Luna Outing

Here is the horse I bought at auction almost 9 months ago, Luna. She has since given birth to a colt, Mr.Bean. I have not ridden her yet, but my husband has. She is about 7-8 years old and is a spirited Fox Trotter. After her foal is weaned she will go into training. She needs to learn to stand still during mounting and needs to relearn her gaits. I need to trust this horse and I don't, yet. But I work everyday to get her to trust me. I have always wanted a dapple grey horse to ride. She is healthy and shod and ready to be a good horse for a long time.

Cold Leafy Cats

Here are Poppy and Daisy keeping us company on our hike into our woods. They chase each other through the leaves as we evaluate our trees. Poppy has a thick winter coat, but Daisy never grows one. I guess that is her breed that does not grow a winter coat. Poppy is a native Missouri born cat, while Daisy is a slick Texas cat.

Lawn Chickens

Here is a part of our flock of hens and our single rooster. He has twenty hens to keep up with at our farm. He has a mix of old hens and our young hens from this spring. They are a happy healthy flock of free range chickens.

Fast Fall Foals

This afternoon we let our foals, Maple and Bean, loose in the pasture to run. They stick close to their moms around since they are not yet weaned. Our pasture is not fenced yet for horses, only barbed wire for cattle. Both babies can run free in the high grass and cold wind while we hold onto their mom's lead ropes.

Lazy Windy Day

Yesterday, my mares got new shoes. Luna, the grey mare got a full set for the first time since we bought her. She is all set to be ridden this winter. Dolly is another story. Her feet are not growing and she needs to have radiographs of both front feet. This will tell us just how bad they are. We knew she had bad feet at auction where we bought her. But no hoof, no horse. So Dolly can't be ridden for a while. But both foals got to tag along for the shoeing and farrier visit. Maple and Bean were ponied along side their moms for the ride to the stable. Today everyone is resting in the warm sun as the cold front blows in.

Ozark Persimmons

I grew up in Louisiana and they have big orange Japanese persimmons that are sweet like ice cream and have tiny seeds. But in the Ozarks we have these quarter sized ones that are all seed and hardly any pulp. But the taste will make you want to eat them all. They taste like a twinkie right off the tree. No wonder the deer and turkey eat them all. Who knew? Just another nice surprise living in the Ozarks.

Queen of the Rail

Here is Daisy lording over our deck railing. She is indulging in the cool fall breezes and crisp sounds. Her only complaint is Poppy trying to be king of the deck. Life is good for a pair of indoor/outdoor cats on the farm.