Do You Ride Like Your Mother?
“Oh, Honey. You aren’t going to wear that, are you? Could you put some lipstick on, you are so much prettier when you smile.”
Anna Blake
Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition
We have a pen for wayward ponies. People don’t always show ponies the respect they deserve. They often get manhandled. Ponies take offense and quickly become unmanageable. I don’t blame them, but then they can’t get vet or farrier care. Bhim (C) and Breezy (R) are visiting us to exchange some respect and training. We’re … Read more
Walking the Walk. Literally.
It starts at the mounting block. Really. If you are still proving your testosterone (yes, you heard me) by ground mounting, give your horse and his withers a break. Go to the mounting block. Do it for him. Once you are at the mounting block, take a minute and ask his permission by acknowledging him … Read more
Weekly Photo Challenge: Family
Family is a word we all use strongly. We have birth family and past that, our intended family of choice, and somewhere over-top of all that is the Family of our Earth. I think life well lived might be about getting beyond the love/empathy for small family we are born in, to a more inclusive … Read more
The Corgi Witness Protection Program.
Did you know there is a Corgi Witness Protection Program? Do you have room for a dog with a history? It’s the one year anniversary of the day that Walter came here from Wyoming to rescue the Dude Rancher and I from the peace and quiet of the Colorado Prairie. He’d done a few things … Read more
» Weekly Photo Challenge: Window
I keep a cat box in my writing studio and it has a window…. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a photo- I enjoy twisting these macro prompts to share our micro life here on the Colorado prairie. My photos are taken with my phone, on my farm. … Read more
What Do Old Horses Dream?
Old horses, and the women who love them: We are unapologetic ninnies, I’ve written about it before.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Beginning
In the Beginning, there is an offer of a gift. Say Thank You forever. Anna, Infinity Farm.
The Best New Year's Resolution.
Horses don’t make New Year’s resolutions. They live forever in the present moment. Prey animals are smart that way.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy
It’s Walter the Corgi, in case you don’t recognize him from this angle. The game is a combination of snowboarding and snow angel creation. He takes a speedy run and launches to a long jump, taking a quarter turn in mid-air, like a jet, and skidding over the snow far enough to reach a fresh … Read more