Tag Archives: mountain

~:: Up the Hill ::~

A week ago, we bravely remembered it was September, and realizing that the weather was about to take an earnest turn, threw our two old men into the horse trailer and drove up the mountain.  It was a simple ride, … Continue reading

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~:: FHE at Ginger’s ::~

First of all, if you want to see one of the most beautiful sunsets that ever hung itself to dry over our lake I am sending you here (the amazing Ginger) and here (the brilliant Marilyn). Because I DIDN’T SEE … Continue reading

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~o:> Autumn Continued

Picking up where we left off: Here we were, at the top of the ridge, looking down on this incredible grass valley. And we’re slowly lurching down this steep path. Now, pretend you’re me.  You’re not me.  But you could … Continue reading

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:: Up the mountain ::

This header, I just wanted to explain, is just another one of my poor efforts to capture the river light.  You can see that the yard is dark – that dark, velvet green of late summer.  But the last light … Continue reading

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He’ll be going round the mountain . . .

M will be home, ten months from yesterday.  That was the first important thing about yesterday.  The second is that we ended up taking the colt for his FIRST LONG RIDE up the mountain.  It was a miracle of circumstance: … Continue reading

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