Today I Will.......

Catch up on blogging! Here it is the end of August and I have only managed to post one blog post this month! Work and life in general have been very, very busy! The photos posted today were taken at the beginning of the month. Today I will also clean the house since we have company coming next week, help Countrychick with her fair entries; she has photos to get printed and mounted, treats to bake for the foods part of the fair and a poster to finish on dairy goat products! Countrychick competed in her first dairy goat show a few weekends back. She and her goat, Fawn did very well! So my weekend will be a busy one, but next week, Whew.....I can't even begin to tell you what will be going on at this point! It is our Tri-County Fair week and I will be on the go, go, go, go, go!!!!! I still can't believe how fast this summer has gone! Wow! is all I can say to that!!



The Budweiser Horses stopped overnight in our little town. They are on tour this summer traveling all over the country. Our fair grounds have a nice stable area, so the horses were able to spend the night in a comfortable setting. I must say, they do travel in style!Hayman and I traveled to California for a funeral at the beginning of Aug. We stayed in an area which allowed for some fishing. Hayman grew up in this area, so it was good to see everyone even though it was a sad event that brought everyone together.Hayman spent several hours enjoying his favorite past time! The day was beautiful!These little brown trout sure put up a fight. Hayman is a fly fisherman, so everything is catch and release. The dragonflies were plentiful in the area as well, so I spent some time snapping away.




This squirrel was very curious about what we were doing. He was rather large too!The snow covered area is actually a glacier. You can actually hike up to the glacier and to several hidden mountain lakes in the area. Countrychick and her goat Fawn before the Dairy Goat Show.In the show ring with the judge.Showing in the prodigy class. Countrychick with Fawn and Miss E. with Ginger. (Fawn's spring baby.)


I was in the show ring as well with Fawn. The show manager requires that the parents of the kids get in the ring and compete as well. That way we know what the youth experience and how they feel in the ring. This took me back to the days when I showed sheep in FFA. I had a blast!.Fawn was very good for me and we placed 3rd in our classCountrychick and Fawn took away the serious awards! Countrychick came home with blue ribbons and two Reserve trophies and rosettes. Fawn was reserve champion in two of her classes!Next week will find Countrychick competing at the county 4-H poultry show with her birds! Now it is time to get on with the day and the many things left to do. Happy Saturday!