Loaded about 180 bales of hay in the barn on the afternoon of Friday July 4th. After loading up the hay Buzz could not locate his keys. He thought he might have dropped them in one of three possible places. Over the weekend he returned with a metal detector but was not able to find them. As we unload hay from the barn we might come across the keys.
July 4th: After we got the hay loaded in the barn I cleaned up and we went to Kingston for a party at the McKenna's new place. Wow! The McKenna's are renting an incredible 10,000 square foot waterfront home in Kingston exactly 10 miles from our place.
Debby made Outrageous Brownies (Barefoot Contessa recipe) and a pasta salad which we brought to the party. We had an excellent time and there were a few other friends at the party. A big thunderstorm blew through the area at about 8:00 pm. We were fine in the house and could watch the storm and the whitecaps on the water. The weather cleared up quickly and the fireworks started over the water just before 10pm. We watched fireworks from the second story deck.
When we got home we could see that a deluge had hit our farm. The driveway was washed out in a few places. We left a bucket on the porch and it had 2" of water in it from the storm. We like rain on the farm, but much prefer gentle soaking rains to the fast hard rains which wash things out and cause erosion.
On Sunday Peanut was in his pasture with his halter. When it was time to take him back to the barn he was no longer wearing his halter. So, there's a halter in the pasture somewhere, we've not been able to find it yet.
The vet came out Monday and gave Peanut a checkup. Said he was one of the best ponies she's ever seen. Perfect health, excellent feet, etc. Peanut got all of his shots, worming, west nile, coggins test, etc.
On Tuesday afternoon there was another thunderstorm and Debby called to say that the power was out and that there had been a lightning strike somewhere near the house. Power was restored about four hours later but the DirecTV and the computer did not work. We're sorting those issues out now.
Today I ordered metal roofing for the hay shed, it should be delivered tomorrow. The old roof has a few leaks and needs to be replaced. I have a tarp covering part of the roof temporarily. If the weather cooperates I'll be working on the roof this weekend. Oh Joy!
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