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Awareness of the outside world. Did you know that horse tail ribbons have signifier colors other than red? Green for green. White for sale. And so on. I had no idea. Hat tip to D. ~~~ All horse show, all week. [How To Spontaneously End Up At A Horse Show] No nerves. Didn’t even notice theyContinue reading “Show Report, Nerves”

Awareness of the outside world. LEGO Convention. Wore a mask. Felt mildly stupid. Saw one other, on a vendor. However, last time I was around that many children, I was sick for a month. Not Covid, just kid grot. [Leaping Around The Swamp] ~~~ All horse show, all week. [How To Spontaneously End Up AtContinue reading “Show Report, Foot”

Awareness of the outside world. Too cute. “Rita lives in Western Colorado at a mental health and drug rehab center that specializes in equine and kangaroo therapy.” Braymere Custom Saddlery: Lovely Rita, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. ~~~ All horse show, all week. [How To Spontaneously End Up At A Horse Show] Today is a random endorsementContinue reading “Show Report, Hoof Picks”

Awareness of the outside world. Corning Museum of Glass. ~~~ “The most common item used to ward off the evil eye is the nazar boncuğu, or evil eye bead. The nazar boncuğu is a circle or tear-drop shape often with blue, white and black colors forming the shape of an eye.” Turkish Textbook: Nazar: theContinue reading “Nazar Boncuğu, Glass Art”

How do you write about a place you have not been? Ask a friend! Been There, Done That kindly supplied photos from a trip to Istanbul a while back. Previous guest post was Peru. Welcome BTDT. [In The Footsteps of the Inca] ~~~ Technical Notes Images as sent by photographer. Out of an abundance ofContinue reading “Istanbul, Guest Photos”

Photography of the outside world. Equine Photographers Network. ~~~ Which photo? Repost [How To Spontaneously End Up At A Horse Show] This whole project started when husband Greg expressed an interesting in practing his photography from center ring at an SSF show. Sure thing. However, rain required moving the show to another barn. [How To] TheContinue reading “Thoughts on Horse Show Photography”

Factoids of the outside world. “No states except Alabama and Nebraska have a B in their name.” Reader’s Digest: There’s Only One Letter That’s Not in Any U.S. State Name. Can You Guess It? Jones 2023. ~~~ Photo credit: Greg Walcott ASHAA Fun ShowHeathermoor FarmLeeds AL, USASaturday 10 May 2025 Optimus. Thank you to theContinue reading “How To Spontaneously End Up At A Horse Show”