Sunday Stills ~ Weeds & Grasses

The description for this week's Sunday Stills challenge: "This will make ya go outside and maybe get a bit dirty. Note the challenge is for weeds and grasses, not garden variety flowers, if the weed has some color then all the better. If you look closely grasses come in all shapes and sizes. So get out and into some high grass and see what ya can come up with..:-)) "

Our backyard, I posted an almost identical pic to this for the Sunday Stills "In the Sky" challenge.  Someone asked who mows all that grass... Pie usually does (although occasionally I do)  This is just the backyard, when you include the front and the side it usually takes 2 1/2 to 3 hours.  Thank goodness for riding mowers! lol

This is between 2 rows of our Saskatoon berry bushes, no mower has been there yet this year

And these last two pics are my favourite grass... one of our pastures :)

Friday Funny ~ The Purse

As the bus pulled away, I realized I had left my purse under the seat.  Later I called the company and was relieved that the driver had found my bag.
When I went to pick it up, several off-duty bus drivers surrounded me.  One man handed me my pocketbook, two typewritten pages and a box containing the contents of my purse.

"We're required to inventory lost wallets and purses," he explained.  "I think you'll find everything there."

As I started to put my belongings back into the pocketbook, the man continued, "I hope you don't mind if we watch.  Even though we all tried, none of us could fit everything into your purse.  And we'd like to see just how you do it."

Voices in my head

I hear them when I ride. When I groom, tack up, lead or look at a horse.
Voices, many many voices.

I hear the voice of Bonnie, the first person to give me lessons. When I duck in front of my horse and the fence/trailer/whatever he's tied to.
"Always walk around behind your tied horse, never in front!"

Bonnie again, talking about soothing a horse.
"It doesn't matter WHAT you say, its your tone of voice. The horse has no idea that when you quietly and calmly say 'maaashed poootaaaatoooos' that you're talking about supper."

When I'm feeling goofy but lonely I hear songs Kimfer & I used to sing while riding together.
"I could wash my car in the rain. Change my new guitar strings. Mow the yard just the same, as I did yesterday. I don't need to waste my time, cryin over you. I've got better things to do."

From Dave Manning
"Let me just sit on him a spell"

From Ed Wright
"Now what happened there at 2nd barrel? Just WHY did you leave your brain at 1st? You need to take your brain with you the ENTIRE time you're RIDIN!"
"Quit ridin like a white woman!! You gotta have some SOUL when you ride."
"I'm proud of ya baby"
"Well your horse is done but YOU'RE not."

From numerous barrel racing friends
"Look!"

That's just a few, but needless to say even when I ride alone I'm not really alone lol

Wordless Wednesday ~ Misty

Chickens!!

I got my first hens the other day

Spotty and Dottie

I decided to start small, 
I just got two for now

They are pretty easy to take care of

No eggs though

Which is okay because I think 
they might have a bit of a metallic taste ;)

Puppy Cuteness

My mom & stepdad got a new puppy last week, he's a Shiba Inu.  They still miss their big guy, Mack, but it was time to move on and add a new member to the family.  Mom had been considering a Shiba for awhile now and they knew they wanted a male... their little mini doxie Holly just doesn't do well with other females in her pack (although she gets along fine with our Misty)

Kuma's been out twice now to meet our pack and he and Tucker get along so well.  They run around and play, they "fight" the same way... wrestling and pulling on each other's face, taking turns pinning each other.  Its a good match and when Kuma is full grown he and Tucker will be similar size and weight. 

Welcome to the family little bear.

Sunday Stills ~ In the Sky

This week's Sunday Stills challenge was In the Sky "This can be anything in the sky, planes,clouds,birds or just about anything you can come up with..:-) "

The 4 flags that stand at the end of our driveway
(L-R Canada, Greece, Saskatchewan, and the Roughriders)

My brother came out to our place and flew a kite
(this is at the edge of the hayfield, the neighbour's indoor is in the background)

he did manage to get the kite higher

although the photo doesn't do it justice the moon was very orange this past week
(taken from our deck as it was coming over Pie's workshop)

all week there have been big puffy "Simpson's" clouds in the sky

(I love our backyard)