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October 2013

Got Halloween?

 

Angel devil in all of us - Halloween - Poudre River Stables - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521
A little of the angel and devil in all of us ...

 

 

Cow - Halloween - Poudre River Stables - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521
Is it "neigh" or is it "moo"?

 

 

Magician - Halloween - Poudre River Stables - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521
All in a day's work for our resident magician and her magic horse ...

 

 

Rainbow of feathers - Halloween - Poudre River Stables - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521
A rainbow of feathers for Billy Blue, one of our Morgans.

 

 

Snow white - Halloween - Poudre River Stables - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521
Snow White and her minions ...

Planning a horse-themed party? Try these ideas: http://jewelpie.com/15-decor-and-food-ideas-for-a-horse-theme-party/

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Giraffes, zebras, fairies ... oh my!

Happy Halloween from all of us!

 


Out of the mist ...

The river-bottom fog made for an eerie wakeup call during our chores Friday morning, but when it started to lift, the ordinary took my breath away.

 

Fog lifts, and sun rises through the trees - Poudre River Stables - historic farm - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521
The fog lifts, and sun rises through the trees.

 

 

Franken-gator chugging into the sunrise - Poudre River Stables - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521
"Franken-gator" chugging into the sunrise during morning feeding.

 

 

Sun and Legolas the Goat peer out from the tree-lined shadows - Poudre River Stables - historic farm - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521
The sun and Legolas the Goat peer out from tree-lined shadows ...

 

 

Sun and Legolas the Goat come out of hiding - Poudre River Stables - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521
... and then both sun and goat come out!

 

 

"Hey, where's breakfast!" - horses in the barn - Poudre River Stables - historic farm - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521
"Hey, where's breakfast!"

 

 

"Release me darlin', set me free ..." - Hobbes the Horse - morning pasture turnout - Poudre River Stablesl - historic farm - Fort Collins - Colorado - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521
"Release me darlin', set me free!"

 

 

Horse disappears into the river-bottom mist for a morning of grazing ... - Poudre River Stables - historic farm - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521
Disappearing into the river-bottom mist for a morning of grazing ...


 

 


Brought to you by Mount Manure

"Mount Manure", our compost pile made of soiled shavings and horse manure, produces amazing plants. This cherry tomato plant was living in its pot with our raspberries in old water troughs filled with Mount Manure "product". I pulled it into our bay window room in the middle of last night's freezing rain. Planted from seed, this tomato is an indeterminate variety, meaning it should have multiple growing seasons, and is still full of flowers. I hope the grow lights keep it going through the winter! Read also, Easter 2013: Grandang's Rhubarb, which shows how we use old, leaky water troughs as planters. Grandang's rhubarb, shown below in an updated August photo, is also in a bed created from our horse output. The rhubarb produced like crazy, even after being split earlier in the spring. Arrangements can be made if you are interested in a piece of Mount Manure.

Tomato plant started from seed and fertilized with the soiled bedding in our manure pile - a mix of wood shavings and manure.

Grandang's rhubarb - August 2013 - also in a bed fed by Mount Manure - Poudre River Stables - Fort Collins - Colorado - 80521


You do need proper equipment to manage the manure. We use an old , tustworthy John Deere 950 for all sorts of land stewardship chores!