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Awareness of the outside world. The Plaid Horse: $10,000 Equestrian Voices Creative Writing Contest. 2024 Theme: A trainer who has made a significant impact on your life. ~~~ Photo by Pam Cofield Alabama Winter Tournament 2023-2024 Advanced Horsemanship WTC Adult – Series 3rd of 6/7Advanced Equitation WTC Adult (Pattern) – Series Reserve Champion of 4PleasureContinue reading “Celebrating The Series, AWTA 2023-2024 Banquet”

Awareness of the outside world. Someone needed to do it. I doubt I could have. Your Local Epidemiologist: Why did we lose trust during the pandemic? Jetelina, Mar 14, 2024. ~~~ All treats – horse, dog, people – go in the right-hand pocket – jackets, pants, every article of clothing I own – so thatContinue reading “The Right-Hand Pocket Rule”

Art of the outside world. Novis Textura: Reweaving The Urban Fabric, a public art installation in Calgary. ~~~ Onwards!Katherine

Watcher On The Beach Many: You want to take what form? One: A crab. Many: You think the best way to spy on humans is a spider of the sea? One: 10. Many: What? One: 10 legs. A spider has 8 legs. A crab has 10 legs. Many: At least that is getting closer toContinue reading “Watcher On The Beach, Fiction”

Awareness of the outside world. BBG: Seed Exchange. Local, but there is probably one near you. ~~~ “Alba Vulcanis”Vulcan On Paradeby Melissa Shultz-JonesBirmingham Botanical GardensMarch 2024 Technical Details BBG Vulcan, f/8, 1/100 sec., 35.0 mm, ISO 400. Manual mode & auto-focus. Post production. Resized, border, & watermark. Border colors, gray for project, yellow for Nikon.Continue reading “Alba Vulcanis, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. Pi Day. Mental Floss: How to Memorize Pi if You’re a Word Person, Okrent, 2015. ~~~ tl,dr: Stopped by new hunter/jumper barn. Promising. Lessons start in April. Actually, it’s an old barn under new management. Completely new. New barn owners, new barn manager, new trainer, new horses. We have beenContinue reading “Checking Out A Possible New Lesson Barn”

Awareness of the outside world. Meanwhile, in the real deserts. Earth.Org: 7 Most Endangered Species in the Desert. Lai 2022. Multiple causes, from habitat fragmentation to the pet trade. Earth.Org is a environmental news website. About Us. ~~~ .Horse shows that offer awards from the Thoroughbred Incentive Program in 2024. Please note that Alabama hasContinue reading “Living in a Show Desert”