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Early summer, Brad finished the visible side of the barn. He seeded grass & built a flower bed that runs the length of the barn. I transplanted some of my favorite daylilies from our old place. Hoping they get established, as it's not ideal light.
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| Clematis transplant, also from my old gardens I've never tried growing them up tree's. It's doubtful it will overwinter, but at least I tried! |
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Boarding/training barns around here are closing up at an alarming rate. We've already been asked if there was a possibility, and said no. We are not set up for other owners, and have no arena. We also don't want the guaranteed headaches that go with taking care of other peoples horses. However, one never knows what the future holds. So for now, the plan remains.
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Apparently it was a frog lovin' summer. We had tiny green "tree" frogs, everywhere. You had to look, before grabbing an exterior door handle.
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| side of the barn |
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| hanging out on my potted elephant ear |
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What you see below is what our horses at home have done daily this summer, actually the past year and a half. Not much to share, other then these three are loving pasture life.
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| Brad's current project re-fencing the preexisting fence in the lower pasture |
Natures beauty continues to surprise and delight me, especially our sky.
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| our tree line sunset in june |
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| rainbow in june I never did find the pot of gold! |
We continue getting ready for Winter, as you all know they predict a cold one. Hoping to get back here to share more about our other animals, before the snow flies. Until then, enjoy all the wonder that Fall offers!!
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| our tree line sunset in september |
3 comments:
Everything looks beautiful. I'm sure the day lilies will make it they grow everywhere! The frogs are cute. You've done a lot since you last posted. The horses look like they're loving life in that gorgeous pasture. I think you did find your pot of gold in your new farm, it's just beautiful!
A word of caution about taking in boarders. We ran a business for a few years and had one or two nice people, the rest of them...not so much. There's the insurance to think about in case someone gets hurt on your property and then of course a lot of extra work and care of other's horses. We had a lot of people that didn't bother to pay either. One girl even took off and left her horse for a year until we had to find a good home for him. So while it might sound like a good idea to take in a boarder or two sometimes it's definitely not worth the headache. That's just our experience there might be nicer people where you live.
Lovely snippets at that! I too am covering several months in one post!
Thanks for the kind words!! As far as boarding rest assured it's not happening for us anytime soon, if at all. We felt it was in our better interest to set the barn up for the possibility of expansion, during construction while the cost was extremely low (basically the cost of barn windows, which are nice to have anyways). If nothing else, it's a selling point. The reality is we won't live forever. Our hope is one of our kids would want our homestead after we are gone, but who knows. They all have their own lives and dreams.
I think in general, people are more or less the same everywhere. Along with reasons mentioned (things I've seen happen at places here too) the biggest problem in this area for boarding barns is finding good help. Of course that is every industry. I always wonder where the displaced horses go, many bounce around and end up in dreadful situations.
I am glad I am not the only one MIA. I do miss the interaction on here, and think of you guys even when not actively posting.
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