Asher & Ada adventures ~ just a few pics ;)

Another sunny day, perfect for my wee visitors who came to spend the afternoon. Britt was up and off to work at the gym at 9:30. Amanda dropped the kids just after lunch and the adventures began. Walking the dogs, riding horses, eating snacks, watering flowers and so much more. It was action packed finished up with a Popsicle when Amanda arrived back at 3:30 to take them home. Always enjoy my visits with these 2 chatter boxes.

 Ada loves this chair

 hulky man tops the bales

 just out walking the dogs

 Hawk says hello

 Asher chillin on his new horse.. says he could stay there all day.. "Heh Auntie Nan, can you go get the binoculars?"

 Ada tries the higher view but not for long, she prefers ground level

 love the worker bee ethics of kids.. Ada watered my flowers

 and garden

 and filled the puppy pool

 while Ash aerated the lawn

 and Lola dug for cooler dirt to lay on since 21 degrees

 Popsicle payment

Britt got home from work around 4, changed and was picked up by Brooke and they were off to the city to shop. I put another coat of red on Grama Pat's table then enjoyed a beer on the deck in the 20 degree sunshine, no wind no bugs. . Baby got her exercise routine finishing as Sheldon grabbed Vietnamese takeout for our supper on his way home!

And before we lost our mojo, we headed outside into the glorious sunny evening. He filled up his new sprayer and did the fields. I trimmed Baby peeling more dead sole and bars, she felt even better, enough to run with the horses when I let them out to clean up a bit more oats. I had picked another wheel barrow full of poop from her pen so even in that little pen she manages to eat. I was so heated up I had to go minimal garments. Daisy got a good trim while they chowed down too.  By the end I was parched and tuckered out!! A couple glasses of water and I was re hydrated and back out. Time to put horses back in their paddocks. Baby even had enough jam to run out in the bigger pasture and around with the horses. So glad she is coming along. Sheldon and I both finished up around 9 and headed in to hose down.

 before and after

 and off she goes

Today is Jamie's bday.. happy cake day!

50 acres seeded

Farmer Prince was up at 6, made his coffee and out seeding by 7. Looks like a great day to take vacation and get the seed in. I looked out to find all 7 horses laying down for a nap. By 9 he was back at the shop cleaning out a plugged hose. I became skid steer operator lifting the pallets of oats and seed up for him to refill. The bucket system seems to be more accurate then last nights version ;) Britt was up by 8 too and after coffees and breakfast was off to her 9:30 shift.

 my view from inside skid steer

When he headed back out just before 10, I moved temp fence to let all the horses out except Baby to be on clean up crew. The sun was out full swing making for a great morning. I had a coffee while supervising because they only ate oats for a bit and then wanted to venture to get the long lush grass and alfalfa growing around shop and trailer.

Once I got them back in corresponding  paddocks I gave baby her exercise then took the dogs for a walk to gate to snap seeding pictures and push in road markers along the way. Back to the house it was time to reload the seeder yet again.

Kaylin and Lexi stopped out at noon to drop off a few things in her room, a surprise pack, say hi quick and get back to the city after her doctor appointment. I made a hefty dagwood for the farmer and walked it and a cold beer out to the field. I brought in the yellow table to do a final coat of poly where it was warm as the garage has been chilly last few days. This should be the last coat, now to dry and stage. But of course it was not, I fiddled and put 3 more coats on the top.

 this is yet another surprise pack from the Sephora Queen..

I helped with another refill then got my does of vitamin D, sunny 15, fertilizing all flower beds and fruit trees and cut off the trunk protectors. Fingers crossed Lola is totally over her beaver years ;) To use up the oats, Sheldon did a few strips in the other original hay field too.

 Britt was home after 4 and headed out in the sunshine to to ride before heading to baseball.

And then with the remaining grass/hay seed he seeded the winter pasture too, fairly productive seeding day, and just time as they say more rain on the way.

 I staged up the yellow set now that it is dry

Britt was pretty stoked to take the truck to ball. I hiked out to the winter pasture where Sheldon had driven the quad with fuel and brought it back to the house excersing the dogs yet again.

 and I gave Lola a 10 minute brush.. seems she may need the other side done too ;)

12 hours and 50 acres later, Sheldon pulled back in the yard. After he unhitched the tractor I backed in the truck, we hooked the seeder up and took it back to the rental place. He pegged off a couple more gophers as the barbecue heated and finally we ate a late delicious steak supper in the AMAZING sunny no bug perfect temperature evening! Another great productive day for all at the ranch, now bring on the rain.