Team Tortoise Takes Off, Virtual Tevis 2024

Awareness of the outside world. Reuters: All set for Paris 2024 Games torch ceremony after sunny dress rehearsal, April 15, 2024

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Rodney – 8 miles this week, 8 miles total
Milton – 8 miles this week, 8 miles total
Wednesday 10 April to Monday 15 April

Virtual Tevis Cup 2024
100 Miles in 100 Days
10 April to 21 July

Logistics

Started 10 April.

Wednesday to Monday, six morning handwalks, 1 mile each.

Saturday & Sunday, additional afternoon session, 1 mile each. Milton ride both days. Rodney ride on Sat, handwalk on Sun.

All mileage at a walk.

Pace ~2.6 mph. Hand walks take 23 minutes in the morning. Rides take 2 minutes longer, probably spent at the mounting block.

92 miles to go in 95 days.

Commentary

Morning handwalks and weekend afternoon sessions are standard practice around here. So, no Virtual Tevis specific thoughts. Glad everyone is going well.

Virtual Tevis Posts [Archives]

Onwards!
Katherine

Baby Birds, Barn Life

Awareness of the outside world. “Taking down these statues and renaming schools is an effort to restore history, not erase it, Maizlish said.” Education Week: Richmond, Va., Schools Rename the Last of Their Confederate-Named Schools, Meisner 2023.

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Baby birds! 10 April

The picture I posted last week, above, was taken on March 20th. [Wordless Wednesday]

Saw nest. Took photo. Set up blog post. Forgot about it.

I don’t have much occasion to go over to the trailer – which was the point of the post – and I figured it was a pile of twigs that would lead nowhere. We get those.

Post came out. Hmm, I probably should check to see if anything happened.

Wow, looks fancier than last time.

Since the nest is wedged up under the overhang of the trailer, it is hard to look down into it.

Wait. Do I see something? Is there maybe an egg in there after all?

Used phone camera with flash as a way to look in.

Chicks!

Took a second picture to confirm and because I was startled. Then I got out of there, so as to not interrupt the family.

Onwards!
Katherine

Sakura Festival Haiku, Poetry

Awareness of the outside world. Think good thoughts for a friend stepping back into the show ring today. Go E! Ride that pony! You got this!

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White and pink and new,
Flowers unfold. Flowers fade;
Memory preserves.

My entry for the 38th Annual Sakura Festival & Haiku Contest, Saturday, March 23th, Tuscaloosa, AL USA. Sent in my entry. Did not attend.

“The theme of the 2024’s Sakura Festival is “uketsugu/受け継ぐ” or “preserve.” The spring celebration of Sakura, or cherry blossoms, reminds us of the value of each moment, while the return of spring awakens us to fresh possibilities in life. This year’s theme reminds us to cherish and carry on the connection that was built between the community of Tuscaloosa and our sister-city, Narashino, in Japan.” UA: Sakura Festival.

Written with How Many Syllables.

Winners, UA, Sakura: 2024’s Winning Haikus

“The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in Prunus subgenus Cerasus. ‘Sakura’ usually refers to flowers of ornamental cherry trees, such as cultivars of Prunus serrulata, not trees grown for their fruit (although these also have blossoms). Wiki: Cherry blossom.

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens: Can You Predict When the Cherries Will Blossom? Schmidt 2015.

Sister Cities International: What Is A Sister City

Photo is a repost take at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, [In The Pink] & [Different Ways of Walking]

Previous posts [Haiku]

Onwards!
Katherine

Lesson Plan, Or Not

Awareness of the outside world. “There are 193, 195, 237, 245, 248, or 253 countries in the world, depending on definition.” National Online.org: How many countries are there in the world?

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The plan is to have riding lessons at the New Barn and stay with Stepping Stone Farm for driving. [Other Barns]

Unfortunately, that leaves me at the whim of the weather. New Barn does not have a covered ring. SSF has a covered space that is good for riding but not big enough for a cart.

Which means, no lesson this week.

Onwards!
Katherine