Take that Friendly Female Farmer.....said bitchy Mother Nature!

So 9 days ago I was writing about the rain and how it was "like a total drag" and stuff...right...right...and you were all with me, or at least the 3 people that read the blog were.....
and As I sit on the couch, in front of the fan...in a giant hothouse farmhouse type place with a really hot computer on my lap...I just have to think to myself.....self you brought this all on yourself.  This heat is wonderful, when you are independently wealthy and can lay by the pool while the cabana boy brings you mixed cocktails...AAaaahhhh, wouldn't that be nice.  Instead, I work and after I  go and float around on my noodle down at the local pond, Its an amazing way to cool off.  With this weather the only way to cool yourself is be immersed up to your neck in cool water, or in the AC somewhere.  I did get a laundry list of things done, before the extreme heat hit full on....
My brain is a little fried from the heat, the animals are uncomfortable...it just sucks...I know I am asking for a lot but can't we just get a little in betweeny type weather....Oh and get rid of the damned horse fly's...
Thanks so much Mother Nature...your the shit!  LOve ya!!!

Please Note, I only call Mother Nature names out of heat frustration and sarcasm, I wouldn't want her to get the wrong impression.

LOve ya'll, thanks for hanging in..

the friendly female farmer....

Sick and Tired...OF THE RAIN!

Who doesn't function better on sunshine instead of rain.  All I want to do is nap and eat baked goods.  The lawn needs to be mowed and fencing needs fixing, yet i'm stuck inside with a to do list that keeps getting longer and longer.  This weather is starting to freak me out a little bit.  Mother Nature has been a royal bitch lately and I'm not afraid to say it.  I don't remember weather being like this when I was a kid, summers were always sunny.  I probably blocked the bad weather out, probably for fear of developing post traumatic stress disorder over the rain....

If it continues I could develop a great dislike for wet weather and move somewhere dry...like hot and dry....Arizona for example....Not sure I could take the giant spiders and scorpions though. 

So maybe I am destined to live in a wet climate.  Its hard to keep a positive attitude in this weather, but I know that someday, somehow the weather will break and it will be sunny.  So is this a bit dramatic?  Yes possibly, but this stupid precipitation drives me fits of drama, screaming and crying have been known to make appearances.  Right this very instant is coming down in sheets, and raining through the giant hole in the roof.  Goodness this weather has brought me to my knees in preparation of prayer.  Please, I beg of you rain....GO AWAY...AND PLEASE DON'T COME AGAIN TILL NEXT SUMMER!!! If you have to rain, only do it at night and make sure its nice and sunny during the day.  Ya take that mother nature!!!

Good Night, here is to sweet dreams of sunny beautiful weather. 

the friendly female farmer

Giddy Up!!!

There is something to be said for getting to ride your horse to work.  More than anything I have tried to find work that would let me stay on the farm as much as possible.  As you know, the farm girls work is never done.  So working right down the hill giving trail rides fits into my farm schedule really well.  I really like my trail guide job, and am happy I decided to pursue it.  As you know, one of my passions in life, along with farming and food...is horses.  I feel complete when there is a horse on the farm, and being lucky enough to work with horses everyday is a blessing.  Don't get me wrong, not everyday is a big bag of cherries.  This is where I often interject my power of positive thinking......Nothing gets you through the mud like a good positive thought..
So people, no matter how muddy the trail may be, envision it being well packed and dry and before you know it you are at your destination.............

Take Care my friends....and do what makes you happy!!!!

the friendly farmer!!!!

Its an illness....I can't help it...its call horseaholicism.....

So it seems I was born with this disease...It can't be stopped or controlled.  I must indulge in the purchase of cool tack and bottles of bug spray.  Polo wraps and brushes...the list of horsey necessities never ends.  The saddle pads come in all colors and sizes, and the boots are super cool.  Not to mention the animals themselves.  I'm not sure that its a constant feeling, but it was definitely more pronounced when I got another horse...."I honestly don't feel whole without a horse on the farm".  I found that I was stressed and went out to  hand out with my equine friend and it all just seemed to drain away.  Horses have such a calming affect on me and I know they affect lots of people in the same way.  They are incredible animals that have so much to give to us if we are willing to accept it...
I am lucky and blessed to be able to have another horse.  To have a husband that understands my love and need for a horse.  To have the wonderful family members who are willing to work in the heat to build a stall.  Every time I evaluate my life I am amazed and super thankful for just how blessed I am.....Adding a horse to the family has been an even bigger blessing.....
So like any other day I get to write my blog I want to say thank you...To my wonderful husband....for my wonderful family and for the addition of a horse....
PS the goats are a little curious...and Gunner thinks they are fabulous......

the friendly female farmer....

Love ya all...thanks for reading.