Fall always rushes along here. The leaves have been absolutely gorgeous--so if anyone reading this blog is thinking about a foliage visit to northern VT, you'd better get up here in the next week! We had rain last night, and that always seems to bring out all the colors. A couple of the local weather forecasters were saying that the stretch of sunny days in September, combined with cool nights and summer's rain, are what have made this an amazing fall for foliage. It's certainly one of the best that I can remember.
Ran over to visit the ponies this morning because we are hosting a couple of visitors from Nicaragua and I didn't think I'd have time to hit the barn this afternoon. The horses were inside because at turnout time it was pouring. There was a break in the rain while I was there, so I was able to graze them both for about 20 minutes and give them a little walk. Not sure when our guests are arriving, so I didn't want to linger too long at the barn.
When I first arrived, Bestie whinnied, and Kara commented that Bestie had been "telling them" all morning that they'd forgotten to turn her out. She is a very vocal horse. Last night I mucked her stall and then moved on to take care of Dude. Right as I was finishing up and about to leave, Bestie put her head into the hall and whinnied every time she saw me in the aisle. Her way of saying "Hey, you didn't get ME out!" Nothing gets by her. So of course I had to graze her for a few minutes. I'm a softie, I admit it.
Two new horses came in this morning while I was at the barn. New boarders. One is 31 YEARS OLD!!! And he looks pretty good! I always start to think about the "what ifs" if ours live that long. That would be 16 more years for Dude. I'd be 63. Yikes! Best not to think too long about that!
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