Sunday, November 16 –
A cold snap brought some pretty snow cover that lasted a day or two. The kids enjoyed bringing out the hot chocolate and warm blankets. It certainly got everyone in a holiday mood.
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Aren’t these amazing old photographs? Do you recognize anyone? You must read Atlanta’s latest blog post and see what fun they’ve been up to in Tennessee.
The green leaves of a potted apricot tree seem to be reaching up to shake hands with the purple leaves above it.
Our bale-to-the-acre cotton. Unfortunately, it’s just the one plant.
Largest garden spider I’ve ever seen.
Fresh mint for drying and more tomatoes!
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Friday, October 24 –
A skirt full of yummy things from the garden today.
Fried up together, with olive oil and garlic, they make a wonderful addition to pasta.
Friday, October 17 –
We thought we would be able to build up our two older horses, Moxley and Radar and let Carolina and Stockton ride them until some of the younger ones were steady enough for young riders. However, they’re just not in good enough shape to be ridden very often. We’ve turned them out on wheat for a while. Meanwhile, the kids needed good broke horses to ride. So, we went to see Bill Tinney.
Stockton likes the look of this 7 year old Galiceno gelding
We’ve purchased lots of horses from Bill and his brother Tommy over the years, both breeders of Galiceno horses.
Carolina likes this 4 year old bay Galiceno gelding
When we brought the new horses home, the troops came out to inspect them.
Monday, October 13 –
This morning, the animals were kind of slow to get moving. Mondays are kind of like that for me, too.
Saturday, October 11 –
Nathan, Stockton and Carolina had fun this afternoon riding some of the horses. It was a pretty day for it.
I guess Aspen rode, too. There she is in the lead.
Carolina and Radar
Nathan works with Butternut
Stockton tries out dad’s horse, Bedford
Monday, October 6 –
The guys spent a couple of hours unloading hay this morning. Meanwhile, Stockton and Carolina had fun making a hay fort.
Saturday, September 27 –
Walk along with us on this beautiful evening. It’s the next best thing to being there.
Saturday, September 13 –
A nice group gathered for food, fellowship, information and dancing. We enjoyed speakers discussing gardening, solar oven cooking and nutrient-dense foods. Nathan joined Robert Payne for a discussion of water and electrical solutions in an emergency situation. There was a very exuberant dance afterwards.
Sunday, September 7, 2014 –
This evening was another beautiful early fall evening. It had all the elements that are needed for a guaranteed ShannonRanch blog post; gorgeous skies, kids playing, rattlesnakes…etc.
Monday, September 1, 2014 –
I headed outside to take some pictures of the sky. I was wearing my flip-flops and looking up, and noticed something a couple of feet from my foot out of the corner of my eye as I walked along. A rattlesnake was stretched out, totally oblivious of my presence. Maybe he was enjoying the evening, too. Unfortunately for him, I hollered for someone to bring a gun. Cim responded first, but then let Laredo do the honors because he had a better gun for the job. Needless to say, the snake’s evening ended on a bad note. But, I did get some great pictures of the clouds and sunset in the end.
