High School Buddies


October 12, 2006

We had a slow easy morning. Will and John did the garbage run, horse clean-up and feed and the dog walk getting in lots of buddy time. Kathy took a nice long hot shower. It is okay taking a sponge bath daily; keeps you clean and feeling good, but there is something to be said about water just running off you. Kathy saw a large fox run across the driveway! She was sitting in the van working on pictures when the brown critter moved and caught her eye. She thought it was a small dog, but then looked up and sure enough it was a red fox. They are pretty animals. John gets a herd of about two dozen deer that come through his field grazing. There is one big buck with nice pointy antlers. Will and John went riding today. John's horse, Goldie, is a big horse with big hoofs. Scamper is a friend's horse that keeps Goldie company. they get along really well. Will was riding Scamper. Kathy went to take a picture and the flash went off scaring the horse who backed right up to the fence. Will's eye's were as big as saucers, he was in control.

Ripkin and Gonzo got plenty of attention through out the day. They are two wonderful dogs. Ripkin is a standard poodle and Gonzo is a terrier mix.

John was meeting a friend of his for dinner and invited us to go along. His friend, also a John, is 88years old. He brought his friend Chris who is a pilot, farmer and works as a dispatcher for John. We went to a Mexican Restaurant and enjoyed a real Mexican meal ending with Flam, a custard like desert. Eighty-eight year old John is very young of mind. He showed us his cell phone and new digital camera. We laughed at his stories of catching raccoons and missing the skunk; and we relayed travel stories. It was a very enjoyable evening.

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