Between the rains

Early this morning, it rained so hard that it sounded like a train was coming through the house- even the dogs barked in alarm. Wish I had a rain gauge, I bet we got two inches. In between showers today, I saddled up Gussie, and ponied Chickory to give her some exercise. She is slowly coming along. I found that the secret to getting her to eat beet pulp is to put some crushed garlic in it, just enough to make it smell good. If you recall, my horses love garlic and will eat it by the spoonful. Anyway, Chickory ponies well, and it's a good way to exercise both horses.

The perspective in this photo is a little off, Gussie looks huge.

 We rode/ponied a good 20 minutes, and I hosed Chicky's feet before I put her back in her pen. I should be able to do this routine every day. They are getting soaked hay and the beet pulp, and I can already notice that they have lost some weight.
So here is the rose today:

This is my Morden Blush rose. I found a place uptown that has two roses that I really want: Graham Thomas (yellow) and Abraham Darby , a coppery apricot English Rose. I may just have to extend my flower garden a little more to accommodate those two beauties!