Enough hair taken off to clothe an entire second horse. Titan, feeling 20 degrees cooler!
Chance, about to get his yak legs trimmed.
The last tuft on his rump...
Remind you of anyone?
What about this visitor to my porch, know who she is?
A Polyphemus moth. 5" wingspan.
Delightful surprise for one to swoop in for a hug!
With warmer climes come blooms.
Well, it's hard to get a reaction out of Pete. Unless he sees me stocking up the storm shelter and making emergency weather preparations. Then he gets worried.
And we had plenty to worry about on Monday and Wednesday.
Especially today, Wednesday.
The governor of Alabama declared a state of emergency ahead of the storms. A first for me in the 27 years I've been here. Does have the effect of raising one's blood pressure.
So does seeing magenta on the radar. By 4 AM, I had the horses safely in the barn.
Fasten your seat belts, we're about to hit some turbulence.
There's a price to pay for an early Summer...
Is this the end, or the calm before the next storm?
In truth, we fared well. Our deflective shields held firm over the farm, while the storms were felt around us.
Leaving us to work on projects in the workshop, instead of staring at each other by flashlight in a tiny storm shelter.
When severe weather skips your backyard and you get to go home to a house that's till there, that has electricity, that doesn't have trees thrown over it...you have reason to be extra thankful.
Another reason to celebrate: the barn sparrows came back today.
Our natural fly control program!
It's the same four adults as last year. Welcome home, now get to work!
Addendum: celebrations cut short... 10 PM local time here in Seale and a new tornado watch issued. A line of strong storms popped out of nowhere.
We're making a run for the barn again! C'mon dogs, grab your helmets and git in the car! Hang on horses, here we come.
