Another Day on the Farm

We were up and going early this morning as the farrier was coming to trim all the miniature horses and donkeys' hoofs. Sister Sherry had kept them in the corral last night. Our task this morning was to collect nine halters and lead ropes and catch the critters and tie them to the fence for BJ, the farrier.


This big boy is Cougar. He was the supervisor for the whole operation.

As we were getting things organized, we heard a bunch of peeping and spotted four little newly hatched chicks. They were trying to follow their mother back into the hen house, but were too little to jump up over the door jamb. Sherry picked them all up to put them back where they belonged...

In the meantime, BJ was working his way through seven miniature horse and two miniature donkeys. I'll bet his back was sore tonight!

I think I must have made a half dozen trips from one side of the farmstead to the other this morning. I know I was more than ready to curl up with a mystery this afternoon and take a nap! Tonight we enjoyed one of Sister Sherry's wonderful asparagus quiches. It really tasted good using some of the Montana Mennonite bacon from last year's Mennonite Country Auction.