El es Mio!

I haven't had a horse who nickers when he sees me and leaves the herd at a trot to join me since my black horse, Star, died. I think I must have known when the deal went through that this horse was going to be special to me. I walked around saying 'He's mine!' so many times that I named him that. His first owner must have been a good horse person who created a strong bond with Mio, otherwise it would have taken much longer for him to come to this place of choosing to be with me over his herd.

I've been a little off today, headache, body pain etc and I just now noticed that the barometric pressure is going up. After being pitiful and hanging out in the recliner most of the morning, I got myself together, took some drugs and headed out to do some chores like replacing the batteries in the fence chargers. Mio joyfully joined me and followed me from place to place to see what I was doing. When we got over to the water trough, I 'drank' with him and about then Corazon and Llego showed up so we all drank together in a moment of bonding. I know, the water is green. We've been having an algae bloom and I'm slowly getting it under control. I can almost see the fish in there now!

Mike has been working to desensitize Llego to plastic bags and similar noise making items. Llego headed back to the gate with me, walking beside me with his nose touching the grocery bag filled with dead batteries. He just knew there would be a treat in it for him!

Mike has been working under the deck clearing out sand that has accumulated under there from runoff. This is step one in getting ready to pour the concrete foundations for putting in flooring and generally finishing things off under there. Willie was convinced Mike was digging out that nice, damp, cool space just for him.

'You wouldn't really shovel me up, would you?'

'I guess you would.'

'Sigh...the things I have to put up with.'

Temporary kitty abatement plan. I'm covering the pool with netting at night plus the scat mat is armed and in front of it.

Not the greatest photos yet, but this is the plainer of the two shubunkins. The bright orange feisty one is still hiding out.

Our cute little busy body fantail.

Now doesn't this make you think of hot summers as a kid, raiding your grandmother's garden for ripe tomatoes warm from the sun? Soak it up and let the joy come in!