Merlin Gone

 I drove the golf cart over early this morning to check on the foals and they were exactly where they were supposed to be. They were grained as was Valiant. Ruth arrived and actually beat me to the meeting place. Diane had a funeral, she is on the funeral committee and has been very busy this year. Joan is still gone but due home tonight. After breakfast Mark and I started moving the campers over and storing them in the indoor. Before putting the first one inside I moved the tractor outside, but I was wearing a skirt. Jumping off the tractor the skirt got caught on the clutch, flipped me and I landed on my back, so hard it knocked the breath out of me. I had to lay there for a few minutes before getting back up. Mark was wondering what was taking me so long. Just Monday at the doctor I was asked if I had fallen and I could say no. Hopefully they won't ask me that tomorrow morning.

They were pleased with the video and said they would come at 10:00 am Saturday. When I got back to the house I spent some time downloading the pictures and videos Sarah sent. I was too busy earlier to even look at them before today. The pictures below were taken on Saturday when Sarah and Nolan came to help Mark fix fences.

Below is Zion in her Halloween costume with her paint pony and hunting bow.

I remember as a 16 year old galloping Twinkle bareback through the woods with my bow. We didn't have TV so we read a lot, dad was always reading Westerns and when he finished I would be next in line. I could pretend with the best and knew I'd be a great hunter. I'm laughing at myself because I really was 16 years old and still pretending. On Sunday Sarah let Israel and Zion go on a trail ride.

Of course when done they had to pose for pictures.

At 4:00 pm the lady coming to pick up Merlin let me know she was close. Of course it was raining so Merlin was taken out of the paddock and put in a stall to dry off a bit. They arrived by 4:15 pm and backed the trailer into the indoor for loading. Merlin was such a good boy, he walked right into the trailer then stood while we got a couple of trailer ties hooked together so he could be tied but still travel in comfort. I didn't think to take any pictures of him as he left. Below are a couple taken a few weeks ago. He really is adorable and his new owner is very pleased.

They paid the balance in cash and I don't like to keep cash in the house so as soon as I got back to the house took the car to the bank in Hanna City and deposited it. Mark had been working on the old golf cart in the back of the stall barn and he got back before I did from the bank but figured out right away where I had been. He said he heard us loading and the truck leaving. We didn't get a lot of rain, it was just drizzling all day but that sure made this gray day feel really cold. I think our high for the day was 52 degrees.  Time to pull out the electric blanket. Oh wait we don't have one of those. Mark thought I should buy one but I spent the money I was saving for that on 3 metal manure forks today and they are supposed to arrive by Saturday. Much more practical and much more needed. Maybe next month for the electric blanket.