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The mulberries are ripe.
Imagine a black raspberry half the size of your pinky nail.

Ride on Tex yesterday was great.
He was grumpy about going but did really good.
Even though I have not ridden him in 8 to weeks.

Rain chances today ...

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All the rain chances have skipped over us.
More chances Monday and Tuesday.

A ride today on Tex.
I need to get him ready for a young girl coming for lessons.
He gets his tooth recheck tomorrow.

Need to call the farrier. We are due ...

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I finally got chicks.
The plan was for last summer but this year is fine.
All mail order hatcheries are basically sold out.
It is catch as catch can from the farm store.
There actually were a few choices but I wanted plymouth barred rocks ...

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my grand nephew TRex this afternoon.
Momma has Dr. appointments every other Wednesday for awhile.
TRex and I will find something to work on.

Chances for rain starting Friday.
It will mess up riding chances for the weekend.
But rain ...

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for Tex are finally done.
That was a chore.
We did 2 extra doses because that was was left.
The first 2 we gave were less than successful.

Saturday I took Prize on his first real trail ride.
I have done 2 or 3 short ones on him.
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like Spring.
The rain turned everything green.
We have a lot of trees that are still slow to leaf out.
I hope they come around.

Last doses of Tex's meds today and tomorrow.
Glad it will be over.

Have a great weekend. ...

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An inch of rain overnight.
So glad , a lot of trees are still slow to leaf out due to drought.

Tex has finally stopped coughing.
4 more med doses to go .
Have resorted to mixing med with molasses and giving it like wormer.

everyone ...

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Chica's birthday.
She is 15.

We got about halfway through Tex's meds.
Senior feed worked for a few days.
But I don't think it will continue so easily.
And the cough persists.
Although he stopped partway through his morning ...

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2 and 1 extraction.
Dentist did the 2 fillings to keep from having to do extractions later on.
He said he had only seen 1 filling fail in all his years.
Much cheaper than extractions as well.

Now only fighting to get meds down Tex.
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an appointment for Tex at Dental specialist.
They are so busy it takes a cancellation to be fit in.
They had one tomorrow that works for us.

Tex finishes his antibiotic for cough tonight but is still coughing.
I'll be glad when we ...

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Took Tex to the vet Friday.
All is not well.
No definitive answer on the cough.
Likely is allergies, hoping not upper respiratory issue.

And he has a fractured tooth that has to come out.
It is all the way to the back and my dental ...

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to get a video of Tex coughing.
No luck, will call to get a vet appointment.
He is due next month vaccinations, teeth and coggins.
It won't hurt to get it all done early.

Cleared brush and posts left after work on the east fence.@ ...

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the end of the cold weather.
Today is going to be perfectly gorgeous.
Sunny 75* and no wind.
will be working on clearing some brush around the new entrance.

Found an abscess on Prize's left rear.
Going to call my old farrier for ...

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drop in temperatures.
Down to 30's last night and tonight.
Plus cold winds.
i put sheets on horses last night and will tonight.

Citrus protected and tomatoes covered.
Once mesquite trees leaf out in Spring there usually isn't ...

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to be getting our east fence done.
The last fence that needed redoing.
It has been a loooong week for the horses locked in pens.
And I have gone through a boatload of hay.
But it will be wonderful to have a new wider gate and entrance for ...

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Thursday and the neighbor is home convalescing. Her appearance shocked me yesterday. She has really gone downhill since the accident. Hopefully she will be back to her irascible old self again soon. I'm still taking care of the horses for her. She ...

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Yeah, I spelled that right. Was looking at a video of Texas getting baseball sized hail and discussing it with Jmebear and saying how glad I was not to have to deal with that when it suddenly sounded like a dump truck dropped a load of gravel on the roof ...

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Cheated.
Only 1/2 inch of rain.
We were in Marble Falls visiting Pilot's cousin and it rained all day.

Horses are penned and going to do errands today.

Everyone have a fine Friday and a nice weekend. ...

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Still waiting for rain.
It drifted right past us last night.
More chances tonight and tomorrow.

Hopefully and hoping everyone has a nice day. ...

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HOPE.
Rain is forecast through Friday.
Our natures are crisp and I am feeding hay before turnout.
I would also like to get the evac stuff out of my trailer.

Thought we we would get a ride in yesterday but it did not work out.
Yard work ...

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our new transplanted pear trees are looking good.
C&R gifted them to us.
They had them but never got fruit, even though they are the right varieties for pollination.
We will enjoy them even if they don't fruit.

Friend and her granddaughter ...

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ride on Prize yesterday.
Not a single miss step.
We did some very steep up and downs through brush and dead ends.
He doesn't rush and goes carefully.
I am so pleased.

Today a friend is bringing her granddaughter.
We will do whatever ...

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just won't quit.
40 mph today.
There was another 50 acre brush fire within 10 miles of us.
Trailer is packed for evac.

Maybe try a ride tomorrow.
A friend from quilting has a horse crazy granddaughter visiting for Spring break. ...

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Brush fire over 8000 acres.
Idiots burning tires in 40 mph winds.
Last update 12 hours ago was 55% contained.
It is west of us.
A couple horse friends had to evacuate but they had to go further west and south.

I hope everyone has a ...

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Well, I woke to snow this morning. The neighbor has been in the Hospital (auto accident) for a week and then in the Convalescent hospital for the past few weeks. I've been feeding her horses and dogs in the mean time.

We've also been under ...

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