Roenblog:

This weekend, I traveled to the Rolex Three-Day Event in Lexington, Ky. It was my first trip to Lexington, and it was a beautiful place with horses everywhere. The event itself was really cool. The Rolex competition is the only “four-star” event in the United States, and is part of the Grand Slam of eventing, which is similar to the Triple Crown where winning three premier events earns a larger prize.

Each three-day event, features three challenges: dressage (ballet on horseback), the cross-country course that features a long-distance ride with solid jumps, and the jumping event. Here are a few pictures from the cross-country course.

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Pictures of Bill and Shirley’s farm after the recent snowfall. Reports are +8 inches of snow, and Grandma Joy recorded 2.48 inches of precipitation during the last 48 hours.

      rehilled potatoes and snowy flowers

      proof of the accumulation

      snow falling at the Roenhome

Bill (finally) chose a new puppy, and I CAN’T wait to visit. Soooooo cute!!!

See the puppy and Katie.

More puppies.

As a side note, I met some puppies from a coworker a few weeks ago and saw them again yesterday. I sorta forgot about that middle teenager stage between PUPPY and old dog — not such a cute stage.

Even though we’re in Wisconsin, we still want a crop update. Here are some pictures of James and Kay’s crops after the recent cold snap. Mom braved the unseasonal weather to bring us these pictures we requested. Thanks Mom!!

 Wheat with frost (click on pictures for larger photos)

 Wheat planted early

 Wheat from rented ground that wasn’t too far along