Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Ooo, how I love perfume in all its forms. I stumbled upon Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab or BPAL, via Ebay a year ago. I tried some of the used vials for sale there. Who can resist fall and yule scents to wear? Perfume has always been my favorite thing. New scents or natural scents I have to try them at least once. And as I get older my scent choices change. As my sense of smell wanes I choose richer and stronger scents. Roses, carnations, coffee, dew, smoky leather, books are just some of the scents I adore. And BPAL has that and more. I just have to be careful around bees and my flower scents, I get the wrong type of insect attention.

Ricochet Smart Peppy Stallion

I got to see this sweet stallion in action at my trainers place. She is just tuning him up. He is for sale if anyone is looking for a 2004 AQUA cow horse stallion. I like his coon tail and sweet temperament. His owners link for more info: Big Iron Ranch.

On Frozen Pond 2011

Here is Alan testing out our pond last week. It was in the teens last week and our pond iced over. However, this week it is almost thawed in the warm up.

Luna Back in the Game

Our farrier came out and took a look at Luna's front feet. She was sensitive to the gravel on her frogs. So he went ahead and put shoes on her front feet. Her feet are fine and she is just being cautious after they got sensitive. She can continue with her training again.

Luna Got Fit

Luna has been at my trainers for 20 days and we got to visit her. She slimmed down nicely as she has been hayed only and worked out most days. Until she turned up lame in the front. Our farrier is coming out this week to see what is causing her lameness. Luna seems happy and was glad to see us. Normally she ignores us. We think she likes to be ridden and having a job other than broodmare.

Dog Tired

Some days even the cat gets dog tired. Poppy is napping next to Hickory and Osa next to the woodstove. All are warm and happy to be indoors even though all three normally live outside 24/7.

A Possum Story

Our neighbor asked if we wanted a cat. See a stray cat has been killing birds in his barn and he wants it gone. So we offered to trap this stray cat for our neighbor and keep it as our barn cat on our farm. So I set up our trap baited with cat food. The next morning I went to see the cat. A cat it wasn't, an angry possum it was. So I tell our neighbor what I caught, he laughed and said it was my possum problem now. He suggested I make it into a pet or something. I offered to release the possum and he said no, take it home. My possum, my problem he said. So I took it home to show Alan and we decided to release the angry possum. We took the cage to an abandoned property and let it go free. The possum ran out then stopped sniffed the air and high tailed it back in the direction of my neighbors property. I guess that is home for him. We never did catch that barn cat. Oh and trapped possum leave very stinky presents in a cage. It took a long time in the cold to get the possum pooh out of the cage, away from my horses. Possum carry a protozoa that affects horses called EPM or Equine Protosoal Myeloencephalitis.

Great Hippos

I found a funny artist who paints hippos very well. Leslie Sealy captures the hippo as the possible mount in art history humor. Here is her website: http://www.hippohoopla.com/originalArt.html

She has a real talent for this MAD type of art for hippos.