A few days ago, we spotted a baby ground squirrel right in our driveway. Thankfully, Gary was able to stop Sparky from playing with him before it was too late. It must have been a stressful encounter for the squirrel though because he didn’t move and went to sleep right in front of us. I seized the opportunity and took some pictures of him. Can you spot him in the first picture?

Here’s a closeup. Sure is a cute little thing.

A couple of barn swallows have started building their nest right by our front door. At first, we thought that us going through that door would make them move but no, they’re sticking around. Even after a first failed attempt where their nest fell. My guess is that they didn’t let the mud dry long enough and the nest became too heavy.

Here’s one of them with some building material.

Yesterday we went on a trail ride. The weather was perfect. Not too hot, not too cold, a nice breeze and some clouds to cut the heat from the sun.

Everybody stopped at our place for a rest. It sure was nice to see all these people and horses on our front lawn!

Then we went on for another 6 miles before stopping for lunch. It was fun and everybody had a great time