Outside chores on an abnormally warm day!

It's up to 60 degrees today. Wow, you wouldn't think it was January. We got the salt washed off of the vehicles, but as soon as I brought them back in from town, they got filthy from the driveway. No paved driveways here. The packed lime/rock mix makes a great driveway until it rains. Then, it turns into a slurry that really makes a mess of the vehicles. Bambi, our Appaloosa mare, is due to foal in mid-March. Today we need to figure out where to build a dry lot to keep her in after she foals. We won't want to turn her out with the other horses for a while after that. Not that she can't keep them in line - she is definitely the king of the herd - but it is just safer for all involved. We have a bit of a problem with bedding here in Central Illinois. There just aren't that many sawmills, and so we can't get sawdust very easily. The nearest sawmill to me is about an hour away. We have been using woodchips, but they are pretty expensive. I found that Timber Creek Stables has sawdust in bulk for sale, so I'm going to give that a try. Maybe I should invest in a gooseneck dump trailer and make some money hauling sawdust!