On Friday we hit the annual Fargo Street Fair. Unfortunately, we met with a severe thunderstorm about 20 minutes after we got there, so we cut it short, grabbed some Chinese food, and went home to nosh on junky Chinese (new discovery: Sesame Tofu! YUM!) and watch Monsters Vs Aliens. Again.
Saturday was BEAUTIFUL. In the 70's, sunny, no humidity... we were outside for literally at least 10 hours. I dug up the front flower bed and Sophia helped weed (Travis helped dig and Sophia REALLY helped weed!), Kaia was playing with toys in the shade of the front porch, and Travis mowed and mowed and mowed. When Kaia went down for her nap I took Sunny for a nice long ride, and Sunny was AMAZING!!! Our "green-broke" horse is not so green! From start to finish: puts his head down into the bit and stands still for girth-tightening, didn't move a muscle for mounting, walked off nicely, did a beautiful jog I could sit to for MILES, loped smoothly, went in the woods and stepped over trees and around obstacles like a champ, and then let the girls have a 10 minute ride on him when we got home with no fuss. Also stood nicely for hosing off, which is something he's had to learn. He is such a nice horse... I would take a green horse with a good attitude over a broke horse with a nasty personality any day!!
On Sunday we went for a 5-hour guided tour of different "scientific and natural areas" (SNAs) through Moorhead Community Education. The Bluestem Prairie that we live on is an SNA, so I was really excited for this tour! We learned a lot about 3 other locals SNAs and about the plants and flowers.
Kaia was the youngest on the tour :) And very well-behaved!
This is "Buffalo Rock" at the Felton SNA. The rock is rubbed smooth on places from where bison used to scratch themselves. It's hard to tell in this (poor) pic how HUGE this rock it; it sticks out!
Wild Prairie Rose
Sophia was a great little learner
Ground plums
Leadplant and Black Eyed Susans. The prairie is so beautiful!
Red-tailed hawk
I took this pic because Travis said this was the best meal he's had "in years," including restaurant fare! I made meatless "beef tips," garlic and chive mashed potatoes with vegetarian gravy, and steamed sweet peas from our garden. The whole family helped shell the peas (except for Kaia, who just helped eat the peas! Haha), and Sophia helped me pick and weed our garden. After supper we went outside and I cleaned the barn while Travis helped Sophia take Pepper for a ride... the perfect way to end a really lovely weekend. I love my family and country living! :)
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