As the playwright Ionesco said, “Only the ephemeral is of lasting value”, and so I have relinquished all of my past Hostgator blog posts to memory alone.
I have switched hosting sites due to a corruption in my previous blog site that caused the cost of renewal to rise to almost $1,000 per year. The advisors told me that I must start a new blog, so I have moved away. This is a very difficult transition for me, but I think it is healthy, and I am hoping it will teach me to part with some of the mountains of boxes accumulated in the basement.
This week has galloped past, with a lot of coyote music in the evenings, and a view of a brace in broad daylight.
Eddy watched them until they departed and then enjoyed following their scent in the pasture.
I managed an image of a pileated wood pecker, the first photographic pileated picture of the year, though I have had many views without a camera.
I went with Harry this week to VMD Sculpting, Vlad’s place in the city. It was wonderful to see the clay sculptures transformed to bronze. As always, time with Vlad was funny and inspirational. As a bonus, Daniel and his dogs arrived to meet up with his friend, Julie. Being around young people (and Daniel’s dogs) is great fun, too.
The world here is bursting with life. Since I began blogging and posting pictures, I have become more aware of the beauty around us. Some of it, though is quite striking, like the glorious azalea that my mother brought here, as a start from her own azalea.
In the woods and around the place, there are birds and plants galore.
On Friday, we were invited to watch the National Finals of the Interscholastic Equestrian Association – a competition for high school students. Our friends, Beth and Frank, own nearby Morrison Equestrian Center, and their daughter, Kendahl, was in the top section. The 18 best high school equestrians in the nation had qualified to compete over an equitation course on borrowed horses. Each person gets two jumps before going on course astride a horse they do not know well. Kendahl is a freshman, and she had a beautiful round, placing 6th in tough competition. We were very pleased to be there to watch and cheer.
It’s been a rainy, cool weekend. Laura came by with her little dog, Dreidl, who terrorized Eddy, sadly. But it was a fun visit for the rest of us.
A bluebird of happiness in the top of the apple tree…
Happiness can arrive in any weather. Be safe, be well. Be kind and stay strong. Slava Ukraini! God Save America. Peace…
Galloping Through 
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