This evening we had a Blue Moon, the second full moon in the same month. See that kind of lavender layer between the hills and the moon? That's air pollution from the oil/gas fields. We never used to have such a thing. You could not see the moon until it got above that layer.
Yesterday after I posted the blog we also trimmed Bobbi's front feet. I catch and hold them while Joe trims. Joe will do both their backs soon. Bobbi's feet are better than they have been for years, and surely that is because we are keeping her in and feeding her hay so she doesn't founder. She is about 25 years old now, so no spring chicken but she looks good. She gets more exercise in the corral than she does out in the field because she's trotting around all the time trying to keep track of Nube. She hates to be locked in there alone. Nube's feet had grown out too much and she had a couple of ugly chips but they trimmed up good. I've got them brushed and groomed, and Bobbi is even being pretty good about letting me comb out her tail. I'm about half through with her tail. It is beautiful and nearly touches the ground. She loves to be brushed.
Being on the WAOW board, at this time we are voting on line to say yes or no to accepting new members into membership. This is my first experience with this procedure. Its very interesting. They make a series of web pages to view the submitted artwork with places to comment and vote. Its not easy to choose, but we are trying to bring good quality artists into the group. I've laid off the other WAOW work lately because of the S&R Commander portrait, but have to get back to the final draft on the membership section of the bylaws pretty soon. I wrote yesterday finally and told the nominating committee that I wouldn't take the nomination for president. The thing is I really would like to be president, but sure don't want to go through all the politics and it will just take too much out of my life at this point. I don't have the ambition for it any more. I told my friend Judy and got the biggest kick out of her answer....."I know how you love to do that sort of thing. Just tell them if they want you to be president, they have to change the position to dictator, and then you will be happy to take over. :-)" Ohhhhh dear, she knows me too well. It's true. Very lacking in diplomacy, I'm used to dealing with onery horses and spoiled dogs. I would likely have no board left if I were head pretzel. Then I'd have to do all the jobs myself.
Yesterday we had some trouble with our well acting like there's not water in there after watering the yard for about 30 minutes. And this is spring - the water table should be way up. There hasn't even been water in the sump this year. Whether it's the drought or something mechanical I don't think Joe knows yet. It hasn't been that long since we pulled both pumps and renewed everything.
This afternoon and yesterday Joe worked on the brake lines in the old stock truck. I sit and pump the pedal to get the pressure up while he bleeds the lines, and it took about an hour each day. The brakes have always been a problem in that truck.
This morning Joe went to town to get his blood test. He was back before lunch time. Tomorrow I will go to Pinedale and pick up more truck parts for Joe, and get a few groceries. In the morning I'll call and make a reservation at Rendezvous Pointe, the senior center, for lunch. Then I have a haircut appointment at 3 p.m.
It was about 25 degrees here this morning, but warmed up pretty quickly. Got to nearly 60, but we're still having a cool wind. You need a jacket.
