An Unexpected Gift

 This was a surprise announcement! Why am I so excited? Besides the obvious convenience of not having to change clocks backwards or forwards by an hour ever again, this means an extra hour of afternoon daylight on those dark winter days. No more 4:15pm darkness - our shortest winter day will be 5:15 sunset - meaning for me, I will have time in the daylight after work every day of the year for hiking, running.... RIDING! I'll happily do morning feedings in the dark for an extra month or two for that tradeoff :)

Bonus pictures of ponies in the moonlight this week

Full moon Sophie (actually very sweet, does not seem affected ;)

Feels Like Spring

 Here I am again, where it feels like I don't have much to say besides the standard small talk about the weather. The normal rhythms of horse keeping at home continue on. 

Mow that yard

Weekends of filling the barn with hay, farrier appointments, pony grooming, fence and yard maintenance, and of course the never ending paddock picking and muck heap spreading.

On a nice sunny (spring like, even) winter day, the horses running and loving life, me picking away at chores, truly I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be or anything else I'd rather be doing. 

Winter hibernation mode is slowly receding, it's even still been a little bit light outside a few times this past week when I've fed dinner. I'm still working a lot of extra hours, but outdoor time is calling my name more and more and it feels like spring is on it's way.

Happy muddy creature. The other two are equally filthy, but being paddock dirt colored naturally lets me trick you into thinking I groomed them prior to photos. No such luck with Sophie.

So, a quick check in. We're here, we're happy, we're all just a bit content and boring. We're commencing End of Winter Motivational Boost now :)