Another quiet night last night, and we had a light drizzle all day. Not much of a downpour, but just enough to eventually get a few inches in several buckets and barrels we had put out, just enough to get the horses through the day. I discovered the source of the creaking, one of the trailers on the RV had gone flat during the day! Not an old tire, either, but one we had bought just a few months ago! Hubby found the hole and fixed it while I once again ran down to the cafe to check my email again. About a mile from camp, I suddenly saw two bull elk, with pretty good racks on them, stopped right in the middle of the road! For some reason, I had grabbed my camera on the way out, and I pulled it out and recorded a video of them eating in the brush, where they had moved to after stopping on the road. Gorgeous! I watched them for a few minutes, they seemed quite unperturbed by my presence so close to them, evidently they'd grown used to gawkers in vehicles nearby. I eventually moved on, and was stopped again by another car blocking the road looking at another pair munching in a yard, a female and a yearling male, with one long fuzzy antler. I took a few pictures there as well, before slowing passing the other car so as not to disturb their viewing. Got down to the cafe, checked my email quickly, and was headed back home in no time. No elk sightings on the way back, however. Once again, settled down for a very quiet evening.
Archives for September 2015
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015 – Travel Day to Elk State Forest in Benezette, PA
Monday, Sept. 7, 2015 – Labor Day Picnic with Cousins
Slept late again, but finally feeling fully rested. Drove up to Webster to spend the afternoon with the cousins, finally having an opportunity to spend time with the whole family, hadn’t had the chance to speak with the husbands before. Had a wonderful day, food, family and friends! Doesn’t get any better! Got home just before dark, hooked up the horse trailer, sat with the girls (our hosts) a few minutes, then off to bed.
Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015 – Change out Tire Day
After another rest day yesterday, we finally felt rested enough to tackle the job of changing out the tire, which, with a new and wonderful bottle jack, only took about 10 minutes. Put a few things away, took down the laundry line, and generally got ready for our departure on Tuesday.
Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 – Rest and Laundry Day
Slept in pretty late, feeling very tired from our busy week, then got up and starting doing laundry. After breakfast, we headed out to Walmart in Geneseo to do some much needed shopping, including a 12 ton bottle jack to replace our broken one, so we might finally be able to transfer the new tire onto the RV and put the spare back where it belongs. Still tired from traveling yesterday, but we did sit out on the deck with the ladies for a few hours, chatting away like old friends. They are holding a yard sale, and did pretty well today. A nice evening!
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015 – Travel Back to Rochester
After two days of working with our client, and a quick trip to a couple of Western wear shops where we found a perfect black leather vest for Hubby to wear on the cattle drive in January (not to mention he loves it so much he’s wearing it every waking moment so far), we headed back home (being wherever the RV, horses and dogs are, which is in Caledonia, NY today). We arrived back at the farm right around 8:00, were met with wriggly dogs that were very happy to see us, and visited with the ladies for a bit before heading up to the RV. When I walked into the bedroom I found clear evidence of a little separation anxiety from Lola. The bed had been completely torn apart, all the blankets and the top sheet, which had great chunks chewed out of it, were on the floor, and one of the pillow cases had been equally chewed into shreds. Then to top it off, a big pile of vomit sat on top, though fortunately it was pretty dry. I quickly stripped the bed and cleaned it all up, let it dry, then made the bed up for the night. Silly girl, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. It’s the first time she’s been cooped up without us since we got her, so I guess I should have expected something like this, though I thought because she was older she might not suffer from it. I’m sure it will get better as she matures. Not the best end to a long day, but it could have been worse!