Horses & Other Interests
This is how I amuse myself during mare watch. Yes, we have at least that many hoofpicks. We still manage to lose them all. Hence the bright colors for visibility amid floor sweepings.
Taken with cell phone because of Mathilda’s camera phobia.
Assembled with Gimp, using two new tricks: Layers & Move
Reposting old, non-show tweets as an archive. Because if I don’t, data might be lost, and then … data might be lost! When I began, there were 317 tweets, minus the ones already posted from shows. I also skipped the tweets that are notifications of blog posts. Even I’m not that tight.
Feb – March 2013, 8 tweets
Well, that was easy. Most of my first foray into Twitter was using it as an ersatz RSS feed.
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Gratuitous scenery
The barn lights from the far corner of the field at twilight.
From the pasture:
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Tooth implant socket today. Bleh. Yes, this is the same tooth/tooth space that was fussing me back in the beginning of 2013 [Hi/Safe:Monday/Regular:Dentist]. This is our fourth attempt at an appointment. I can’t decide if good luck means keeping the appointment or having it put off yet again.
HA!
Appointment was changed to Wednesday. I found out late Tuesday. However, the posts were already written as is. I was too busy with sudden onset dental stress to redo them. If all went to plan, I am now moping around the house, feeling pitiful, and halfway to being bionic.
Out of nowhere, a Spanish Riding School suncatcher appears in my mailbox. It may have been revenge for a mysteriously appearing Sacher-Torte.
Friends are awesome.
They do exist. A real, live, handwritten thank you note, complete with Year of the Horse stamp.
Do my friends have good taste or what?
Source link
Mairin Studio on Zazzle. Enter “Year of the Horse” as a search term for more pretty pictures.
Last weekend, the barn began the show season. WITHOUT ME. They all had a grand time. WITHOUT ME. Ribbons were won. WITHOUT ME.
I was aided in surviving this tragedy by regular updates on the SSF Facebook page. Particularly since I went to the show last year [Report] and could recognize the backdrop of the photos.
I deeply appreciate the effort that went into keeping us stay-at-homes updated. Even with a cell phone camera, it takes time. Recognize a photo op. Halt the horse show machinery. Snap photo. Type a quick caption. Upload. Resume forward progress.
I found out how much of an interruption updates can be from tweeting horse shows. I yap incessantly the night before and the morning of. As soon as competition starts, radio silence.
Virtual Brush Box 