I realize that once-a-month blogs are not compelling. Now that the clocks are back where they should be, I hope to improve my record.
First, a link: http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/ This is another photography contest on The Pioneer Woman's site. Her readers have submitted animal photographs and...oh. So many beautiful horses! So many adorable dogs! A few spectacular cats, plus a hamster, a baby pig and quite a few sheep. Plus a mysterious polar bear and a cheetah that will give you chills. Amazing shots of beloved creatures.
My barn has lain fallow for the last month while we waited for stone lintels. Lintels sit over windows and doors to support the wall above the opening. Nowadays, steel can do the job quite nicely, but we wanted the historic look of stone. At last report, the stone was due to be shipped on Friday. (Please, please, please...) I'm hoping the lintels will arrive early this week and we can get back to building!
In the All's Well That Ends Well department: Yesterday, my horse trainer-in-residence (also known as the younger daughter) went out with TBone for a little drive. According to her report, they took a corner too sharply, the carriage tipped and she jumped out to avoid being spilled. Somehow, during that maneuver, she lost the reins. Before she could retrieve them, TBone took off on his own. Picture our pony with a fairly big carriage behind him, reins flapping at his heels--oh, and Christmas bells on his harness because we're working up to the parade--trotting and then cantering along by himself! The trainer tried to run after him, but you know that wouldn't work.
TBone ended his madcap adventure--Safe, thank goodness!--by the fence of Abby's pasture. Our winded trainer claimed the reins, climbed back onto the carriage and drove him around again, including taking that corner without tipping this time. Meanwhile, I sat in church, totally unaware.
Gratefully,
Cheryl
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