October Morning, After Glorious Rain

 

We’ve had a very dry autumn and so this morning’s unexpected rain was such a gift!  How fresh and moist it was as we went about morning chores.  I’m thinking the horses found it a nice sensory experience, too.

It is also the time of year for punk hairstyles, thanks to the Greater Burdock ingenious method of seed dispersal.  Believe it or not, last week I had all the boys tresses free from burrs - that only lasted a day!  So there are many more de-burring sessions for us this autumn and winter.

For a more dedicated ode to burdock season, I’ll post a link to one of my archived entries:

http://ravenseyrie.blogspot.com/2011/02/equus-ferus-ibericus-and-arctium-lappa.html

A September Morning at Ravenseyrie

 

A little movie to share how marvellous and magical it feels to live here!  The magical morning was so full of gentle delights!

https://youtu.be/c8naqkrTl2w?si=EHAh7dg0e2JUBi06

Summertime

Fidalgo

 

Off island forest fires bring us hazy skies and smokey air at times this summer and though things are dry, for us at Ravenseyrie, conditions are not as dry as other years have been.  We’ve been fortunate to get in on a few rains that have kept the landscape from withering and our well from going dry.

The horses are doing great, both here on the home range and the mares down on the Twinravens range.  

There is a great rhythm to the way seasons come and go and the wild ones flow with it effortlessly.

Sandhill Crane family

Altamiro

Whitetail Doe

Legado and Ousado

Altamiro aka Big Daddy

Snoozy Snowshoe Hare

Lady’s Slipper

Ground Hogs (Florence and two of her kits)