It has been a day that started with some anxiety, and has finished by uplifting us and filling us with hope. There is considerable happiness in this household. With the vivid background to the day provided by the peaceful transfer of power and the prevalence of democracy, albeit enforced by troops, it was still an […]
Inauguration Day – January 20, 2021 Read More »
Trash day was not postponed by Martin Luther King Day on Monday, which was a relief, since the dumpster is full with seven days of stall cleaning. Harlan, the trash collector (or, maybe, “sanitation engineer”) is always fun to see, keeping a cheerful attitude in spite of a job that can be less than glamorous.
Tuesday – January 19, 2021 Read More »
Fred called last night just to make sure we remembered today is shoeing day. No chance we could forget that! Stone, though, has decided to skip shoeing. He lost a shoe in early January, and I pulled the other one. He has good feet, and can go barefoot for a while, since we aren’t riding
Shoeing Day – January 18, 2021 Read More »
Today is mostly bird pictures. There were a lot of blue jays which I enjoy, though some people think of them as bullies. They don’t strike me that way. I also love mockingbirds, and today we had a visit from a mockingbird at the same time as one of my other favorites, a pileated woodpecker.
Sunday – January 17, 2021 Read More »
Much of the snow melted today. Strangely enough, I had not one, but three long phone conversations! Flashback to my teenage years, but without the harassment for tying up the home phone line. The horses went out in the snow. Pickings out in the field were a little lean, so they romped up to the
Saturday – January 16, 2021 Read More »