The only encounter I’ve ever had with a horse.....

A friend in high school took me “camping” and planned a horseback ride. As a point of reference, this friend also laughed her head off and told me “a tree” when I asked where I could plug the curling iron in.... Anyhow, I was given the tamest horse who would follow the others along the trail and wouldn’t spook or buck. Thank goodness. I don’t think I relaxed the whole ride, sincerely afraid I’d make a wrong move. When dismounting, I didn’t realize where the feet were landing. Yup. It was a long, wilderness weekend where the only real memory was stepping in poo.

Horse whisperer’s are special people.

Mustangs with tires are safer for me.

Duckie, what a fabulous day!

I sat on a horse once, for about 5 seconds. But somehow I could jump out of an airplane?

Lad that is crazy! Can you imagine being on a space walk? I'd feel so vulnerable... Of course, I feel that way under water, even in a swimming pool, too... LOL Totally out of my element.

PV, that is hilarious. One learns quickly that way to look before you leap (off)...

When I was a kid, at riding school, the valuable skill of getting off a horse immediately in an emergency was always taught. If the instructor yelled "Squirrel!" that was the cue to un-stirrup yourself and jump off, asap. The last one off was always the one who got to muck stalls that afternoon. LOL I got pretty good at emergency dismounts.

Probably why I had such a bum leg, eh?

I’m sure there will be a volcano in my future at some point… Whether it will be as grand as yours is an entirely different question however. It’s still chilly enough here to be concerned about frost and have a fire on in the evenings.

Lia, we are in the middle of a long spell of fantastic, but seasonally appropriate May weather...mostly sunny, occasionally windy, the odd sun shower...but no frosts....After we come back from Seattle, about June 7...I will plant my containers, etc, etc...A) because dog sitters are wonderful people, but plant sitting is way harder....B) Memorial Day is pushing our last frost date...

Moozie goes in and out several times at night, around dusk and before curfew, which is at 9:30. Every time she comes in she gets a couple of treats. And then asks to go right back out again of course. Eventually it’s last call. Then she runs upstairs and looks out the open window in the guest bedroom. The treats have to be served in a particular way, lol. They have to be served on the rug. I’ve tried putting them on a plate on a tray... but no. A treat is not a treat unless it’s on the carpet.

Yes, plants are hard to babysit. So are fish. Believe it or not.

Yikes. Jumping out of an airplane? Nope. Got to get me on it first.

Mustangs with tires more my style. 🤣

Having a fire in the evening sounds perfect tonight, but I'm just too tired! It was a busy day again today, but we are getting closer to being set up for summer. Just in time to have to wash all the pollen off everything outside. Ugh. My nose is still running but now it's less cold and more allergy. We really need some rain if just to wash the air and all this pollen away.

I will be dreaming tonight about that little filly. I've already named her Sunny and have been daydreaming a future of visiting her daily with a bag of carrots... She was so sweet!

Awww, would the owners let you visit Sunny on occasion? That would be cool.

Still raining here. It has been a long dreary day and rain is expected all of next week. Rred the twins are right up your alley and I am glad that you had some special time with them. When you show up with goodies, they will recognize you every time.
Wish that I’m had some deco or exciting updates to offer. Our updates are usually just the Littles and Big Littles. It is what keeps us going. Not many of our old previous friends are still here. We lived here previously with our girls were in high school.
I do enjoy all of your happenings.

MM having the Big Littles and the Little Littles is a huge blessing, and I love to hear about them! The sports schedules and the graduations and next step plans... that is the stuff life is all about, imo.

Kcooz, the woman was really nice and offered to let me to come back anytime, so I will have to do that. Sunny and her sorrel sister will be sold at some point, but not until the fillies are weaned and halter broken and can be led into a trailer, right? Socialization for them is important and I am a willing volunteer for that! Heck, hand me a curry comb and I'll do that too. ;) I'm good at picking out hooves, too, but it's been years.

I love enjoying the next generation...TSFP is coming home to attend a wedding in August. I think we will end up with a houseful. Sadly, her friend who used to sales rep a sock company now works for a brewery...He used to bring nice socks as a hostess gift...beer will be fine, but not as long lasting.

Rred, this is exciting! Wow. Go buy the carrots, ASAP. It will be good for your soul after a hard year.

Fiss....wonderful news!

😂😂mamabear!

Glad you all enjoyed the pictures. It really was a blast in more ways than one.

The wedding shower today was also fabulous. The bridesmaid that put it all together could easily be a professional party planner. Artful, tasteful, pretty and really fun. I am so happy my niece could finally start her "wedding season".

I can also report that my sister can talk without pause with no effort. Two hours down, two hours back and I hardly had to say a thing. LOL Loved seeing all three of my siblings, as it has been since Christmas of 2019. There was a pretty long group hug.

