Lots of Rain

 Mark got up around 3:30 am and started the coffee so when I got up it was already starting to cool. I'm thankful for the microwave. I got a few pictures from the weekend that I want to share. I was thankful Berlica was willing to take the guests out on trail rides.

We were expecting big storms starting at 8:00 am which meant at 7:55 Tessa and her filly were brought into the barn. We got rain, lots of rain, some thunder and not a lot of wind. The terrible predicted storm went around us. We are SURE it was because David S put his truck in the barn. He is 4 for 4. We have had hail predicted 4 times this spring, hail fell all over but not here. As long as his truck is in the indoor arena the hail has missed us. Mark worked at mom's scrubbing carpet and chairs. 

I went to work on cleaning and scrubbing the kitchen cupboards and drawers. 

At 10:15 am a couple of men arrived from 4 hours away to pick up the breeding equipment. That is now sold. They were quarter horse breeders and trainers. They were thrilled to get it and I was thrilled to get it out of the tack room. 

I forgot to give them the cardboard box filled with other supplies so that will go in the dumpster if there is room as the guys from Iowa don't want to drive back for it. Around 2:30 pm the rain stopped. We had 2 inches in the rain gauge then. Tessa and her filly were taken to the outdoor arena to graze and I went in to clean the stall. I had just finished up when the rain started back up with a downpour. I walked over to the golf cart, hesitated then drove that out to the arena. Do I bring them back in or not?

Tessa was fine and glad to be grazing. The filly was not shivering at all so they were left out. This rain didn't last that long only giving us about a 10th of an inch before it slowed down.

After this second shower quit, Tessa was teased. She is in her foal heat but I can't use the second breeding stand (Valiant's) as she has a foal by her side. The other mare in season right now was Star Temple. She was brought out put in the breeding shed paddock with her filly then taken out of the paddock and tied to the breeding stand. Even before I got the stallion out she threw herself backward and broke her halter. I forgot this mare does not stand tied and will have to wait for Mike and Diane to come back to get her covered.  By this time is was almost time to get ready for church so she and her filly were left in the breeding shed paddock. There is plenty of hay and water there. She wasn't happy, she wanted to be out in the big field with Rosaleigh, but too bad I didn't have a halter on hand and didn't want to go back to the barn to get one. We arrived at the church parking lot just a few minutes before Joan's car. Berlica was driving tonight. She just got her permit. Gregg Rumbold had the message tonight on fellowship. Well that was really only a small part but I don't want to spoil the it for you if you want to watch it yourself. You can be clicking HERE. After church we went to Culvers for a late supper and were joined by David and Stephanie's family plus some others.

We left after 9:00 pm and it was still light outside. The picture below was taken just before turning on to Hanna City Glasford Rd.

We ended up with almost 2.5 inches of rain today!