The Farm

My great aunt has a farm a few hours from us and we got to go visit her and see two of their foals and their herd of cattle. I could have stayed out there all day!

These two calves were too cute givin' kisses and telling each other secrets

I loved the cow above, she was so pretty.

Anyone else see a shadow?

Hiding behind mama's tail

I liked this cow too, she is such a pretty blonde color. In all of the pictures I took with her show her mouth open though.

Photo from Beyond the Rainbow Bridge

"Perhaps passing through the gates of death is like passing quietly through the gate in a pasture fence. On the other side, you keep walking, without the need to look back. No shock, no drama, just the lifting of a plank or two in a simple wooden gate in a clearing. Neither pain, nor floods of light, nor great voices, but just the silent crossing of a meadow."
- Mark Helprin

Dear Grandma

Dear Grandma,

It's never easy to say goodbye so I'll just say see you later.

I'll miss your homemade blueberry pies, a warm place to visit, listening to you and Grandpa acting like "an old married couple", receiving a letter in the mail, and getting to talk to you, most of all I'm going to miss you.

It's just not the same without you here and we're all feeling the void. I know Grandpa misses you the most, after all 62 years is a long time. We'll take good care of him while you're gone and I know we'll see you again someday. In the meantime, I hope you are having fun being reunited with the others who have gone on before and I hope you are kicking their butts in cards!

I love you Grandma!

"Our family chain is broken

And nothing will be the same,

But as God calls us one by one

The chain will link again."

A lovely horse is always an experience... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words.

-Beryl Markham

Happiness

"A joy that's shared is a joy made double."

- English proverb

These are the looks that I get when I'm leaving for work in the morning. Don't those faces just make you feel so guilty?!

I haven't been able to do much with the horses lately but got a couple of pictures anyways.

Tabasco

Shoshoni

We had some decent weather on my day off last week and I was able to go out and spend a couple of hours grooming the horses and relaxing with them.

I was brushing Tabasco and caught movement out of the corner of my eye and turned around to see Shoni s-l-o-w-l-y backing her butt up to be brushed. I swear we need beepers for these guys with their butt scratches! lol I told her she would have to wait her turn and continued brushing Tabasco. When I leaned down to brush Tabasco's girth area, Shoni came over and draped her head over my back and started to doze. She's such a sweetheart.

Tabasco had a 'sweetheart' moment too but his are short lived. Boys! ;)

Puppy Love

I've been meaning to share this for a while, this video was posted on Ellen DeGeneres' facebook page and it's too adorable. Get ready to have your hearts melt! You can see pictures and read stories on Dom's blog if y'all want to check it out. :)