Catching up June 11, 2010

 

After several weeks of computer hell, I am finally up and running again, with only a few minor modifications left to go. Thank you Greg! And thanks to Kim Charney for the parade pictures. Ten Locket’s Meadow horses marched, not including Vanna, who did not march- she raced and she danced (I dropped two pounds in two miles, it was great) and every horse was safe and careful and the riders all came home smiling.

Sarah Murray on Captain. Captain spooks at baby birds and butterflies but can withstand horse shows, jousting and parades without batting an eye. Whatever . . .

Me, Vanna and David prepping for the Bethany Memorial Day Parade. I used to be able to actually ride a horse in it, but one year I walked Vanna, and she ran up and down the route, shaking hands and dancing for candy, and now I have no choice but to accompany the little diva on the route. Yes, I could ask someone else to walk her, but she would most likely stomp them into the ground . . .

 

Colby on Falstaff, our "solid as a rock" horse. Handsome, sensible, sense of humor - the perfect man?

 

Emma on Bart - a very lovely pair!

And YES! Flossie, the wild mallard who was raised by our goose Percival, along with her brother Freddie, in our yard four years ago, has hatched out 11 babies on the pond. When they are big enough, she will bring them on walks through the horse paddocks to visit with their Grandma Percival, who will snuggle them and tell them stories for hours on end. It’s amazing, really. You can read about it in Freddie and Flossie at Locket’s Meadow (Amazon.com has it) which has lovely illustrations by Barbara Borck-Hart.

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