The Burn!

Must have been last Wed. I tried to burn the pile with a HUGE tree in the middle. It's been there since I got here and didn't want any snakes hiding in the pile of "stuff" so I lit the fire but nothing happened. I decided it was too late anyway and it would be better to lite it in the morning. I went to bed but the dogs woke me up about 11:30 barking at the horses and I looked out the window to see my burn pile merrily working its way up to heaven!!! Not what I wanted to happen in the middle of the night so I put on my barn boots and with my pajamas on I spent 3 hours hauling water out to slow the fire down so that I was comfortable enough to back to bed! It's all burned now and look much better.

Need a place to camp?

We have great spots for camping and if you are traveling with horses bring them with you and we can house them in the round pen right by your camp spot. There's plenty of parking for trailers and/or RV's and did I mention your spot is right by the lake?

The Snake!

Poor birds were going nuts! They were congregating around a cluster of trees and vocalizing as loudly as they could. Armed with binoculars and my camera I ventured out to where they were. At first I didn't see anything but branches moving where the birds had been but a closer look at the ground revealed a snake! It wasn't very big around but about 3 feet long. It was so still I wasn't sure it was alive but the eyes were on me. I took a few pictures which I emailed to my snake expert, Mike and he told me it is a Texas Rat Snake. They are not poisonous and very good at getting rid of mice and other rodents that may want to inhabit a house. From the bulges in the snake I think he must have raided a nest up in one of the trees. From what I have read they will climb 30 or 40 feet to get to a bird nest if there are no rodents on the ground for them to eat.