Kisses from Ahni!

Ahni is so happy with her blankets, she's giving everyone kisses!

 For those of you who saw her last winter when I got her you will remember how skinny she was...not this year.  Ahni has brand new blankets to keep her warm and dry and plenty of good food for her tummy!

Dragging Stuff Home...

Yesterday, Joe looks out the kitchen window and asks me,"What is that?"  I calmly tell him it's a mattress.  He asks me, "Where did you get it?" I told him from the side of the road.  He continues questioning, "Why do you drag stuff home from the side of the road?" I tell him, because it's good for the horses.  He shakes his head...

The conversations changes...I tell him thank you for taking my car in and having the oil changed.  He says they washed it and cleaned out the inside...I ask him, "They didn't throw away my bone did they?!" He looks at me with a puzzled look, "I didn't know you had a bone in your car? Why on earth do you have a bone in your car?"  I say, "To hit someone if they get too close to me."  He asks, "What kind of bone is it?"  I say, "I'm not sure, but I'm sure it's a leg bone of an elk or a deer, because it's pretty big."  He asks, "Where did you get this bone?" I said, "From the middle of the road." He places both hands on the side of his face, exasperated and says, "You have got to stop dragging stuff home from the side of the road."  I just laugh...

And now...why the mattress is good for the horses... :0)  My little boy...Kota...he try's so hard.

Winter is peeking around the corner!

Joe and I woke up to our first dusting of snow.  It didn't stay around too long.  After living in Cheyenne Wy. for 9 months I won't say it was windy here...I will say it was breezy and cool. 

Ahni and Kota...hanging out in the crisp morning air.

Psst...let me tell you a secret...

Sun Rise...my favorite time of day.

I love to watch the sun rise over the mountains. 

 

Everything is starting to get ready for winter...grass is dying out, trees are turning color, and the frost covers the cars.  

Check out the fencing that Joe stained...it looks so wonderful! It's amazing what one can accomplish with money and time :0)

Fall is on it's way!

I just love fall.  The days are sunny and warm and the nights are cool and brisk.  It's the colors I love the most, the reds and yellows against the green pine tree background.

  The wind blows and wrestles the leaves from the trees and they look like they are dancing to the ground.  My Japanese Maple is also getting ready for a long winters nap.  

Alien Life Form

While we were splitting wood, I came across an alien life form.  It was so strange I just couldn't resist taking it's picture.  Notice it wears it's brain on the outside :0)

Getting Ready for Winter.

 Joe cut the logs up this Sept.  now we need to split it.  Thanks to our friends Pete and Annie for loaning us their wood splitter.  I think Joe said we split 7 cords of wood...i hope that is enough :0).  It is such an amazing machine.  I love the smell of the wood.