Broken Manure Spreader

We didn't have rain for the early hours so Mark decided to keep spreading manure except there was hay stuck in the manure which jammed it up. He took it apart and will have to order a pretty expensive part to get it fixed. Meanwhile the loader is full and is now parked in the indoor arena. UGH double UGH.
The 2 little girls staying with their parents in the apartment were first out to meet the horses.

When they walked right by Daria, she stuck her head way out for attention. 

And it worked Daria and Lyra both got the attention they were hoping for. 

 They next met Isla and learned how to give her grass off of their hands. 

Their big sister came out to meet the horses too.

 Karin, Magda and Kayla and Studly had taken Ayanna, Hadassah and Jenis out on the trails.

 They stopped to let her pet Jenis.

 They made their way back up to the barn.

 We stayed back to give Valiant some attention.

 Emma came running up too for attention. 

 Joan took down a dead tree to use for firewood and it dropped across the barn drive. 

 Joan and Heather were busy cutting it up for firewood for their wood burners.  It is amazing how much wood it takes to heat the homes around here and how much wood is available. Always just enough!

Mark and I worked on the manure spreader until it started raining. He moved it indoors and just parked it.  The rain started by 11:00 am and it is still raining at 8:30. At 5:00 pm we picked up mom and drove to the fellowship hall for the Skyline Benefit. That place was packed. As we were getting lots of rain all the farmers from Peoria, Princeville and Bradford couldn't be out in the fields and came for the food, fellowship, and both silent and live auction fun. We spent our wad and left while the live auction was still going on.