Second Weekend in February - Wrap-up

Friday evening the wind was howling, and the wind chill made it horrible for the boys. I brought them in at 7 to feed and didn't let them out until the morning.

I went out later in the night, around 9:30, to clean stalls and replenish water. Skip notoriously goes through water. While freshening up KC's stall I hear Skip urinating in his stall. Sounds like a gusher. This is actually a good thing!

I finish up with KC's stall and move on to Skip's. I pick up the wet spots and the manure, generously replenish the sawdust. While back in KC's stall for a little snuggle I see Skip drop and roll. He didn't make it all the way over, but he managed to get shavings in his mane and tail. He really does enjoy a clean stall!

The wind had diminished slightly on Saturday morning, but they went willingly out. Later in the day it did die down, but we were busy doing this and that.

Caught up on laundry, he steam-cleaned ALL the carpets, and continued with his dry-wall project. He even painted one wall with primer.

Sunday we went over to the old house. There has been a Blue Heron sighting and some of our Koi are gone. I strung fishing line in a grid pattern, about 2 feet apart, to negate this large fishing bird. Because this pond is spring fed, it never freezes. When other ponds freeze, birds come to the pond. Come on Spring Thaw!!