{"id":97,"date":"2021-09-24T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waywardhounds-com.preview-domain.com\/?p=97"},"modified":"2022-10-20T16:59:32","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T23:59:32","slug":"quiet-south-dakota-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waywardhounds.com\/?p=97","title":{"rendered":"Quiet South Dakota Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"viewer-c5gej\">It&#8217;s almost October and almost time to leave South Dakota for the southwest. We are heading out sometime the last week of September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-6tm1\">We spent several weeks this summer at Kate&#8217;s daughter&#8217;s farm in Hermosa. Carianna and Neil have a great little piece of land, I think somewhere around 40 acres. They have some cattle, some chickens, some cats, they raise German Shepards and ten horses. Oh &#8211; and two awesome daughters!!! It is a lively and fun place to hang out and we did just that for several weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/39f52b_751bd123bf7f4d6e91810c85a54f7308~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_584,h_389,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/39f52b_751bd123bf7f4d6e91810c85a54f7308~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/39f52b_3e232af5ea6d4aa1a00d5a5f2c3b0c3a~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_584,h_389,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/39f52b_3e232af5ea6d4aa1a00d5a5f2c3b0c3a~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-eeck0\">I took some photos of her stud horse, Romero. He was busy this summer staying true to his namesake &#8211; with a few lovely mares visiting him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/39f52b_e978d05af89a4218958246b7bf63c4c5~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_584,h_389,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/39f52b_e978d05af89a4218958246b7bf63c4c5~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/39f52b_92167a0b599a4216b56cc6a625242ef6~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_584,h_389,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/39f52b_92167a0b599a4216b56cc6a625242ef6~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-c9ksh\">Kate&#8217;s youngest, Jacob, got married this summer to a delightful woman named Shelby. The wedding was held in the forest with fifty or so guests and some terrific brisket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/39f52b_ca435bbe463c471fb81c5eeb5aa2f59b~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_584,h_340,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/39f52b_ca435bbe463c471fb81c5eeb5aa2f59b~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kate&#8217;s children and grandchildren<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/39f52b_7eab44d4803f4f46a98daa238a09e9b9~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_584,h_726,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/39f52b_7eab44d4803f4f46a98daa238a09e9b9~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kate&#8217;s grandchildren<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-5es4m\">We spent many weeks on a farm just north of Speerfish. We felt very lucky to have hookups and deer and rabbits. Both girls loved going for walks and smelly all the farm smells. I think they will miss this even though such great adventures await them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-6c7sg\">We off to see some national parks in Utah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/39f52b_185ce9085c0b49c386ffcf7d6d09f79a~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_584,h_276,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/39f52b_185ce9085c0b49c386ffcf7d6d09f79a~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunset from our Speerfish spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s almost October and almost time to leave South Dakota for the southwest. We are heading out sometime the last week of September. We spent several weeks this summer at Kate&#8217;s daughter&#8217;s farm in Hermosa. Carianna and Neil have a great little piece of land, I think somewhere around 40 acres. They have some cattle, some chickens, some cats, they raise German Shepards and ten horses. Oh &#8211; and two awesome daughters!!! It is a lively and fun place to hang out and we did just that for several weeks. I took some photos of her stud horse, Romero. He was busy this summer staying true to his namesake &#8211; with a few lovely mares visiting him. Kate&#8217;s youngest, Jacob, got married this summer to a delightful woman named Shelby. The wedding was held in the forest with fifty or so guests and some terrific brisket. Kate&#8217;s children and grandchildren Kate&#8217;s grandchildren We spent many weeks on a farm just north of Speerfish. We felt very lucky to have hookups and deer and rabbits. Both girls loved going for walks and smelly all the farm smells. I think they will miss this even though such great adventures await them. We off to see some national parks in Utah! 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