Mud can be fun!

57 minutes - 1.09 miles - Rhulain

We got home late, but enough time for a quick ride.  I let Morgan out of the turn out to feed herself, gave the foster child a bucket and explained the concept of playing with mud, and saddled up Rhulain.  We only rode around the yard, but we got a mile in while the foster child made mounds out of mud and set up cones for us to walk through.  He had a good time playing in mud, I got to work Rhu through some interesting footing, and Morgan got to eat in peace.  All around great evening!

Surveying the damage

Tuesday, September 9th  20 minute ride  80° 
Rode with Bill & Majesty 

Before the ride ... Majesty napping & Morgan sticking her tongue out. I swear she does that on purpose just to hear me laugh.

Bill said: "What are we having for dinner?"

Morgan's head popped up and her ears whipped back at the word dinner!  Guess she was curious too.

Roads were very, very yucky.  Most of it was ok, but parts were still muddy and both horses slipped a bit. 

Morgan contemplated the new drop on the main street.  

2nd picture used to be a road, but it got completely washed out.  Bottom pictures are fence damage that was incurred at other properties.

Mud. Everywhere.

Monday, September 8, 2014
Flash Flood Warning, Day 2

The drive home ... streets were flooded.
Check out the parent picking his kids up from the school bus - look how high that water has risen up his legs. 
Oh by the way, he's standing on our side of the road. We drove on the opposite lane. Fun fun fun!

This is the street we live on ... Morgan and I were playing in puddles right here just yesterday!  Now the road has a 3 foot drop.  

The County does not maintain our streets, that's left up to the property owners. Unfortunately, this "divot" is next to blank land. I'm sure it's owned, but they're not going to fix a road they don't have to drive on. It will be up to the 6 of us that have to use this to get to the paved road.

This is what we had to look forward to when we arrived home ... flooded stalls, mucky puddles, and gaping holes 

We're lucky the corral fencing didn't tip over because of the sand washing away ... that's a  6" to 8" drop

Luppy went out exploring and had some huge gaps to overcome.  She's about 35 pounds and some of those crevasses were large enough to swallow her whole

Luppy and I were out working in the muck

All that's missing was a Morgan hoof print!