Cicadas

The cicadas started singing about two days ago. They are right on target for when they start to sing. It always puts me into a tail spin for some reason. I guess because we only have a month left of summer before school starts (no matter which method the school district decides to go) and that puts us straight into fall, fall activities, and prepping for winter. Summer is so short and filled with so much that it's hard to get everything done.


I have a ton of projects that NEED to get done before the first snow. It's July 13th and I'm talking snow. I know it's crazy but winter will be here before I know it and I'm stressing over everything that needs to get done before then.


We need to wrap up getting a patio in front of the house and then paint the house. Although it's not sanctuary related it does make better appeal for if/when we do have tours. I guess I'm a bit proud and want the place looking nice and that includes having a painted house and a place for people to sit after taking a tour (although we rarely get tours).


But we have to get a new roof on the old garage and although it's not directly Sanctuary related, it is where all the mechanical stuff gets done so we do need to get it wrapped up. We had one side done a few years ago but the other sides are leaking. Sadly, there are four sides to this darn roof rather than two. I also need to get up on the barn roof and fix the tin that keeps flipping up in the wind and renail it so it's secure and doesn't let it more rain. Id' forgotten about until lately when we've had some serious winds.


Then there's fencing that was supposed to be done in October but we are no longer on the waiting list so need to get back on. We need the perimeter of the entire pasture fenced and then the drylot fenced as well. It's big money that we need to spend but oh so worth it when it gets done. And i'll be able to have my corral panels back.


I also want to put in an auto water in the mare pasture near the barn. That way in the winter I'm not lugging the hose or buckets of water every day to keep it full. And in the summer time, I can go on a vacation and not have to worry about water for the horses. It'll be good to have but we need to raise the money for the auto water AND get it installed which is more money.


And last but not least, we need to get our 2020/2021 hay. I'm not sure if it's been cut and baled but we need to get prepped for it and get the money. We haven't done any fundraising and I know everyone's funds are in short supply so there's going to be very little cash on hand to buy the needed hay for this winter. I'm overly stressed about it. Without funds to buy the hay, we wont' be able to accept any other horses in and with COVID continuing as it has, there could very well be more senior horses that need a home for their twilight years. It's all very worrisome and I wish I could do more but my hands are tied because my first priority are to the horses currently at the Sanctuary.


So that's what's been going on and what needs to get done before the first snow flake and when the first cicadas start to sing, that's all the stuff that goes through my head every time they start to sing.