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~:: While Rachel was in Cancun ::~
Some people are very insensitive. They forget that not everybody can just jet off at the beginning of December, leaving children for endless blue water, and fairly nice December weather in the mountains for the warm yellow light of the southern … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Seasons, The outside world
Tagged arctic foxes, Christmas lights, cold, December, deer, dogs, lots of snow, snow
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~:: November 2013 ::~
I know this is November because G has already sucked up all the leaves. October is a glorious riot. November is this quiet, sorta peaceful and bland time between wild October and glorious December. See how the children are playing … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, dogs, Family, friends, Fun Stuff, Light, The outside world
Tagged Autumn, deer, dogs, fish, leaves, neighbors, pumpkins, wind thing
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~:: Nests ::~
Once upon a time, now a very long time ago, we children regularly travelled to Chicago to get our teeth fixed. I think about that now—we were living in New York—how impressive that could have sounded: “Hey, I’d LOVE to … Continue reading
~:: 365 Dollars Short ::~
The last time I really felt like telling a story here – I mean, that feeling that drives you to put things into words – was last year. A year ago. And I didn’t do it. It was on a … Continue reading
Posted in A little history, Epiphanies and Meditations, Events, Family, Fun Stuff, holidays, Rachel, Seasons, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world
Tagged family, june, last year, Lorri, Rachel, racing
23 Comments
~:: Being Connected ::~
I came from a tiny family – three of us kids. But my parents came from tinier ones: two kids in each family. I had one uncle (and his wife) and one aunt (and her husband). Four cousins in one … Continue reading
Posted in Epiphanies and Meditations, Events, Family, friends, The g-kids, The kids, The outside world
Tagged being part of something, death, family, freedom, friends, love
22 Comments
~:: And when it’s not normal . . . ::~
Monday was a weird day. Such a weird day. Sometimes it doesn’t take much to throw you off, just a little something that isn’t right, something a little off register. So it really started on Sunday, when we got back … Continue reading
~:: How Dogs Deal With Seasonal Distress ::~
Okay – this is my farewell to winter. I shot this sequence just a few weeks ago, really. A few days later, the horses started to shed. Now, they are molting and the air at the barn is full of … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Family, Fun Stuff, HappyHappyHappy, Seasons, snow, The outside world
Tagged dogs, joy, running, snow
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~:: Inversion pt 3 – and the punchline ::~
Okay, so I’m making my way through all this by making a story out of it. What a surprise. Several weeks ago, on our way to church one very foggy morning, we came out the front door and found these … Continue reading
Posted in Seasons, snow, The outside world
Tagged fog, Frost, hoar frost, Horses, magic, trees
32 Comments
~:: Inversion pt. 2 ::~
This is my brother. He’s a great guy. But once in a while, he’s an idiot. He doesn’t ever read this, so he won’t know he should be offended. About this, anyway. Okay, so it’s the first day that’s really … Continue reading
Posted in Horses, Just talk, Pics of Made Things, snow, The outside world
Tagged fog, ice, Pasture, smog, snow, water lines
35 Comments
~:: Nor’ Wester ::~
In the mess of feeling I’ve had over the last many weeks, there was this shining bit of smug satisfaction: I was, in some small things, ready. For one thing, I’d made a boat-load of deer ornaments, plus the junk … Continue reading
Posted in Horses, Images of our herd in specific, Seasons, snow, The outside world
Tagged branches, dogs, Horses, neighbors, Reed, sky, snow
30 Comments