Just Chief and Me

Yesterday was some of the most beautiful weather!  It was sunny and 65 degrees, can't beat that with a stick.  So even though I had to work most of the day, I decided that such good weather couldn't be wasted and headed to the barn.  Since I work such variable hours, it is often hard to find a riding partner.  This is why I love Chief.  He will go out on his own with no problems.  A lot of horses don't have this kind of confidence so I am grateful that mine doesn't have this fear.  We decided to head out to the cow pasture trail.  This one is a good hour long ride perfect for when you have some time but not a lot of time.  This trail has been dubbed cow pasture trail because it goes by the cow pasture, easy enough right?  Last time we went out there one of the calves was weary of us, but then he decided to get brave and started following us down the fence line.  He was an awful cute little critter so I started jogging to see if he would continue to follow.  Sure enough he did!  Followed us right up to the next fence line.  Too cute.  Our little calf friend wasn't visible this time when we went through so we cantered on down towards the woods.  This trail is great because it goes through open fields, tomato fields, and woods.  So there is lots to see in a fairly short trip.  The cow pasture trail also links up to the creek trail which is how we headed home.  The picture this time is from the creek trail, dubbed so because you cross the creek several times.  You see how these trails get named right?

The fall color is also still out so I included a picture of the leaves as well.

I dread the time change as it signals winter is on its way.  I just hope we continue to have a couple more weekends of gorgeous weather.  Fingers crossed!