an end.

 

 

We do have hay sorted for this year, but it's been tough. Supply is scarce and prices are high. Thankfully I've got a supplier that is really good to us and sold us squares for the same price as last year. Then we managed to get in some rounds without being totally hijacked by the price. Not much you can do though except keep your head up.

Friday Funny

 

Wordless Wednesday ~ logo

 

Sundays Stills ~ Dogs

 Sam. My Samsam, Sammers, “little tiny puppy” (he loves being called that lol)

Not only a good pal & dog but a great part of our security system. Especially when teamed up with our other outdoor dog, Maisie. 

Bonus pic of Sam the very first time we saw him

Sunday Stills ~ Fences

 I didn’t have to go far for this one. I chose to feature fences around my place. 

First the slab fence along the perimeter of our pens 

Two for one here, the arena fence and the fence between our small pasture and the neighbour’s 6 acres. 

A close up of the fencing on one of the pens 

Sunday Stills ~ Black & White

Tucker. My favourite little black & white guy ❤️

 

Sunday Stills ~ Abstract

 

A well used warm up ring and the trail left by rolling a barrel back to the edge. 

Sunday Stills ~ Summer

 Summer means haying. Our yield has been decreasing the last few years due to the drought. Sadly this year it wasn’t just drought but also a plague of grasshoppers and this one bale is all we got. I won’t lie, I cried. 

Sunday Stills ~ Numbers

 At the beginning of every month I start a new white board in the barn outside my tack room. I track events, vet/farrier/bodywork appointments, rides, feed, etc. 

At the end of the month I update my day planner/notebook where I track everything to look back at when needed. 

Sunday Stills ~ Look Down

 My view late at night from 11 stories up (which is as high as I feel ok with being out on a roof lol) 

Kinda pretty but I much prefer my dark starry skies at home ;)

Sunday Stills ~ Where You Sit

Lefta

 

Probably my most favourite seat... with the queen <3

(and yes, I'm late again *facepalm*)

Sunday Stills ~ In Your Bag

I know, I know, it's not Sunday. My whole week got away on me last week. The theme was posted late and now so is my post *facepalm*

 This is my grooming bag. It's quick and easy to grab and throw in the trailer and has everything I need in it while I'm away. Basic brushes, hoof pick, mane & tail comb and brush, liniment, bute, mane & tail conditioner/detangler, syringes, massage tool, syringes, chicago screws, sweat scraper, fly spray, sunscreen. Everything is easily accessible and all the bottles stay upright and don't tip!