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My grass is starting to green , course that is becasue it rains every 3 days 
or so since Christmas!!! So MUd, MUD<MUD<
My ring is not really useable, (not enough base for really wet, needs 3 days 
to dry or more $ for base and sand).With a recouping epm'er,  a green 
sensitive mare,and a young colt needing groundwork, I think I may see 
'daylight' soon.
 It has been 'cold' for us the last month or two.(Who wants to ride in a 
sloppy ring in  30'/40's rain? I rather ride in the hot humid ,buggy 
summer!!!!
 I am ready for some warm spells!! The last one was in early December and I 
got the flu, by the time I recovered ,we were in the mud/rain season.Today 
it will hit 60!!!! of course I have a sore throat and feel droopy, but I am 
goiing to try and maybe bathe and clip Rascal "s hairy legs.I am also gong 
to seed more grass today inthe little 1.5 acre 'grass paddock'. I MAY  
actually saddle up someone!!!!  if the ring is dried some.
 No flowers yet, except the overwintering pansies that are drooping in the 
pots. But I see green spikes of daffodils popping up. I used to be a 
gardener, before the horses. . . I did prune my apple trees last week.
 Best of all I see the SUN!!!! We hav eonly see it I think twice in the 
last month!!!!!
  Out to put my barns clothes on, and spend the day outside!!!!!!!!!! 
Laurie


> From: "Jim & Drin Becker" <rainbow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC]   Weather
> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 07:39:55 -0700
>
> Barbara wrote
> "We live on the central coast of CA.  Our daffodils are blooming like mad,
> but the REAL harbinger of spring is the first leaf on our birch trees
> (ornamental, not native).  Usually the first one shows up about
> mid-February, often on Valentine's Day.  I forgot to look recently, but 
> just
> for fun, when I see the first one, I'll tell on Ridecamp"
>
> Do you guys realize how mean this is to people like me and Heidi this time 
> of year :-) We still have over a foot of snow on the ground , and will have 
> for at least another month . Will not see daffodils until the middle of may 
> at the earliest ! Two cow's and a calf moose have moved into our haystack 
> area which means we do not go out at night without taking the dogs with us 
> so we don't run into one and get stomped . I HAVE to go to convention to 
> get me motivated to start riding in all this snow so I can be ready for a 
> ride the first part of may which means in this area I will be riding on 
> snowmobile trails and sharing it with the sledders until April sometime . 
> In the valley that separates Heidi and I they have a saying " Here in the 
> Big Hole we get to sled 7 months out of the year ....the other 4 months we 
> ski " :-) So you guys with all your flowers and trees blooming think of us 
> Eskimo types and then when it is July/august in our part of the country and 
> we are riding in 70 to 80 degree weather (no humidity) we will be thinking 
> of you guys :-) Enjoy your spring !
>                        Drin Becker
>                        Mtn Region

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