This past weekend I got to spend some time taking in the great smells of the barn, while watching & learning the finer points about the sport of barrel racing. It was an excellent way to spend my weekend getting to know some new things, & getting to know some new people. The weather could have been a bit warmer for my liking, but I suppose a person can't have everything. All round my time spent out at Sabre Quarter Horse Ranch was a great time. I enjoyed the time I got to spend with Gunner, the handsome man you see up there on the right, with him rubbing up against my leg looking for pets. Learning the finer points of the ground work that goes into preparing barrel horses for the work they do in arena was very interesting. I came out learning a lot of the weekend, and I will for sure be out for many more days like this one. After my time spent at the barn I had to do a bit of exploring of the Qu'Appelle Valley hills. With the snow on the south facing hills decreasing I can only hope that this means spring is coming in slowly. While out I found another sign of spring... the Geese are back for another season. Spring must be getting closer! I am so lucky to live so close to such a beautiful landscape, & get to watch as spring blows in more on each breeze. While out on the landscape I also got to enjoy watching some deer explore some sunset dinner. I was very happy to see their numbers, since this past winter was very cold & hard on them. It is a tough question to answer how many are truly out on the landscape after this tough winter, but as I see these guys in the spring I can only hope it wasn't as tough on them as it seemed. Each day brings us closer to spring here in Saskatchewan, & with each setting sun a part of me gets more excited to see the spring mud that is coming. I can't wait to wake up to mud & rain, and seeding season. Hopefully, soon the wind will blow as warm as the sky looks as the sun sets each day.
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Well February, as much as I was inspired in January, was a very frozen month. My creativity, and personal life, was as frozen as the outdoors. My February was spent in a state that can share a great resemblance to the emotion shown on my beautiful kitty's face above. Oh well, it gave me the time I needed to make the major upgrades I did on this website. So, like they say, every cloud has a silver lining. March blew in nicely, and brought warm weather with it... along with a very good promise of a coming spring. I took advantage of this beautiful weather by heading out to the farm. It was a great day had at one of my favorite places. My furry partner in crime was out exploring with me all day at the farm. The snow was deep for both of us, but the weather good so we were still in good spirits. The farm looked amazing dressed in the snow with the warming sun. I took in the full view as much as I could that day and spent a lot of time planning up the upcoming spring & summer to-do lists. Doesn't seem to matter the size of the operation, there always seems to be something that needs to be done on the farm. I can't wait for it though in all utter honesty. I can't wait to get out and get my hands dirty and to spend time out there with family & furry critters. Each day the sun feels warmer, I find a bit more mud every time I take walk down the dirt roads out of town, and I can only hope that means the beginning of spring is really here. I can't wait for things to come into bloom, and I can't wait to get my hands dirty in the garden. Here's to spring that is slowly creeping its way through this land of snow & ice. |
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