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Happy Health News

I need glasses. That’s not the good bit. Since I have maxed out the number on my OTC readers, I was not surprised to hear that I need a prescription. The welcome news is that the doctor predicts new glasses will make me feel better. Apparently compensating for imperfect vision leaves one with feelings ofContinue reading “Happy Health News”

Back to the Salt Mines

Saddle Seat Wednesday Between car trouble and schedule conflicts, I haven’t had a lesson in several weeks. We have a show coming up. Therefore, I am fitting a month’s worth of lessons into a week. Whimper. Thank you for reading, Katherine Walcott

Remnant of Rodney’s Past

I’ve talked a lot about Rodney’s back injury [Daddy Dearest, Piling on the Therapy]. I haven’t mentioned the scar on his other side, pictured here. It is from, we were told, an altercation with a doorlatch. The entire scar is 10″ long. The section with underlying muscle damage is 5″ long. The deep divot thatContinue reading “Remnant of Rodney’s Past”

Finding Food

Milton does bother not to look for an open hay pile. He finds Rodney and pushes him away. Nice guy.

Mares and Foals in Mexico, Mother’s Day 2016, Guest Photos

From the same reader in Mexico who bought us, Hipico Del Mar. ~~~ Gratuitous Grammar Better Writing Skills: Where do we put the apostrophe in Mother’s Day?

Postcrossing

Inspired by She Moved to Texas: A Postcard a Day, I resurrected my Postcrossing account. The goal of this project is to allow people to receive postcards from all over the world … if you send a postcard, you will receive one back from a random Postcrosser from somewhere in the world … turn yourContinue reading “Postcrossing”

Foto Friday: Lesson 1, Depth of Field

Book List Photography (11th Edition) by Barbara London, John Upton, Jim Stone [Pearson 2013]. Textbook, art school slant. The Moment It Clicks by Joe McNally [New Riders 2008]. The stories and gear behind the photos. David Busch’s Compact Field Guide for the Nikon D7100 by David Busch [Cengage 2013]. The manual writ large. Alternates PerfectContinue reading “Foto Friday: Lesson 1, Depth of Field”