Another winter storm & cabin fever have leached me of all inspiration. Counting down to daylight savings time (March 9, 22 days) and Spring (March 20, 33 days). Given the celestial nature of these thoughts, here is sunset & moonrise Thursday evening from the pasture and backyard. Since walking a Bassett Hound lends itself neitherContinue reading “Pasture Astronomy”
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Foto Friday: Mystery Material
Alfalfa hay? Shredded money? Is there a difference?
Poll Results
Survey says: The people have spoken. Unanimously. It’s okay for me to wander about, narratively speaking. [For those who missed last week, I posted on a completely non-equine topic, Seven Life Lessons Learned From Candy Crush, and then asked for opinions on doing so, Off Topic: Yay or Nay?] I received two further pieces ofContinue reading “Poll Results”
Show Tweets: Winter Tournament 3, Leeds AL
Show tomorrow. Curiously unstressed. — Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) February 8, 2014 Right now, I'm dreading getting up early. I hate that part. — Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) February 8, 2014 Panic moment. Car in shop. Did I leave helmet in trunk? No. — Rodney's Saga (@RodneysSaga) February 8, 2014 Missing the opening ceremonies b/c I haveContinue reading “Show Tweets: Winter Tournament 3, Leeds AL”
Show Report: Winter Tournament 3, Leeds AL
Well, that was a struggle. Not the show. My rides were standard horse show classes. The day itself was a struggle. Friday My car is in the shop. Ironic, given yesterday’s repost suggesting a car for a trouble-free existence. Anyway. Last week, I was in a pissy mood. This was attributed to my being stuckContinue reading “Show Report: Winter Tournament 3, Leeds AL”
Roscoe’s Lament
I’m feeling punk, so I’m rerunning a post from an earlier iteration of the blog. At this point, Rodney had been with us for two months & was still named Roscoe. Roscoe’s Lament (With apologies to Theodor Seuss Geisel) I don’t like my shoe, the one on the right. A nail in the front isContinue reading “Roscoe’s Lament”
Text Art: Circle Letters
The Olympic rings are trademarked. Rainbow colors are a political statement. Red, white, & blue are nationalistic. Therefore, for no reason at all, letters composed of harmless, monochromatic circles. Coloring left as an exercise for the reader. Circles II Circles III