Sam greeted us with a bark, a sniff , and then just a pose as we drove into the driveway of the farm our son was shoeing draft horses. The people who own and operate this farm are Mike and Terry. They have many beautiful, healthy, and well-kept Draft horses.
Here Mike & Terry are harnessing 2 of their horses, Annabelle and April. They allowed me to photograph them, but make no mistake here, Mike and Terry are not posing here,they do this practically every day. They farm with their horses.
The horses are now led into the barn for harnessing to the hay wagon.
Annabelle and April are ready to haul the hay wagon out of the barn.
All the grass hay used on this farm is grown, cultivated and harvested by Mike and Terry working these and the other horses on this farm. The horses also eat the fruit of their labor. Truly, it is a labor of love for Mike & Terry.
Mike leads the team hauling the hay wagon out of the barn and in between our car and the barn. Yikes! Look at how tight it is between our car and the barn! These are big horses, and the hay wagon is fully loaded....we offer to move our car but Mike's wife Terry says Mike would be insulted if we did that. He knows his horses and what he and they can do together, easily!
Look at that. Mike does know his horses and himself well. The photograph does not fully show just how tight the squeeze is, but it is also apparent there is no worry or doubt about Mike's ability to guide his beloved horses.
Here we go! Come along for the hay ride in the next post. Annabelle and April are hauling the hay , Mike & Terry, my grandson C.T.,and myself.
This is Barbara, the only one of the couple who own this lovely Lavender farm I could pin down for a picture, in front of one of the lavender fields. Although it is hazy, you just might spot Mt. Rainier in the background.
Here is my booth , you can see Mt. Rainier in the background , and to the left of the booth is the pen I displayed two of my very handsome Jacob ram lambs. I do believe I had the best spot on the place . The large tree gave us shade and my booth was very close to one of the lavender fields and where they were giving lavender oil distillation demonstrations.
My husband kept me company and answered the many, many questions about Jacob Sheep.
A view of some booths and a lavender field.
Lavender distillation equipment.
Some of the grandchildren came to see us and the festival. The girls all made lavender sachets at the craft area.
Our oldest granddaughter just loves our youngest grandson! ( I think he is eating Cheezits )
Our daughter A.Joy and Little J check out the lambs. Little J wanted to watch them a long time.
These two granddaughters remained with us the rest of the festival and we had a good time. I did a lot of spinning wool during the festival and answered a lot of questions about spinning, wool, yarns, etc., The jug in the back ground was filled with ice lemon water each morning and we drank it all up as the temperatures were in the 90's both days.
Oldest granddaughter poses by one of the many classic cars in attendance at the festival.
A beautiful sight to me, "our mountain", a field of lavender, and our oldest granddaughter! We had a wonderful time this weekend at the first ever Lavender Festival in Roy. I made enough money to make it well worth my time, and I hope to be asked back again next year~
