Bad picture of him, but meet Fival the baby mouse. Maverick found him last night and started to lick him. When I figured out what he was licking I noticed poor Fival’s back legs were paralysed. I put him in a box on the back porch so the cats wouldn’t find him, gave him some food and water, and a warm towel to sleep in. Sadly, he didn’t make it to morning. But I feel good knowing he was warm and comfy in his final hours. Rest in peace baby Fival.
Leo is as curious and playful as they come. He INSISTS on sniffing the manure wagon everytime I take it out to empty it. Horses curl their upper lip up for 2 reasons; either it smells funny (as in this case), or they’re in some pain. For some reason he just can’t figure out that ‘ode to manure!
Jen came to visit her pony this weekend and is getting her back into shape! Nothing a little lunging can’t cure! Here’s Jen lunging Delilah and then showing her how much she loves her!! awww…..
With Fall comes lots of WEIRD looking spiders on the farm. This guy looks more like a hermit crab with a pretty shell, but I assure you he’s a spider alright!
Last weekend my nieces and nephews came for a visit and brought a friend. The girls were so excited to ride Chevy.
It occured to me that Maverick’s never ridden so I even threw him up there for a minute.
Not sure if you can see it really well, but 
I came out one morning and found this guy in my back yard!!! He’s beautiful! If he left any babies anywhere I couldn’t find them!
Not sure you can see the difference very well, but this is a glimpse at how the fresh manure (left) turns into excellent soil (right). They (whoever “they” are) call the soil “black gold” because it’s so dark and rich. The new pile will take about a year and a half to turn to black gold. Anyone want some REALLY NICE fertilizer?? My fields love it!!
Patty was on a mission when I turned him out Saturday morning. He just needed a good back scratch. Mav got all excited and ran over to him to play but I was afraid Patty would roll over on him so I called him back.
Now that the weather has cooled off, Mav enjoys hanging out in the barn with me while I do my chores. I got my little barn buddy back again! 🙂
The garden is just about done, so it’s time to harvest all the leftover peppers and tomatillos! So far we’ve made three batches of salsa. Still have plenty of ingredients for three more! I brought this into work today so we’ll see who agrees to be my friend at the end of today! (wish me luck!)