My kind of Sunday

Sunday is pretty quiet around here. We stayed out late on Saturday night, attending the Valentine's dance; that was fun, a good local band and good friends, dinner and dance; home just after midnight. I used to be able to bounce back after a late night but not so much anymore! After getting home from Church we both had a nice nap, then Ted went out to his shop, and completed the revamp on the log splitter he built. He had to order a new hydraulic ram for it because the used one he started with clapped out. Here is the finished product:

That is one stout machine! Completely hand built, designed and fabricated by my talented husband.It tilts to work in an upright position as well as horizontal, for those rounds that are too large to lift.

I spent the afternoon in my favorite place- a bareback ride on my Beamer, headed out to the big field for a cruise.
We were watched by Rio as we made our way out:

It'll be his turn next year! 

There is only a few inches of soft snow left on the fields, and we picked our way through the low lying spots where the water gathers; Beamer isn't too fond of wet crossings with bad footing, but went through with only minor suspicion and we headed to the far side of the field where the drainage canal is.

I was hoping to see some birds, there were a pair of Flickers but they flew away before I could photograph them. Beamer was really enjoying himself, and the dogs had to investigate the mouse trails and holes, especially where the coyotes had been.  

I never get tired of this view, especially from an ear-cam position.

A jet flew over, and left the smoke ring con trail that I have seen a few times here. 

We made our way around the field, and Rio was there watching for us.(Nitro too!)

After I groomed Beamer, I let him snack on the lawn, when Thumper came along, so he got his first ride on a horse.

He wasn't too sure about it at first, and Beamer only lifted his head once before deciding it wasn't worth interrupting his chow time, and Thumper settled down and relaxed for a few minutes before jumping off.

A totally wonderful day!