Scenes From The House And Farm

We arrived back at the farm early on Sunday afternoon and all looked well:

I've collected the weekend's farm photos into one post, so they represent more than one day. The dogs are always happy to be out in their backyard run:

Wally, who had such a grand time on Sunday morning, appeared to have had a stroke (or something) on Monday morning. But he rallied and appeared to be making a comeback. Nevertheless, knowing his old age and declining vigor, I wanted a couple of photos of him to celebrate what would turn out to be his last trip up to the farm. I called him outside and snapped this photo while Madeline stood in the background:

I took a walking tour of the yard. The apple trees didn't appear to be very active yet:

Until, that is, I looked more closely:

The pear tree was coming to life as well:

The daffodils were in bloom, the birds were singing and the world looked like a glorious place:

I used my new water hydrant to water the newly planted fruit tree saplings:

And then fired up the new riding mower and got to work on the lawn before it turned into a hay field:

The dogs were happy in their yard as long as they could see me:

And they were happy in bed - except, of course, for Winky and Seamus who slept on the floor:

The weather was nothing short of glorious and I decided to do something fun to celebrate springtime. But I'll post more about that tomorrow:

Fence Walk

We arrived at the farm and I unpacked the car, turned on the water supply and got Winky and Wally comfortable in the apartment. Then I began a fence walk with the younger dogs to view the new fence and water system. This upturned stock tank used to be the goldfish pond outside my back door. Now, at least if it doesn't leak, it'll water cattle. Clover and Daphne thought it smelled funky:

Inside the barn I found a frost-proof hydrant with which to water livestock all year long:

And outside the barn, between the walk-gate and the equipment-gate, was another frost-proof hydrant. I turned it on and it gushed water at an amazing volume:

The electricity was off, so we all set out across the south hay field to have a look:

I wanted to see the fencing, but for the dogs this was just another fun outing:

We walked along the tree line which was also the fence line:

There are two gates in the middle of the south field so that I can rotate pastures:

And all corners have extra sturdy braces. These fences should outlive me:

And the three "Silly Sisters" ran full speed here, there and everywhere. I'm not looking forward to the first time one of them touches a hot wire, but I suppose that day will have to come:

And then we all high-tailed it down the fence line toward home:

Big sky country indeed:

Back to the barn and house, time to settle in for the night and get comfy: