Mongolian Horse bow ~

Finally was able to restring my Mongolian Horse bow.
Was a bit of a challenge but I refuse to give up my Archery. 
I have to use a lighter bow and instead of shooting a

 100 yards, I now shoot 20 yards.
Will keep doing it no matter what.



This is the  all weather outside target my DH built for me,
so I do not have to set it up every day.

Icelandic Horse Dream ~

I sooo want to do this and have another Icelandic horse.

 
Iceland by Horseback from Archerfish Productions on Vimeo.

Live ~

Storm Clouds ~

Finally got around to getting these photos off my camera. One of the Storms last month, yes, there was a little bit of rotation, there but thankfully nothing came of it.

Almost looked like a huge blanket being pulled over the sky.

Humidity level was really high, hard to keep the lens from fogging up. Wasn't willing to stay out there for the lens to adjust.

Finally able to Mow~

Finally cooled off enough I could work on mowing some of the pastures and just around the house.  

Main sheep/goat aka used to be Icelandic horse pasture, 

grass was a good 2'+ tall in areas.

iphone doesn't take the best photos when on the tractor 

because it shakes so much. 

Really need to go out there with my better camera.

Last two hair sheep and two wether goats in this pasture.

To much grass for them to keep up with.

Baffle the Squirrel ~

 Squirrel Baffle 1 -  Teenage boy Squirrel 0.  

Surprised he finally managed to hang onto the other feeder. Most of the time, he just falls off the tree limb.

Humidity is so thick, it is hanging onto the 

outside of the windows.

How to Mow in Virginia~

 How to Mow in Virginia, the ultimate in Bug protection.

June bug bruises, be gone !

or....

It isn't easy being green.... LOL...

Being silly...

Green car, green motorcycle, green riding mower, 

green tractor....

I sense..... DH likes green. LOL

Indian Fantail Squeaker ~

 Haven't been able to go out and check on my Indian Fantails, DH has been taking care of them for me.

One day he comes in and says, he thinks there is a baby.

First time Theo and Astra only produced one offspring. 

Sadly I did not know about the squab soon enough to get it banded, which is needed if I want to show.

Not that, that has happened yet, though fingers crossed.

Not the best photos.

Garden Photos~

 Even though Maggie passed on last Feb, I still call the shed to the right, "Maggie's Shed".

The Birch Tree I planted nearly 3 years ago, is doing very well. Can barely see her shed any more.

The small bright green thing in the middle of the photo, is the Ginkgo tree my DH bought and planted for me last Autumn.
Very glad it survived the winter.

Also 3 years ago, I bought a couple of PawPaw Trees, DS planted those for me.
One died and the one above I really had to Baby a lot.
 They are very hard to get started.

So last summer, I bought a replacement. 

Was not able to baby it like I did the one above but learned from the previous ones and planted it 

where it gets afternoon shade.

And its still alive!

Find the teenage Squirrel.  

There are 3 of them and they are a lot of fun to watch.

Nari likes to sit there watching them too.

Butterflies ~

Last month DH took me to see the Butterflies.

Was not going to let anything stop me from going.
Had to use the wee Wheelchair and Ice Vest of course 

but I really enjoyed my time out.

Nari and her Teeth ~

Poor Nari had to have 5 teeth out yesterday.

All but one looked totally normal on top but the Xray

 showed another story. 

Spendy  $$$$$    but she should start to feel

 much better soon.

Was told Maine coons and Coon crosses, tend to have 

teeth issues like this.

The Tractor and the Dandelion ~

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. 

The Tractor has been sitting so long, 

Dandelions are 

growing in the grill. 

Motorcycle Morning ~

DH enjoying the morning working on his Motorcycle.

Nari and the Catnip ~

Photos were just taken with the phone yesterday.

She wouldn't touch it until I put it in the planter with the Japanese Maple.

  You can see Nari is very carefully licking the stem of the Catnip, in the  photo below.
LOL

Found it curious, she was not interested in the leaves.

Think she is happy.

Different ~

New Cat Vet ~

 Kirstin, Thank you so much for telling me about that Vet!!

He is a riot and willing to work with me. 

Is really nice being treated as an knowledgeable 

human being.

He was surprised I could brush Nari's teeth. Am not perfect with it but she will let me do it, as long as I pet her and spend time with her after.

Told him about Nari's teeth needing to be done and I thought they were really bad. 

Gave me pain meds for her until he can do her teeth.

Said Nari is reabsorbing her some of her teeth but it is no where as bad as he thought it would be.

Is a bit of a haul to get there but worth it. Once I get Nari done, will have him do Mia's teeth and check Rose over to make sure.

And an extra bonus, they are open Sat, so if one of the cats need to go to the Vet and so DH can take them ! 

More Plants~

This gave me a good laugh....

My friends and family know the struggle is real..

LOL

Tiny goat's vaccine done~

Managed to get the tiny female goats their yearly 

CD&T and de-wormed and bug sprayed. 

Good thing they are easy to handle.

Gave them some sweet feed after.

Pretty much kicked my backside but I am glad I got 
them done.

The 2oolb halter trained sheep will have to wait for 
another day. 

Peonies and what nots ~

DH moved the Peonies from their winter spot. 

Moved the two Rose bushes that were bought on sale last Autumn out of the garage where they were during the 

cold months.
Most likely put the Roses in Pots too.

 The Tiny Daffodils are blooming. 

Many Honey Bees around the Peach flowers. I do not think this one was too impressed by me beeing around. ;O) 

This is what my lawn looks like right now. I dislike using chemicals and I think it is better for the environment.

Finally figured out what these super small flowers are. 

Field Pansy's - Viola rafinesquii Greene .

They are also safe for the Baby Tortoise to eat.