Morning storm.

We had a fine storm blow through this morning, with all the amenities of wet, wind and cold air. Horse folks will tell you that while wet doesn't do much for horses, windy and cold air does get them all uppity. So, as the storm petered out and I drove Youngest up the lane to wait for the school bus inside the car (he had wanted to just go with an umbrella, but the wind turned it inside out), I noticed only one horse visible on the east side of the barn. This is the cantilever side, offers protection from the elements, and should have had at minimum, two visible horses. This is because after last week's stall destruction, they are closed out of their stalls, pending reconstruction. So, obviously one horse (the blog familiar can probably predict which one) was no longer where she should be.
After the bus came and collected my precious little boy, I pulled on my Muck boots and made for the barn, and sorting out whatever mess had been accomplished this morning. Sure enough, Peaches and Mike were in Mike's stall, and the double electric fence was partially destroyed that separates the two paddocks. The separation was meant to be temporary, until the three acclimated to one another, but with a mare in the mix, I don't think the geldings will ever get along. So, I removed Peaches, repaired fence, walked the fence line to make sure nothing was keeping it from zapping the spots off the mare, and put Peach back in with Oslo. They then proceeded to zoom back and forth in the paddock, WAY more energy than usual. Thank you wind and cold (not really).
Also now need to construct a new farm sign as this morning's storm saw fit to rend it in two.
And now the sun is out, and the temperature is warming. Like it can make up for the mess by being sunny and 90 degrees. Grrrr.
After yesterday's earthquake, I'm thinking we could be in for a shaky fall.