tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post932877990635151252..comments2024-02-29T09:31:25.294-05:00Comments on camera-obscura: continuing adventures in lunar fullnessbilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-15001481860878668122008-04-20T21:48:00.000-05:002008-04-20T21:48:00.000-05:00MiKael, I suspect this tendency wrt the Mysterious...MiKael, I suspect this tendency wrt the Mysterious Disappearing/Reappearing Tape is related to the "that tarp is Evil Incarnate when you're on my back in the arena, but boy, it's my best friend when I'm grazing the barnyard and the lush grass is just underneath the edge" syndrome.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-46798145975371409522008-04-20T21:41:00.000-05:002008-04-20T21:41:00.000-05:00Why is it they can duck under to escape but not to...Why is it they can duck under to escape but not to return to the scene of their crime? I have had the same experience here with a couple of escape artists and they do exactly the same thing. "Oh no, I couldn't possible duck under that.......it could be hot!" Horses, donkeys, it doesn't matter, they all have the same MO.Rising Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-31156006211134196342008-04-20T21:01:00.000-05:002008-04-20T21:01:00.000-05:00It's true, Victoria, sitting with them is very pea...It's true, Victoria, sitting with them is very peaceful. We end up being surrounded by our four plus Rafer - one comes up and then another and then suddenly they're all huddling close. Every now and then my daughter sits on her pony while he grazes, and ends up laying down on him. It's a sweet, sweet thing to see.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-55879348015188781942008-04-20T19:45:00.000-05:002008-04-20T19:45:00.000-05:00I love the photo of your daughter and Rafer. They ...I love the photo of your daughter and Rafer. They look like they are dancing. There's something so relaxing about sitting and watching horses graze, isn't there? I love to just hang out with them and do nothing.Victoria Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267314663679137147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-18284509459114464742008-04-20T19:44:00.000-05:002008-04-20T19:44:00.000-05:00Camera or not, I bet you will never forget that si...Camera or not, I bet you will never forget that sight!<BR/><BR/>He sounds like quite a wonderful character. Every barn must have at least one. (or more, and then it gets really crazy... :)billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-85843718411598129922008-04-20T19:03:00.000-05:002008-04-20T19:03:00.000-05:00Great quote and your philosophy. It was easy for h...Great quote and your philosophy. It was easy for him, we had just given him a bath outside and had him drying in a kind of catch pen behind the barn where the dumpster was, the dumpster had a ramp for wheelbarrows to get in and he just walked up the ramp onto the pile and stood there surveying his domain. It was hilarious and I wish we had a camera, this was about 3 yrs. ago when we leased a different barn.He is an absolute character compared to the rest of them.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-60742284929975656332008-04-20T17:01:00.000-05:002008-04-20T17:01:00.000-05:00Arlene, a dear friend sent me a quote once from a ...Arlene, a dear friend sent me a quote once from a novel she'd read that went something like: The days fell down like ducks. (meaning they passed as quickly as those ducks in shooting galleries)<BR/><BR/>For some reason that has always stuck with me. I don't want my days to fall down like ducks! I try to squeeze all the juice I can out of every one of them - not by cramming them full but by really being "in" the day.<BR/><BR/>The best days and the longest lasting are those which don't have much on the agenda. Those are my favorites.<BR/><BR/>LOl about your daughter taking one step at a time in the training. My official trainer is more in that camp, and I guess the best thing is to have a balance. Between my daughter and the trainer, I'll get pushed to canter wildly AND improve my seat. :)<BR/><BR/>I wish you had a photo of Blue in the dumpster on the manure! What a goof! How in the world did he get in there?billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-31371725570222200162008-04-20T16:39:00.000-05:002008-04-20T16:39:00.000-05:00You always seem to have such busy days full of so ...You always seem to have such busy days full of so many different projects, yet seem to enjoy yourself immensely. <BR/>I love the pictures and of course that little Rafer is so adorable.We have caught our horse Blue standing in the dumpster on the pile of manure.<BR/>It's nice that your daughter gave you a little push past your comfort zone and you felt like a kid again. That's a great feeling. My daughter is my trainer and she never pushes me(probably thinks she'll get me killed) anyway, I'm the one who is always saying,let's do more, but she likes to take it slow, one step at a time. Have a great night.Grey Horse Mattershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837575441967937196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-3224351051663389392008-04-20T10:22:00.000-05:002008-04-20T10:22:00.000-05:00I'm not sure what it is about hills. He would make...I'm not sure what it is about hills. He would make a good hiking companion though!<BR/><BR/>I'm sure she has room for a few more clients. :) <BR/><BR/>The wonderful thing about yesterday is that it completely carried me back to myself at my daughter's age - when a great big endless canter was the best thing in the world. Sometimes when I feel Keil Bay draw himself up to go faster, as he did yesterday, I tense up, but this time that didn't happen. It was such a free feeling.<BR/><BR/>When we first moved here and were talking about how to celebrate our first winter solstice on November Hill, my daughter wanted to "gallop the horses bareback down the power cut holding candles." <BR/><BR/>:0 I wasn't quite up for that one!billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31257856.post-89546053339666402082008-04-20T08:41:00.000-05:002008-04-20T08:41:00.000-05:00What is it about donkeys and hills? A Napoleon com...What is it about donkeys and hills? A Napoleon complex? Rafer cracks me up. He and George might be brothers of different mothers.<BR/><BR/>If you don't hire your daughter as your riding coach, I will! I so need that extra push now and then. Don't you just feel like John Wayne riding across the plains whenever you've got that nice canter going? Good for you for going there.the7msnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082802012105875164noreply@blogger.com