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Photos of the outside world. Photo.com: Shadows, 2025 contest winners. ~~~ Porch railings in the sun. Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. Equisearch: Equine by Design: Top Equestrian Designers, The stories behind some of equestrian fashion’s top ‘designing women.’ May 21, 2008. Note date. History rather than current events. ~~~ My new banquet shirt by Arista Equestrian. I had two in the same style. I gave them away because they were ridingContinue reading “New Shirt For Next Year”

Awareness of the outside world. Earth Day today. Earthday.org: 5 Things You Didn’t Know, You Didn’t Know, by Attiyah Abdul-Amin, August 12, 2024. Scroll down to Wild Horses Couldn’t Drag Me Away. Article links to UN: PRZEWALSKI’S HORSES RETURN TO CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN AFTER NEARLY 200-YEAR ABSENCE. Read on after press release ends. Article refers toContinue reading “A Goldy Opportunity, Hunter/Jumper Lesson”

Awareness of the outside world. CotH: Turkmenistan: Land Of The Akhal Teke, Stephanie Sears, March 28, 2011. Note date. ~~~ On the theory that tiny steps are still steps. Here’s the latest horse shopping activity. Tiny Step One We made a small inquiry about a horse. Didn’t go any farther than that. Too far awayContinue reading “Pursuing The Home Team Expansion, Horse Shopping”

Awareness of the outside world. There is an association for everything, National Hay Association, the national trade association for the U.S. hay industry. There is a museum for everything, The National Agricultural Center ​and Hall of Fame, Chartered by Congress in 1960 to serve as the national agriculture museum and memorial to farming leaders. ~~~Continue reading “True Farm Style Is Not What You See In The Magazines”

Art of the outside world. Currently reading (codex), True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color–from Azure to Zinc Pink by Kory Stamper (Knopf 2026). Publisher’s page. Author’s website. ~~~ Colors: Ultramarine, Vermilion, Watermelon, Xanadu, Yellow, Zebra. Color Commentary: Ultramarine & zebra are self-explanatory. Vermilion sampled from article, Merriam Webster: 10 Words forContinue reading “Colorwork Alphabet U-Z, Art”

Words of the outside world. Currently reading (ebook), Across the Universe, The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle, by Natan Last (Pantheon 2025). Publisher’s page. Author’s website ~~~ American Crossword Puzzle TournamentApril 10-12, 2026Virtual A play-by-play Before Haven’t done a NYT crossword since I boycotted the NYT in April 2025. [It’s All OutsideContinue reading “Crossword Consistency, American Crossword Puzzle Tournament 2026”