Relaxed & Forward Blog

Golden Days and Hindsight Guilt.

These late October days are golden--sweet and rich, and as temporary as a long, crisp leaf. The sun is slow...
Read More about Golden Days and Hindsight Guilt.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Refraction.

Refraction happens when a light bounces from one thing to another like a pinball. Instead of twanging noise, the light...
Read More about Weekly Photo Challenge: Refraction.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreamy

Being Dreamy is the quality of being slightly unstuck somewhere between the harsh light of day and soft pure uncolored...
Read More about Weekly Photo Challenge: Dreamy

Pioneer Spirit: A Message from Leafa.

Leafa Numbers was my paternal grandmother. We had a chat this week. She was born in 1888 in a sod...
Read More about Pioneer Spirit: A Message from Leafa.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs

Sign Translation: Storm coming! (Sorry for the blurry -Edgar Rice Burro moves quicker than you think.) Anna Blake, Infinity Farm....
Read More about Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs

A PSA: Vulnerability is our greatest strength.

Social media is a miracle. I meet new friends and stay connected with old ones. I can keep my finger...
Read More about A PSA: Vulnerability is our greatest strength.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime

Nighttime at the barn is when the edges between now and then blur. Sometimes in the gloaming, there is movement...
Read More about Weekly Photo Challenge: Nighttime

Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance

Endurance is the main ingredient in old age. My Grandfather horse has endured infirmity, climate change, and the weight of...
Read More about Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance

Weekly Photo Challenge: Adventure

  Morning chores with Tomboy, the briard. It's more of an adventure for some of us than others but she's...
Read More about Weekly Photo Challenge: Adventure

WordPress Photo Challenge: Fray.

There is a place that is not the earth and not the sky, an in-between place where some of us...
Read More about WordPress Photo Challenge: Fray.

WPC…Silhouette

"As God is my witness, ... I'll never be hungry again." -Gone with the Wind, Infinity Farm Version. *snicker, snicker*...
Read More about WPC…Silhouette

WPC: ZigZag

A chestnut zigzag. Well, more of a wave pattern, but we are not very angular here. And this color isn't...
Read More about WPC: ZigZag

Weekly Photo Challenge: Summer Lovin’

In the Summer, we are Lovin' a good foot soak. Longer daylight hours, more lessons taught and hot boots for...
Read More about Weekly Photo Challenge: Summer Lovin’

Weekly Photo Challenge: Container

It's the best container for a hairy black dog in July. This is Tomboy (aka Swamp Thing.) She likes the...
Read More about Weekly Photo Challenge: Container

Donkeys for Peace: Edgar Rice Burro, my Hero.

It was the gelding's day for the south pasture, the best turnout spot. They are athletic boys who like to...
Read More about Donkeys for Peace: Edgar Rice Burro, my Hero.

WPC: Relic

Relics: Senior horses are the very best. The Grandfather Horse and I have been together for so long that the...
Read More about WPC: Relic

A Muck Meditation on Barn Swallows.

I feel sorry for people who don't muck. How do they organize their thoughts? Or come up with creative training...
Read More about A Muck Meditation on Barn Swallows.

WPC: ROOM

  My house is small. My favorite room is the one out back. Anna Blake, Infinity Farm. WordPress Photo Challenge...
Read More about WPC: ROOM

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your name and email to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.