Three Squares

Awareness of the outside world. CNN: Puzzle master Will Shortz pieces together his recovery from a stroke, Tirrell, October 19, 2024. Advice – Use the mnemonic device B.E. F.A.S.T. It stands for: Balance, Eyes, Face, Arms, Speech, Time. “If people notice changes in balance or vision, weakness or numbness in their face or arms, or trouble with speech, it’s important to seek emergency care in as short a time as possible, Lin emphasized.”

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Because I wasn’t feeding enough critters throughout the day.

Rodney is now getting lunch. Vet suggested increased grain for weight gain. Worth a try, he’s already getting close to free choice hay. We could increase breakfast & dinner, but we are leery of serving either horse too much food at once. Besides I’m here for lunch anyway.

We could think about cutting out Milton’s mid-day meal, particularly as his rations have been reduced (*cough*yourhorseisfat *cough*). However, the two senior dogs really do better with me around all day. They don’t get lunch, but they get let out and looked after. If and when the dog situation changes, we may reevaluate the horse lunch program.

Onwards!
Katherine

Mosaic Tiles, Art

Art of the outside world. October 24–November 11, 2024, Origami USA: World Origami Days 2024 & Origami USA: World Origami Days. I think origami may be joining postcards & stamps on the list of things that interest me but I never seem to get back to. I made a note to order the WOD materials as soon as they went on sale. Didn’t happen. Never say never, but I can say not now. [Origami Dragon, Gary’s Star]

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“The retaining walls, benches and an outdoor stage were designed by William Leslie Welton in textured stucco with inset Moravian tiles.” Bham Wiki: Rhodes Park

Onwards!
Katherine

Halloween Haiku, Poetry

Awareness of the outside world. Halloween Museum of Salem.

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Halloween Holiday

Flickering pumpkins.
All Hallow’s Eve lost; amid
Costumes and candy.

Process Notes

It would be more accurate to called this a haiku-like object rather than a true artistic moment. Hardly surprising, as I do not have a poetic bone in my body. Still, arranging my thoughts into 17 syllables is a fun exercise. You will undoubtedly see more HLOs. [Haiku Archives]

Previous Halloween Posts

For your amusement.
[Muse and the Missing Halloween Movie] The nature of muses 2023
[Halloween Rant] 2023
[Horse Shoe Pumpkin, Photography] 2023
[Blog Logo, Halloween Colors] 2021
[Happy Halloween] Horses in bows 2014
[Happy Halloween] Ghost Rider 2012

Onwards!
Katherine

Empty Nesting

Awareness of the outside world. In honor of my dental cleaning yesterday. “Oral diseases are among the most common noncommunicable diseases worldwide, affecting an estimated 3.5 billion people.” WHO: Oral Health. Global population is 8.2 billion, so 3.5b is 42% of the people in the world. Worldometer

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Routine vet appointment last week. [Annual Check-Ups, Woe Report]

Getting the trailer on the road meant cleaning out old bird nests.

[News From The Nest]


Birds building nests is a sign that the trailer has not gone anywhere lately. May I please move the trailer description from the column that says bird sanctuary to the column that says show horse transportation?

Onwards!
Katherine

The Post-Vet Woe Report

Awareness of the outside world. BBC: Woman goes to Antarctica to sell postcards and gin, Oct 18 2024. Hat tip Matty Jordan.

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tl,dr: pitiful, with less woe.

Current horses usually feel sore after getting their annual shots. I don’t remember Previous Horse & Mathilda having such strong reactions. More effective vaccines? Less effective horses? The world may never know. [Annual Check-Ups]

This year wasn’t too bad. Rodney was punk that night but perked up over the weekend. Since he already eats out of a hay net & has his grain bucket up off the ground, we didn’t have to make any adjustments. [Rodney’s Dinner Table]

Milton took the weekend off. Stiff neck. Uninterested in stretching aaaalllll the way down to the ground. Grain bucket elevated. Hay bucket hanging from a tack hook. Ran a mild fever. Pitiful horse to the max. [Purple Muck Bucket]

While they were physically sore, there was less existential woe this year. The appointment was later in the year, so the weather was nicer. I suspect less heat means less woe. Easier to feel sorry for one’s self in high summer.

Onwards!
Katherineat