Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary

Solitary sun, solitary moon, solitary duck. One by one by one- it adds up to a one-of-a-kind world. Anna Blake, Infinity Pond. 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 … Read more

Autumn and Indoor Sports.

It is autumn now. I should be writing poetic blogs about geese on the wing, abundant golden harvests, or maybe a symbolic essay about the seasons of life. I’m not in the mood. Every day the sun comes up later, and goes down earlier.  The drought has drained my beautiful pond, my pasture has fried … Read more

Weekly Photo Challenge: Everyday Life

Everyday Life. Everyday dawns pink on the prairie. Breakfast with the mares. 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 … Read more

A Little Llama Life.

We have a decently healthy herd here at Infinity Farm. We are eight species strong- mostly horses, but our fair share of ruminants as well.  Sometimes you can pick up a sick vibe in the herd before you can figure out which animal it is. It’s almost like sensing it out of the corner of … Read more

Weekly Photo Challenge: Near and Far

  Near and Far can be places in perception. When I was younger it seemed I was always looking past the things near to me, and reaching for the horizon. The best things seemed farther away, or maybe just barely beyond my grasp. I liked it that way. There is an art in wanting what … Read more

Duck Dressage at Infinity Farm.

My ducks are growing up and they need a hobby. Dressage seems the obvious choice. Dressage has an elite, almost aristocratic elegance that ducks appreciate. Duck Dressage has a lot going in its favor: no abusive shoeing practices for their webbies. No nasty rollkur, since a duck bill can’t actually get behind the vertical. Come … Read more

Weekly Photo Challenge: Free Spirit

His name is Spirit. He is the Grandfather horse of my herd, 25 years old. Free? I think in some ways we are all about as free as we want to be. He has always been that for me: Free by choice and attached the same way. I don’t post full body shots of Spirit … Read more

Cheer up! It’s all your fault.

We’ve all been there: Schooling our horse, asking for something, but not getting the right answer. We try one thing and then another, the work is sticky so we try a bit harder. At the same time, the horse feels a bit more resistant. “This wasn’t just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible. This was … Read more

Weekly Photo Challenge: URBAN

URBAN….   at Infinity FARM? Well, I guess our pool is a pretty urban spot. You can always find a crowd there, lots of quacking and dunking and splashing. The pool was a lot bigger when the ducks were little. Now it’s a tight fit and the Cayugas have to party in two shifts. Maybe you … Read more

Back to School Time.

It’s that time again- the sun’s a bit late in the morning. Geese are starting migration and horses are growing hair. School buses are out in full force. It’s been 40 years since I got summers off to play and ride, and then lost sleep over what to wear back the first day of school. … Read more