What a rainy miserable Friday October 15th!

Well I guess I shouldn't complain.  The weather really has been nice but it has poured all day!  It's damp and cold and dreary out.  It's supposed to settle down and hopefully just showers tomorrow.  We are headed to Dartmouth in the morning for Molly's show.  I think they have a large indoor so hopefully everyone will stay fairly dry.  Molly had bio lab today until 3:45 then was heading to the barn to help everyone get ready for their show on Sunday.  They have to trim all the horses and pull manes and clean tack.  Sunday's weather is supposed to be great.  Unfortunately I have to work so won't be able to go :(

Austin is better,  I didn't mention that he had an awful time with diarrhea 2 weeks ago.  He became very dehydrated and I was afraid it was the end.  We took him to the vets (at 9pm on a monday night) and she checked him all over and really felt he wasn't as bad off as I thought.  She gave him IV fluids overnight and into the next day and he was much better...still weak and tired but eating and no more diarrhea.  Turns out his stool culture came back positive for giardia!  He's always  been negative...I think the last check was just a couple of months ago...anyway he's been treated with 2 meds and probiotics and he's like a new man!  Very content, eating and seems to be gaining some weight  back.  Not bad for 13!!!  We watched a show on animal planet that reviewed dog breeds and it said they can live until 15.  His mother did....several of his siblings have died though.

Some more fall photos

Well we've been bombarded by hungry chipmunks...I thought I would try setting up the havahart trap (as compared to John and Molly target shooting with their 22's).  The chippies just walked right into the trap, chowed down on the seeds and then left.  Apparently they are too light to trigger the trap! So...when Molly is home they will be doing some population control! 
Had a nice ride on Kacee the other day down Cumming's road.  The colors are nice...not as bright as some years.  We are supposed to get heavy rain today that will probably knock down all the leaves.  The paint horse is Jackson, one of the Colby Sawyer horses that Molly rides.  Tomorrow is the Dartmouth show...I think they have an indoor.  Sunday is Colby Sawyers show...(I have to work that day....bummer)

Fall walk with Carol

Carol and I plan on trying to get several walks in this fall.  Today we had a great walk down through Sullivan's land toward the lake shore and then down to Ross's dock.  Gorgeous day.  I've psyched that blogger finally has made it easier to post more than one picture at a time!

It's been a while!

 Dartmouth
Hitchcock Medical Center

So in September I had the opportunity to go to DHMC for the day to attend a pediatric trauma conference.  It was very informative.  After it ended I hopped on the interstate and met Molly for dinner in New London.  We had an awesome meal at Millstone's restaurant.  Great appetizers of mussels and crab cakes, Molly had lobster stuffed ravioli.  I had braised beef shanks.  Great dessert too!

another great weekend!

Well I had this past week off, used some of the time to catch up on things...actually washed some windows!  Monday we hiked up Snake Mountain.  The foliage is starting to turn.  We need some cold nights though.  Molly has had 3 lessons this week at the farm.  If you didn't know She Made the Equestrian Team!!!!  She likes the coach a lot and has ridden 3 different horses this week.  The riding team has to work out at 6am on Tuesdays at the gym and then does pilates for an hour at 6am on Thursdays.  Her lessons are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (I think)  Their first show is October 8 at UVM and October 9th at Middlebury College.  The college puts them up in a hotel for the weekend...should be fun and exciting!

Molly came home this weekend.  We had a great visit, caught up on the new tv shows and sleep.  She rode Kacee yesterday and lunged her today.  We made the roomies a batch of lasagna and salad and brownies to have tonight for dinner.

Helicopter transfer of my patient

The other day I had a trauma patient....course I can't say anything or give any details about it in case someone looks at my post, but anyway I videotaped the helicopter leaving with him.  Very cool, he can be at the next level trauma center in about 15 minutes.  Here's the videotape.

Here's a video of Molly and John horsing around!  The orchard is really nice.