More barn work

Yesterday Jim did more work while I "supervised" Not much I can do except keep him in food and drink and supply moral support. LOL. We set up a chair and a table in the barn for me to occupy. Today he put the side walls up in both stalls. The backs will hold a fence rail..till more $$ comes in and a gate will be put in the aisle for them to enter their stalls. It was funny as while he worked they each would amble over to check on his progress. They are completely sensitized to the nail gun and saw and it doesn't bother them at all even when the air is released from the tank..they just lift their heads to see what's going on and go back to munching hay.

For the present the back is still open but like I said when the $ comes and we can get more wood it will be closed up 1/2 way just like the sides of the stall in wait for the mirrored portion of the barn.  We marked off part of the aisle and put a rail up so that it allows me to enter the barn and feed plus keeps them form getting into that spot and giving us a seating area. It is sooooo cool.

Last night Jim and I sat out in the barn..in the dark....with country music playing on the barn radio...lol ,Christmas lights giving a soft light and enjoyed the night sounds.  Our neighbors rode their horses over in the dark and we hung out for a few hours. It was so "ranchy" and cool.   Soon we will have a fire pit with tree stumps to sit on and we can really have a cool time.  We are so loving this life.

Jim is now retired from active RR work so he can do a lot more and enjoy the horses now too.

March 24th we went to Oklahoma to see another Clinton Anderson Tour and met some wonderful new friends and had a great time. We learn something new each time. We even won about $350 worth of merchandise including a bonus gift of halter and 14 ft lead and a book written by Clinton which we had sign. The other gift was a choice of one of his DVD sets  we picked Starting Under Saddle.  Made the trip well worth while.  From there we went to Blackwell..since we were in the area. Met up with Scott and had supper at Brahms. We were supposed to stay Monday and go to dinner with Terry and her husband but they had to move a train so we couldn't so we set out for home. Tracy and T were babysitting the ranch for us. Makes it cool we do this for each other allowing us to each have time away. LOL we just can't both be away together.  Times like this is when I wish my son and family lived closer so I could steal my grandson (that is still home) and put him to work. I would love to have him train and learn some of this since he has shown an interest in the horses.
Photos to follow when I get them off my phone.