Sunday, September 9, 2012

Hey Dude

 Friends of ours have a dude ranch not far from town and they invited us up for the afternoon.  Viola was beside herself with excitement.  She finally had a legitimate reason for her blue jeans and cowboy boots.

Allison showed Viola the ways of the cowgirl.
 They also had some flowers.
Lots of flowers.
We met some happy porkers.

We enjoyed some time on the porch, this nice lady held Charlie (in his cowboy shirt) and Viola entertained herself with an antler.
 Then the horses came in for their feed.
We discovered a good source for free manure to nourish the garden next year.
Viola likes to be up on the rocks to pet the horses.

Then we met this old fellow named Grandpa.
 We tried to feed him a carrot but the alfalfa on the ground was more appealing.
Then we found the little guys.

 A baby miniature horse.  Cute eh?
Charlie, strapped on as always.
She did get to ride a tire horse but hopes to return to ride a real one some time.