Goodwill find!

I went to Goodwill the other day,

I like to browse the store.

And I came across this little red coat

that just fits my Granddaughter.

 She did not seem to mind wearing it either.

 

 

 Below is her scrinchy face to get her to smile for the camera.

 

This is a short and sweet blog,

Cause I think this coat is so dang cute!

Bees! Wasps? What ever you call them!

All summer long we fought these underground bees.

The dirt kept growing, 

the mound kept getting bigger!

I wanted to get a shovel and dig them out

but hubby would not let me.

Then the other day I went out there to find this perfectly round hole!

I knew it was not a dog.

My dogs are diggers, and NEVER do they dig a perfectly round hole.

So I figured it was a skunk or raccoon.

 These bees are still alive in the above photo.
Just milling about.

They never did attack us.

Maybe they should of! LOL

 

 Honey comb was scattered all about.

 

 Macro shot of the honey comb. Kind of neat huh?

 

 Then I killed the remaining bees!

Poor things!

But they were not honey makers.

What "were" in the combs was the next generation.

What ever got it, which I think was a skunk, and he was shot last night

by the neighbor kid.

Pulled up the lane and there he was.

Emptied a 22 rifle on him.

I asked him,

"What you missed with all the other shots?"

He said "no, that he wanted to make sure he was dead!"

I feel bad for the skunk,

At least he had a good last meal!

Thankful that he cleaned out my bee's nest.

Dreams, Soul Searching and Tears.

I had a dream once.

I have been doing a lot of soul searching.

And with that comes a lot of tears.

Yes my dream was to have a horse ever since I could remember.

And on.....

April 14th, 2006

I realized that dream when I got Sissy.

But lately I have been doing a lot of soul searching too.

Because it has been over 3 years,

and I am not to the place I thought I would be at.

I keep telling myself that "Patience" is a virtue and that I will be rewarded.

At this point I can not see it.

WHY?

It is me....

It is NOT my horse.

I have done a lot with Sissy.

From the GROUND!

She listens to me.

She will follow my lead.

Why, I can even get her to TIPPY TOE!

Yes, if we ever had to sneak into some place, Sissy could do it!

A year ago,

I got another horse to help to build my riding confidence.

That confidence was really shot down in the past week.

I took Sadie and Sissy to an obstical trail challenge.

I had no intention of riding Sissy through,

my goal was to walk her through it.

 Expose her to different things.

 

 She snorted at all the new smells.

 

 Sissy is making it look easy, and the photos do not show

her acting up because in the background Sadie is Whinnying!

As well as she was.

She was being an unruly child!

See....3 feet from each other!

But yet, I can find one on each end of the pasture at different times.

 

A very good friend and prior owner of Sadie Rode her through the challenge.

 

It was not a good experience.

Sissy and Sadie are so buddy sour they could not get

10 feet from each other.

Whinny and carry on they did.

Neither of us had the soul attention of our horses.

I feel like I have ruined Sadie, because she never use to be like that.

Although, I AM ONE that DOES SPEND TIME with her horses!

I groom them!

Bathe them!

Give them good scratches!

Talk to them!

Walk with them!

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At times I feel that maybe I should just ignore them,

Don't pay any attention to them!

Never groom them!

Don't teach them any manners!

Never handle them!

Just sit and watch them play in the field, and run as a wild herd!

Because I can tell you, that is exactly what my neighbors philosophy is

and ONCE a year, THEY RIDE! And there is not even a rodeo!

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Then a couple days later on a beautiful day,

I thought I would take Sadie for a walk down to the river.

(Because my goal is to be able to ride along the river.)

She did very well, with Sissy whinnying in the back ground till we were out of ear shot,

and on the sand.

When we got to the sand, something struck Sadie,

weather it was the smell of the water,

or the realization that Sissy was not around,

I am not sure.

 Doing some back ups.

 

Totally alert, looking for something!

But run all over me she did.

I made her do circles,

lots of backing up.

30-40 minutes we worked on the sand.

Finally I did get her to calm down enough to be able to leave the beach.

I was tired, but it was a good tired.

 

No way would I of been able to ride her through that.

My riding skills are beginner level.

I do happen to be the only one in my neighborhood to

take my horses for a

"WALK"

Literally!

My goal at this time in my life, was to be able to go out,

toss my saddle on my horse,

and take a short spin around the pasture.

I am not even looking at trail riding at this point!

JUST the pasture, and I would be happy!

I have a chance to take lessons with my favorite instructor,

but they are on Thursdays at 6 PM. 

You know what the means?

IT IS DARK outside.

Go catch my horse in the dark.

Put other horse in round pen in the dark.

Load my horse in the dark.

Unload my horse in the dark.

I am not totally comfortable with that. 

Yet.

I am doing a lot of soul searching to see if I can see myself even riding my horse.

If not, then I need to find a home for her.

and this is where the tears come in.

I can not even fathom the idea of Sissy living anywhere else.

It tears my heart and guts up inside.

But her being a pasture pet, is totally out of the question.

So what do you with a horse, 

that, 

because of your own self confidence level

you are not comfortable riding?

Am I selfish keeping her?

I don't know.

Can I find her a forever home?

I doubt it. (Nothing is guaranteed forever!)

Do I enjoy spending time with her?

Yes, very much so.

 Can I have a second horse?

No, because Sissy corrupts them immediately.

With the winter coming on, and hay in the barn, 

I think I will hibernate on it.

Maybe the spring time will bring a renewed

joy in my heart and courage that I will 

need to work on my confidence level.

Best Friends 4-Ever!

We have been friends since highschool.

This is me and Roseann in 1975.

Our Senior year.

It takes a long time to grow an old friend! ~John Leonard

We have always remained friends through the years.

Life took us on different paths but the paths always seemed to meet somewhere.

When our paths meet,

we have a blast.

I am the wild and crazy one,

and she is the mild and sensible one.

I am the one that thinks of silly things to do,

and she is the one that says "ok" I'm game.

A good friend will come bail you out of jail,

but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying:

"Damn, that was fun!"

We can sit on a porch swing together, never say a word,

then walk away feeling like it was the best

conversation that we ever had.

When she is sad, "I" will help her get drunk and plot revenge.

When she is blue, "I" will help to dislodge whatever is choking her.

When "I" Smile, she will know I finally got laid!

When I am worried, "She" will tell me horrible stories about how much worse it could be.

When "She" is confused, "I" will use little words.

When "She" is sick, I will tell her to stay away from me until she is well again,

I do not want whatever she has.

When "she" falls, I will point and laugh at her clumsiness.

A good friend will help you move.

A REALLY Good Friend will help you move a body!

I will let her know if she ever needs to bring me a shovel.

Us today!

 

 Friendship is like peeing your pants,

Everyone can see it,

but only you can feel the true warmth!

BEST FRIENDS 4-EVER!

Helicopters help out....

The other day as I was headed home from town,

I came upon this helicopter hovering in the air.

We have these big power lines because we

live next to McNary Dam

NOT

that we get our power from there.

Of course NOT!

We get our power from Bonneville Dam.

To the left you can see a man on the top line,

and if you get your magnifying glass out you can

see one below him in orange.

 The helicopter was moving the item on the line

from the left to the right.

 

 It was a pretty slick operation.

 

 In the 30+ years we have lived here,

I have never seen anything like this being done.

 

 

 The photo above reminds me of: AIRWOLF!

Remember that show?

 

 

 

I thought this would be interesting to share,

and wouldn't you know.....

THE POWER WENT OUT

as I was creating this blog,

and lost it all!

I had to redo it!

So I best be saving and posting before the battery backup at

my server goes dry!