Country Music Jamboree

Big group jam before each show

Las Tres Amigas Autoharp

Our Saturday performance

Informal jammin'

We had the extreme good fortune to attend this year the High Desert Fiddlers Country Music Jamboree. For three whole days we listened and played and talked and visited with fiddlers, guitarists and more from the Northwest. John took a morning banjo workshop since a friend lent him a banjo and he wants to learn to play. He's been practicing his pickin'.  I took my autoharp and found two other autoharpists and we formed a trio and played for the group on Friday and Saturday afternoons. It was so much fun! Since I had a loaner autoharp I decided that it was time to get my own and my new autoharp should be here Monday.  I've been practicing my strums and am even going to play in our new church band.Watch out!

Llama Trials June 9

Saddling up

Almost ready to go

Heading out

Rest Stop with Rosa

Glad that is over

Llama nose up close

Hams

Our ham radio club once again this year supported with radio communication the Happy Hummers 4-H group with handlers and guides on their annual llama pack trials. The Saturday hike ran into snow in the mountains where the hike was scheduled so we came back to the BLM area just north of town to do the three mile hike.

June 5 Snow

We awoke to a snow storm on June 5. The horses stand in front of the shed to get out of the wind and Mama Hen huddles with her chicks by our state-of-the-art horse feeder.

Blitzen is back

Blitzen and crew went to pasture at our neighbor's while we were on vacation. He's almost two months old now and loves to bite and chew. We have to be careful of our fingers. He bites his mother and aunt and they seem to tolerate the doings of a young one. He loves to gallop around the pasture.

Two Ducks Left

Beauty and Scarlett

The ducks are happy after John topped off the pond since the water has dried up in the ditches and pasture around our place. We only have two female ducks left. While we were on vacation the male disappeared. We think he took up with a wild girl.  No baby ducks this year. But they are still laying good. Love those duck eggs. 

Mrs. Speckle's Newest Chicks

There are 8 chicks in this photo. Can you find them all?

John's Truck

Emptying  the tank to refill from the neighbor irrigation well.

Spring wouldn't be spring without a photo or two of John and his truck. He loves that truck! He's getting it ready for fire season. He's a volunteer with the Crane Range Land Fire Department. That water truck stays parked in our yard. I'm glad we have a yard big enough.