Some days I just don’t get around to taking many pictures, and this was one of those days. But often, less is more. I did get some hummingbird shots… The big news today was that we had a hay delivery, so I can relax for a little while on that score. I went to lunch […]
Thursday – August 20, 2020 Read More »
The horses were still grazing in the cool morning, with the eastern light already looking autumnal in its changing slant. Bart managed to fall asleep before I was ready to tack up, so Oisin got to ride with Derry and Jane. He is much happier in company, anyway. Oisin was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
Wednesday – August 19, 2020 Read More »
Bart was exhausted after our ride this morning, but he was great fun while he was up and awake. The butterflies were out in abundance, with sunny weather and low humidity. The big excitement for today was installation of a new door out to the back porch. This project has been going on for almost
Tuesday – August 18, 2020 Read More »
It was a beautiful morning, and the female tanager stopped in for a breakfast of suet. Jane and I went wandering around on Derry and Oisin and did some actual riding, too. Harry came to the ring and we employed him to set jumps, which was fun. Nathan and Allison had worked hard on Saturday,
Monday – August 17, 2020 Read More »
Jane and I returned to the Kirkwood Show today to watch Louise’s second day of competition. Yesterday, she was 6th is both of her classes (green “Irish ribbons”), which is very respectable, since this is a big horse show. Harry did not join us today. He stayed home to work and exercise. Also missing, young
Sunday – August 16, 2020 Read More »