Horsekeeping
Awareness of the outside world. “But the Republicans’ move right was always a political gamble. The fact that politics is getting so frantic suggests it is a gamble they are afraid they are losing … The anti-government anti-mask movement also probably seemed like a better idea before the Delta variant hit … But mask mandates are widely popular, and … popular opinion is turning against anti-maskers.” Heather Cox Richardson from Letters from an American: September 7, 2021. I wonder if they are riding yesterday’s horse, i.e. adhering to a formula that worked in the past rather evaluating current conditions.
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Close. The. Gate.
It’s not hard. If you open it, close it.
Every time I walk in this particular park, I go around closing gates. It’s a small piece of land, completely surrounded by a fence. You’d think people would get the idea of a enclosed perimeter. But, no.
Secondary pet peeve. The latches too small for the posts.
I’ve always been a bit obsessive about gates. Working at the zoo put that habit over the top. Our barn operates on the theory of horizontal pass-thrus, i.e. step between the rails of the fence. Otherwise, I would spend my life checking and rechecking gates.
All park gates were left in the shut position.
Non-horse folks, do open gates give you the screaming heebee-jeebies, or is it a livestock thing?
Stay safe. Stay sane.
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
Yes, dogs….
Open gates are welcoming. Closed gates are forbidding. But I’m not an animal person. My 2 cents.
A) Shudder.
B) … blinks several times … tries to imagine seeing the world that way … nope, can’t do it … interesting.