Hello! Thanks for your patience while I took a little break last week.

It was a good vacation, but a busy one. I was away from the farm 7 out of the 9 days. Honestly, that’s not my favourite way to spend a vacation, but I did manage to squeeze in a little project time.

We finally made an itty-bitty bit of progress on the master bedroom (yes, that makeover still lives), and I came to some decisions about the garden. You’ll hear more about both of these in upcoming posts.

For today, though, I wanted to share one of the fun reasons I left the farm last week.

We went to, guess what, another farm to go horseback riding. Today’s post isn’t about the ride itself as much as it is about the great pictures (trust me, you’ll want to make it all the way to the very end).

Here are our two steeds: Indy on the left and Clyde on the right.

Indy was mine and Clyde was Matt’s.

Our guide was Adrienne (the person, not the horse).

Here’s a view I don’t usually have during my hikes.

Matt and Clyde had a special bond. He (Clyde, not Matt) keeps his mouth open a bit because he likes to have his bottom lip tickled. You’ll notice his (Clyde’s, not Matt’s) tongue is sticking out in the photo below.

And then Matt found just the right spot.

Clyde certainly knows how to smile for the camera.

And there’s your funny Monday. You’re welcome. Hope you have a great day.