Welcome back, sunshine!

Blue skies and sunshine today, so welcome after all the clouds and rain we've had for the last couple of weeks.Needless to say, the horses were happy to get out and romp in the sun.

Looks dry, doesn't it? Don't let it fool you, under the sod there is a clay base here, not gravel, so the ground really holds it's moisture.

(Sorry, it's a little blurry!)

I guess that clay base is the reason we have such good hay crops in this valley, which is really reclaimed lake bottom. Every morning during the summer, we have a fairly heavy dew, no drought here even though we went almost 3 months without rain.

It was nice to see Chickory out ripping around with no signs of lameness.

Rio wasn't too inclined to run around, unlike his brother Nitro, Rio is rather laid back.

He also has access to his pasture 24/7, unlike the mares. 

Well, I'm off to get out and enjoy the sunshine!