Wet blanket catch up time

Goodness, where to start--I got behind again! Shall I start with the story that never gets old? The one with Ziggy's wanger bumping around Lynn's head like a clapper on a bell? Yep. Won't forget that story any time soon. Great idea Lynn, check Ziggy's hoof from underneath his belly. He didn't care, but she had on her helmet and there might be pokey things that could scratch him. ??

That was the same day we logged the Little Happy Camp road AGAIN. This time, Lynn got nailed by a thorn from one of the branches. We did surgery in the middle of the road. We got it out, but it stayed black for--well, I think it is still is. She was ready to amputate, it hurt so bad. 

Then there was Plan B. Thought we going camping. Drove all the way to Caribou to have to back out of the trailhead! Decided to back up some more and park the trucks and trailers in brushy little road perpendicular to the main road. BITING BUGS! Poor Keota got bit up as did Lynn. Two weeks later and she's still got swollen places. On the way out, we met Back Country Horsemen coming in to stock the lakes with fish. Although we only met two guys in a stock trailer with four mules and two horses, they said 30 more strings were coming in the following day (Friday). Meeting him and the next five rigs: cars, trucks, a Razor, sealed the deal. We weren't camping there. So we invited ourselves to Alisa's house. We slept well and rode out from there. We went to a nearby place we have ridden before and a new place full of potential adventures in the future. It was a great weekend. And no bugs.

Let's see--health wise, poor Haley got a seed in her eye. She had an emergency vet appointment and it was removed and eye drops prescribed. Poor baby just didn't feel good and it didn't seem to be getting better. Back to the vet. They missed a seed. Dang it. The good news? She is so much better and more like her old self. It is healing quickly and completely. Lynn, too, has an eye issue. She has kind of a "fish eye view" with a lump of loose sclera or something floating around. It doesn't slow her down.

Toby/Cobie been getting better about water. He walked over a little creek today without jumping. He is giving Shirley fits and after knowing her for 51 years, she has cussed more over this boy than I have ever her cuss. She told Lynn that she really likes him and they are getting along great and does not want another horse. She said, "We'll work it out." But he's a lot to handle and he's young, so she gets nervous every now and then. She says he doesn't have manners and she hates that he won't back out of the trailer. He is a sweet boy, though.

Critters: today we saw chickens (roosters) roosting in a tree by Dr. Strangelove's. It was neat. We saw turkeys on the road and in the field where the deer often are. We saw a huge bull standing in the driveway where the Morgan lives. Last week we saw tiny twin fawns. AND, we saw turtle tracks! It was so cool. The turtle pond is low and muddy and there they were! Tracks! It was cool. Lynn also spied a rare black dragonfly sitting on the "git on rock."

Turtle tracks

Cool dragonfly, fluttering and getting ready for flight!

Voices in the bushes! 

Listen for Porky Pig: "Thaaat's alll folks!" lol

PS I just flipped my calendar to August. Sorry, Alisa. I didn't see the face you were making in the picture. It's a good overall picture--just don't look closely; I don't know what you were saying! :)