With apologies to Willie Nelson:
At the barn again
I just can't wait to get to the barn again
The life I love is giving carrots to my friends
And I can't wait to get back to the barn again!
Guess who's in charge of the barn this week??
Why, yes, it's me! And I am loving every moment of the daily horse and barn check!
I'm getting to know Eazy much better - he really wants to be around people. What a change from the shy, range-raised young horse who arrived from Texas last fall!
It's been good to spend time with Hokey, too. He is slowing down and spends a lot of time sleeping in the old barn. It's been wonderful to see him out so much and enjoying false Fall's lovely weather.
I even braved the pasture with my walker. It was quite an adventure - my rollator is not very good for off roading, LOL. I knew I would not make it all the way out to Abby's grave, but I did make it halfway there.
To my surprise, the tree that Abby and Two Socks died underneath is gone.
(This photo of Hokey was taken shortly after the mares died.)
A friend asked me if it upset me that the tree was gone since it was so connected to Abby, but I am not sad at all. The pasture looks so much better with those small trees gone. (Besides, I had picked up a piece of wood blown off the tree by the lightning strike and have it tucked away.)
Another change I noticed was the location where Tim is storing the round bales of hay for winter - up by the old barn instead of way out at the western edge of the property.
My guess is he will be feeding the horses there by the barn, and that will make it much easier for Hokey this winter. No more slogging back and forth to the back pasture any more!
Another bonus? The horses will be far more accessible to me when I visit this winter. It will still be a challenge, especially if there is snow or ice on the ground, but not an impossible one.
And I can't wait to get back to the barn again!
