The name of my blog is taken from a few lines in a relatively obscure poem by W.H. Ogilvie, who wrote poems about fox hunting and horses. It was a different world, and we lived in a last vestige of it, chasing after a pack of hounds wherever they took us. The Ogilvie lines are […]
The forecast is cooling toward winter at last. I’m not a fan of winter, but I do appreciate the seasons, and they are definitely changing differently of late. Knowing there was rain in the forecast, Sunday was dedicated to replacing two broken fence posts. I have become quite proficient, and was I looking forward to
November Weather Arriving – November 22 Read More »
Firearms deer season opened today. Yesterday, I was driving out and had my camera with me, when I saw a magnificent buck. It turned out, he was flirting with a doe, which I did not notice at first. I felt very lucky to see them, and though there are certainly too many deer, I hope
Deer Season – November 16 Read More »
Life here continues to be too busy to allow me to keep up, much less catch up. It also prevents me from falling deeper into the pit of despair that lingers on my doorstep. So, on we go… We returned to the horse show on Sunday morning to watch Kristen and Susan. Pockets was tired,
Busy, Busy – November 13 Read More »
I have been sleepwalking through this week. I went to Lowe’s to purchase fence posts for the never ending project, and managed to pop a rib, since there was no one to help an old lady in the lumber department. Solution to that was opioid pain pills at bedtime, which helped immensely, but did not
Distractions – November 9 Read More »