A Mountain Day
We accepted a dinner invitation and a Frisbee Golf Challenge on Father's Day from our friends, G and L, who live in the mountains. (The teenagers, M and F, were toddlers when our daughters baby sat.)
Before dinner we hiked around in the old growth, looking for a log that we might use in one of our flower beds. Big Boy, their beautiful Belgian Draft Horse, and Sam, the fuzzy little donkey, acted like dogs and followed us along the path. Look at him just chasing me down the path!!! I seemed to always be last in line and never quite fast enough for Big Boy. He would nudge my shoulder with his nose to remind me to get a move on it. He also wanted to chew on my straw hat.
The hubby finally found the piece of wood he wanted and the men returned to the house for the chain saw and tractor. We ladies sat on the log and chatted with the company of Big Boy and Sam.
The big horse walked a short distance away, stretched out in a comfy position, and began to pee; and pee, and pee, and pee. I finally grabbed my camera and snapped a photo because I was dutifully impressed.
My friend said, "Oh, he is just showing off!"
The donkey walked up and started sniffing the frothy bubbles on the ground.
"Whaaaaaa?" I laughed. "I suppose he's going to show off, too?" Sure enough. Sam straddled the same spot just vacated by Big Boy and proceeded to add his donkeys worth.
I know nothing about equine, so maybe that is just all in a days work.
L and G have a hot tub hand built from a kit that is heated by an attached wood burner. A pool will be installed this week and warmed from the same source. The trampoline sits back in the trees with other native flora.
I'm sure I would fall in the nettles.
We ate dinner on the log picnic table.
I watched
the birds while sitting on the
bench next to the clothesline.
And this is Dee-Oh'-Gee preparing to give me a Terrier kiss.
Mmmmmmmmwaaaah!
I want to live in the mountains!
Before dinner we hiked around in the old growth, looking for a log that we might use in one of our flower beds. Big Boy, their beautiful Belgian Draft Horse, and Sam, the fuzzy little donkey, acted like dogs and followed us along the path. Look at him just chasing me down the path!!! I seemed to always be last in line and never quite fast enough for Big Boy. He would nudge my shoulder with his nose to remind me to get a move on it. He also wanted to chew on my straw hat.
The hubby finally found the piece of wood he wanted and the men returned to the house for the chain saw and tractor. We ladies sat on the log and chatted with the company of Big Boy and Sam.The big horse walked a short distance away, stretched out in a comfy position, and began to pee; and pee, and pee, and pee. I finally grabbed my camera and snapped a photo because I was dutifully impressed.
My friend said, "Oh, he is just showing off!"
The donkey walked up and started sniffing the frothy bubbles on the ground.
"Whaaaaaa?" I laughed. "I suppose he's going to show off, too?" Sure enough. Sam straddled the same spot just vacated by Big Boy and proceeded to add his donkeys worth.
I know nothing about equine, so maybe that is just all in a days work.
L and G have a hot tub hand built from a kit that is heated by an attached wood burner. A pool will be installed this week and warmed from the same source. The trampoline sits back in the trees with other native flora.
I'm sure I would fall in the nettles.We ate dinner on the log picnic table.
I watched
the birds while sitting on the
bench next to the clothesline.
And this is Dee-Oh'-Gee preparing to give me a Terrier kiss.
Mmmmmmmmwaaaah!
I want to live in the mountains!
Comments
Great pics and glad you had a wonderful time.
BTW...be sure to just 'repost' your shelves so you can join us for Fun Monday June 25...it won't be the same without you.
xo
You spent a perfect day!! the scenary is beautiful.
I like the ideas for the woodburner.
Like Karmyn, I wondered about ticks. They are a big problem here this summer.
awesome pics and so fun;)
Funny story about the equine behaving like Dee oh gee's. Great name for a dog. Is that his real name? Or did you just think of that out of the blue?
Hugs,
Sue