We had strange clouds last week the day before the big storm blew through southern oregon...I got some pix of them in the evening.

The last picture taken in the waining evening light.

Common Monkeyflower

Isn't Butterscotch a beautiful filly!!! She is getting so big....she always comes to me when I call to her. She loves to learn and is learning to pick up her feet for me, so I can clean her hooves. I let ZuZu, The Arab and her out into a pasture yesterday filled with chamomile and beautiful flowering weeds. They had a wonderful time walking knee high through the tall weeds and grass, and filling thier bellies!

Butterscotch, The Arab and ZuZu

Here is the Arab we adopted. He is a sweet horse, but very nervous. I think it goes with his breed. He makes snorty sounds whenever he is scared.

We have a man who lives down our road. He cuts our hay, then puts it into windrows, like it is here. After the sun dries it out good, he'll come back and bale it. Then we can store it in the barn for the horse!

Took a few pictures of Buddy yesterday. We let him and the icelandic mare Kufa into the pond pasture. They grazed and ran around the pond. Buddy gets a little wild sometimes, so it's best to steer clear of him!!!

It's finally sunny here for a few days....these are a few pictures I took of flowers...The Rose is a climber that climbs up the side of an old cabin on our property. The Dogwood is a small domestic dogwood tree that is in the front yard at our house and the Foxglove is by the parking area on the side of the house....I love the bright purple color!!!!

Common Camas - a beautiful periwinkle colored flower and edible root. There is also a white version of this called "death camas" it is obviously NOT edible!!!!

More garden pix. The top of an onion growing into a seed head, the raised bed with the onions and cilantro and finally the two rows of potatoes.

ZUZU

ZuZu - Momma Mare...This is Butterscotch's momma...She is a beautiful bay colored American Paint Horse of America. "Truly Semi Sweet"

The Arab

This is "Butterscotch". She turned a year old on the 17th of May this year. Her American Paint Horse Association name is "Truly Sweet Reward". She is one beautiful filly!

Well as you can see by these pix of "Robin" she likes to play ball!!! Usually she's got either the Frisbee or a tennis ball in her mouth. She also loves the ponds and will fly out into the pond with a splash going after her ball. She is a little over a year old now and is the sweetest dog!

Robin the border collie

This "Honeysuckle" is getting ready to open up soon. It is a climbing vine and smells sooooo good!!

Coreopsis - The flower is native to southern oregon and grows very lush!! It loves full sun!!

The name is derived from the Greek word koris, meaning Bedbug Wikipedia

'Clematis' in bloom....lovely huh? I have three different kinds growing in one of my flower areas and this one was the first to pop! The next plant is full of buds...and I'll bet it opens up today...smaller blooms and mostly white...and then there is my deep purple one...I can't wait to see it too!

Clematis (from Ancient Greek klematis, a climbing plant, is a genus of mostly vigorous climbing lianas, with attractive flowers. Some species are shrubby, and some others are herbaceous perennial plants. They are found throughout the temperate regions of both hemispheres, and also in mountains in the tropics. The cool temperate species are deciduous, but many of the warmer climate species are evergreen. Wikipedia

Apple blossoms from one of the apple trees in the garden....they smell sooooo good!!!!

Re roto-tilled the garden for the last time, last week...and started planting...tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, squash, pumpkins and some herbs...still not done...Each year I say it's going to be smaller, but each year it gets bigger!!!! go figure!

The hummingbirds are back...They are such a delight as they whirr past me!!! When I fill up the feeder they come in to get the food and are less than a foot from my face...they are incredibly beautiful up close!

Narcissus poeticus The Findern Flower, also known as the "Poet's Daffodil", was brought back from the crusades by Sir Geoffrey de Fynderne. It blossoms in certain gardens in the village and has become an emblem of the village of Findern. (Wikipedia)

Bleeding Heart!!!...They are so lovely this year! I'm sure it is as a result of the un-ending winter snows and rain...and no, I'm not complaining...because it is surely spring now!