tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post8771479862975997611..comments2024-02-29T09:31:25.294-05:00Comments on camera-obscura: making peace with the mushbilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-8761537898521040192008-12-19T21:33:00.000-05:002008-12-19T21:33:00.000-05:00Lisa, thank goodness the wind did dry things out a...Lisa, thank goodness the wind did dry things out a bit today. If the forecast for tomorrow is on target, we should get at least half a day more of some sun and slight wind before the chance of rain returns.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-4445799324006456272008-12-19T20:29:00.000-05:002008-12-19T20:29:00.000-05:00Billie, I so loved how you painted such a beautifu...Billie, I so loved how you painted such a beautiful picture, using your descriptive words, to tell about all the equines and how they spent their day together. If I had not know they were horses and donekys, I'd ahve thought you were discussing a human family. Their personalities are so tangible, it's uncanny.<BR/>Thank you for sharing our stories. I so enjoy reading about your animals and family when I visit your blog.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I know just what you mean about the mush and muck. We rarely ever get mushy mud up here. NOt even when it rains, because the rain soaks in so fast. But the snow is so heavy and melts so slow while just sitting there softening the earth. I don't like it and I especially don't like slipping around in it, or watching my horse's feet become slippery either.<BR/>Today I almost lost my boot in the muck! yuk.<BR/><BR/>~Lisa<BR/>New MexicoLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-86714486033174562192008-12-19T11:26:00.000-05:002008-12-19T11:26:00.000-05:00It was funny how alert he was without his two "fla...It was funny how alert he was without his two "flank men" in the front field. When he has them, they do a lot of his work for him. :)billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-17596250650544589742008-12-19T11:17:00.000-05:002008-12-19T11:17:00.000-05:00oh the dreaded mush! i feel your frustration :-\ ...oh the dreaded mush! i feel your frustration :-\ i've been battling it too, and i'll try just about anything to get rid of it. maybe i'll look into the grids...<BR/><BR/>i love watching them interact in turnout. it's so sweet how keil bay keeps his little herd together so salina doesn't have to follow them. my big chestnut is like that, and if he can't keep the herd together, he'll stay with the lone horse while the others go off. kinda like the buddy system :-)jmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295140724737185132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-45859699022681047552008-12-18T15:52:00.000-05:002008-12-18T15:52:00.000-05:00OH THOSE CUPS! I go out and trample them flat and ...OH THOSE CUPS! I go out and trample them flat and rake them in an effort to keep the biggest ones to a minimum. They trap water and the areas take forever to dry out.<BR/><BR/>I keep meaning to try this and see if it works in the high muck areas, usually the gateways. There are screens made of ... rubber? I'm not sure exactly, but they have some give to them. You put down a layer of screenings or gravel, then put the screen on top, then cover it with screenings. It supposedly makes those areas much less mucky. <BR/><BR/>There are so many projects I want to do. Need more money AND more time. :)billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-36349679700632252122008-12-18T15:41:00.000-05:002008-12-18T15:41:00.000-05:00I think it was really nice of the big Bay to herd ...I think it was really nice of the big Bay to herd the donkeys back and give Salina a well needed break from her mothering duties. Recently it has been very mucky here too, with all the rain, my daughter almost lost her boot completely in it. Then it freezes into those cups made by hooves and it's impossible to walk, even the horses have trouble. We're expecting snow tomorrow and I don't mind if it gets rid of the mud.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.com