Anna Blake How can winter be unexpected? There was an especially early snow last month. We usually have one, but it’s a false alarm, and then autumn will dawdle along for weeks of perfect riding weather. This autumn did not linger, but departed with barely a pause. I can’t find the rhythm; each month seems out of … Read more
I have a Grandfather Horse. People say he looks good, all things considered. I notice the standard for looking good drops a little more every year, just like his back. The same is probably true for me… He has his very own veal pen at night; a private place he can enjoy his special mush, … Read more
Layers of speed, beauty, and heart. 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. No psych, definitely not high-tech.
It’s time to shut up and ride.
Fall Habits: Repair horse blankets: check. Install tank heaters : check. Winterize the Briard: check. Bad attitude about short days: check. 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 … Read more
A gentle reminder: If you are not interested in having a conversation that might reflect your horse’s intelligence and personality, and your own, perhaps you might prefer to ride something with an ignition.
Eary: The farm version. (And just the way we like him.) 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. No psych, definitely not high-tech.
My income afforded me nice riding breeches and boots, lessons and clinics. There were no chores to do, it was the muck less and ride more reality. That same income did not afford me even a marginal horse property of my own.
The horizon separates the earth from the sky, and in some ways, the physical world from the dream world. The two nestle closely here, and the closer the dream rests by the reality, the more you know you are home. Sunset over Infinity Pond, with a toenail moon and a narrow view of Pikes Peak, … Read more
You’d think that the first snow/death-to-flies celebration would cheer me up. But no, days are shorter now and I’m haunted by summers end. Come to think of it, there isn’t much autumn left either. It’s the fall-back time change next week, that will mean night riding in the afternoon. The water tanks have dead leaves … Read more