Sun, Rain & a brief farewell to Jessie

Wow -- I know we really could use some rain, but these sunny, warm days are good for your soul.  Chuck mowed in the lower field around the new dressage ring and jumping course earlier in the week and said the ground was as dry as he has ever seen it.  As most of you know, Chuck has lived on the farm -- except for a decade plus period in California -- for his entire life so that is more than 30 years of observation.

Yesterday, we got a hard, soaking summer rain shower but it was very brief.  I will pray for some rain to start and be fairly steady starting Monday!

This weekend is Jessie's last day at the farm until August.  Jessie is our wonderful Bennington College student who has been volunteering in the barn on Friday and Saturday (and an occasional Thursday and Sunday) since late winter.  She found us on line and we are so lucky she did.  I've posted a picture of her riding Vixen.  In addition to all the barn and horse-keeping work, she has been riding the horses we need to get in shape -- Zeus, Vixen.  We are really going to miss her for the next month and a half.  We have convinced her though to come back north early and live in the in-law apartment and lend a hand in August.  Thanks for all your hard work and good humor Jessie!!