Fall colors and good rides

Showed up to ride on Saturday of the last weekend in October to this! How crazy! We thought it had fallen, but no! It was cut down and then got hung up in the big oak. It's crazy. And dangerous. AND hanging over our "bathroom." It might be more than just dangerous when they attempt to cut the tree--it might doggone messy--if you get my drift. :) I just can't figure how why anyone would cut it and leave it like that. It doesn't make any sense. It obviously was not going to be a clean fall. And it's a fir.

 Our get on log is a mess, but Lynn picked up an entire tree (ha ha), okay, an entire block of a tree, that was as light as a pillow, but tall enough for us to use as a mounting block, and away we went.

October has been good to us. We have gotten good use out of our shoes. We haven't ridden far, but we've had good rides. We went down on the ranch one day, Underwood one day, and the rest have been mostly on the Hennessey. We dubbed our left hand ride, "Deadwood Ridge." There were other options as well, "Dead Tree Trail," "Widow-maker Trail," and other more alliterative names that I can't remember. Anyway, you probably get it--a good, strong wind and our trail is going to change. I just don't want to be there when it happens!

Last weekend, both Lynn and I had the same thought at the same time: we need to ride our old hoop-de-doo trail off the ranch. Our intention was to do it before it gets too slick, but with our latest weather, we may have missed our opportunity.

Shirley's birthday lands on a Sunday and we have been mentally trying to prep her for a little ride on Star. She has been very tentative, but recently, she got her "blood up" chasing some dogs who she said were chasing the horses. Ever since, she has been way more mobile and independent. She has been riding on the 4-wheeler with Lynn to feed every night. :) Lately, she has been talking more about riding. Hopefully, she is talking herself into it. I think it would do her good.

Today is TGIF and tomorrow, I am meeting my cousin in Redding, so no riding. Hopefully we can start off our November rides on Sunday. We have a few more weeks left on our shoes; then, bring on the rain! I'm ready.