The weather seems to be cooperating and things are drying up. Tomorrow I am going to start to brush hog around the farm hopefully for the last time this year. The weeds are growing high along the fence line and I am afraid the horses will start breaking the fence to try to get to the grass. I also need to replace one more rotten post. Then we should be all set for winter, at least where fences are concerned. I also plan to start working with the weanlings to get them longing well before the winter comes. I am not sure who I will start with. If it dries out I will work them outside in the round pen, if it is not dry enough I will need to use the longe line which will be a little harder. I really want to get a couple more round pen panels for the arena so I can longe in there when I need to. If things are going well I might even have time to take Cash for a spin.

The mosquitoes are out in full force everywhere. I had to use our official buddy bash bug spray. It seemed to work pretty good for me, I am sure the horses would love a little too. I put Roxy and Spice in the mare barn a couple nights so that the bugs wouldn't be so bad for them.

This week I hope to get some new pictures of the foals.  The weather should be nice and they have really grown up a lot since the last photos we took. First they will need all the mud off of them. I think I will take the pictures in Cash's pasture as the grass is still pretty good there. Stay tuned.

I fixed the cow shelter the other day so it is ready for winter.  Hard to imagine when it was 90 degrees out.  I also replaced another rotten fence post by Erika's horses.  The hay was baled and I brought five wagons of hay over to Kate and Chris' farm so they could unload it efficiently.  We ran out of daylight so we got on the phone and was luckily able to get a big square baler going to form up the last 21 big square bales so it doesn't get rained on tomorrow.  Then I worked in the dark on the tractor (with all the mosquitoes, yuck!) to move those huge bales into the arena and other areas of the barns.  Each one weighs about 600 to 700 pounds. Boy, am I beat!

Thanks for watching.

S/B