Category Archives: Barn Life
Compost Pile
New Togs
Since she no longer experiences bad weather, Mathilda has a new stable blanket instead of her old turn-out(s). It is deliberately sized small to cut down on the material around her feet as she clambers up. Those Rambo blankets are portable tents. I’d take a picture of her modeling it, but we know how thatContinue reading “New Togs”
Roadside Attraction
Foto Friday: Carrot’s Eye View
The Sunday Stills challenge for this week is “Fruits and Vegetables.” At our barn, f&v means one thing: carrots, carrots, and more carrots. I have prior carrot pics (including gratuitous kitten with carrots) but elected to stay with the spirit of the thing and take new. Further carrot commentary.
Playing with Poop
Does anyone else score themselves when picking up manure piles? A strike for getting it all in one go. A spare for needing two passes. Then there is the tactical question of scooping conservatively or trying for a strike but being left with the 7-10 split. I have a 10-tine, metal manure fork, which isContinue reading “Playing with Poop”
Foto Friday: Sun Over the Roofline
The Sunday Stills for this week was “Sunrises/Sunsets…. With a Building.” A tricky shot since my barn is too ugly for public consumption. It is a cheap tin building that has become old & decrepit without becoming scenically so. The horse areas have been remodeled and are safe. The rest is better out of sight.Continue reading “Foto Friday: Sun Over the Roofline”
Virtual Brush Box 