Anna Blake The Golden Hour for photography is golden for riding, too. It’s golden for mucking, golden for scratching noses, and golden for basking in perfection. 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. … Read more
Walter likes to think of himself as amazingly athletic, incredibly fascinating, and wildly handsome, with an exceptional rack of ears. Walter has some insights to share today about being a semi-reluctant predator.
My Grandfather Horse had an emergency vet call this week. He’s okay now, but I’ll be even more particular in his feeding, which is already very particular. His legs are thick and tired, and his eyesight is bad. He’s an old 26 this year. The vet told me horses don’t get dementia, but I don’t … Read more
“Lives spent between the house and the chicken yard do not make exciting copy.” Flannery O’Connor. That might be true, all the more reason to be grateful to you for reading.
Grandfather horses and old goats know the same thing: Sharing breakfast is good enough for today. Companionable still, through seasons and years. 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 … Read more
People love to tell horror stories. Once they know that I have horses, they can’t resist telling me about getting bucked off, run away with, or stepped on. Somehow this makes them very cool and the horses very stupid. I tend to defend the horses, most are pretty honest. Is it possible that when your … Read more
The world through my eyes is no surprise, it’s ordinary and unique at the same time. My gaze always comes to rest on the eye of a horse. The view inside is infinite. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge is a weekly prompt to share a photo- I enjoy twisting these macro prompts to … Read more
A few weeks ago it was cold and dark; winter is miserable horse weather. It was impossible to ride some days and the best we could do was plan our summer riding goals. Now it’s almost the middle of summer. How are those plans coming along? Maybe every ride is perfect, and you and your … Read more
Voluptuous, Indulgent, Rubenesque. Grace with Curves. 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 been in the 90s all week and our frail new grass was drying up quickly. I walked out the back door towards the barn and saw it: a giant plume of smoke very close. If you were in Colorado last summer, your gut remembers. If you have horses, it’s time to hook up the … Read more