Fiss, I am so happy you get to see TSFP! Yay!

RRed, a whole new hobby for you! I love looking at horses, but I have only ridden them a few times. I think the last time was when my SIL and I rode them on the beach in Cancun a few years ago, while the guys went deep sea fishing. Fun times😎

The random pop up showers yesterday afternoon turned out to be a line of wild thunderstorms for an hour. I’m hoping I’d knocked down a lot of the pollen.

Bouncer's face is priceless. Duckie, what you said about your sister reminded me of someone I heard described as the Orient Express, she would talk without pause as well, lol! Glad to hear you had such fun days! Yay for larger gatherings!

The horse picture was very funny, rred!

Those are great Memes mama bear and I saved a couple… I particularly enjoyed the cereal box one. What will kids do at breakfast without a cereal box?

Haha on the mustangs, PV. I’m afraid I’m in the same category. My experience with horses is somewhat limited to my girlfriend and I jumping on the back, bareback, of an old workhorse up the road. She was completely horse crazy and I was completely unenthusiastic… there was plenty of opportunity growing up in Maine to be involved with horses, we even had stables in the neighbourhood but I don’t know what it is about horses. They’re a combination of primal and intelligent. An alien race that we have somehow domesticated. Sort of.

TSFP is coming across the big water! That’s wonderful news. I can imagine just how much you want to see her!

Ladma, I think those thunderstorms are headed my way at least according to the forecast. I had better get outside and get some thing done in the garden. No work on the staircase until the garden is not possible.

We could use some rain here. We went to Minnehaha Falls and the water was way down. It is still beautiful, though, and such a cool feature to have in a city park where everyone can enjoy it.

We opened the pool. It will take a couple of days to clear the water, then we need to warm it up! I won’t be swimming for a while, the water was only 60. Some how when we were kids, and the ocean was 60 we thought the water was warm! It never got above 65 and my beach.

The lake is around 55 here and dumb Guffy swam anyhow. Then that night she had a “limber tail” attack (it’s a tail issue… hurts like heck. She basically acted like she had been stung on the bum but it lasted for hours). Limber tail can happen when a dog overexerts in such cold water. She is better now but we didn’t get much sleep a couple nights ago…

Beautiful Julia!

We are set for a warm week. Finally.

Nothing adds to the joy of Tax Day like one’s husband appearing and saying, “the toilet is blocked and the plunger did nothing.” Sigh....all flowing now....but the two young plumbers had to call the boss man. There was a hard blockage, but no obvious culprit flowed by when they got things moving again.

Rred, that’s a new ailment for me! Fergus had a slight case of the terrier today....he tried to inhale a chipmunk out of a hole...there’s hope!

He has the cutest bum!!

Yeah, Fiss, you should send DrTSFP this article so she can read up on "limber tail"... Lots of vets don't even know about it, but it's really common in Labradors and other sporting breeds, esp those that swim in icy water.

https://www.ducks.org/hunting/retriever-training/a-lesson-in-limber-tail

Since we've always had gun/swimming dogs, we have already had some experience with this problem and knew exactly what it was. Rest and a rimadyl or two has been taking care of it.

I dunno why it's called "limber tail." Seems oxymoronic...isn't it that the tail isn't limber? Guffy was holding it down limply but at a slightly odd angle, and chasing/biting at it as if she had a bee sting. Then, she wouldn't lie down to sleep for quite a long time. I felt sorry for her, sort of.

When she was a puppy, she attacked Batty too hard and did the SAME THING to my poor cat. Batty went around for a whole week with a limp tail, and that was so sad to see. So glad she recovered from that. A cat's tail is how they talk, y'know. It was like she was mute without her tail moving.

Well, we spent the day doing more yard work. I got the LFL flower bed cleaned up and cleared of all but three manageable sized clumps of bee balm. I put a bunch of the ones I dug out down on the bank where they can spread to their heart's content. Gave my neighbor a bucketful too. They looked pretty sorry by afternoon, so I billy goated a watering can down to the lake edge to get water for them. Lots of scaling the rocks and the slope there is harrowing; glad I don't have to do that very often...

Planted three new peonies in the LFL bed too, where I had holes to fill, and popped in some marigolds, a few portulacas (moss roses) and alyssums for instant gratification near the road. I think I'm done with that whole side of the place for the summer now. Maybe?

While we were putzing around, we burned more rotten boards of Jo's old dock. Slowly getting rid of that messy pile of dry rotted wood planks... hope by summer it's all gone. He spent the day doing tractor/chainsaw maintenance, and then chopped out four huge stumps that were in our way on the bank. Those willows sure are tenacious.

Took a break to run the dogs to the DP for a hike around the perimeter and an hour or so of chuck-it for Guffy. Her behind is feeling much better, but I warned her, "No more swimming until the lake warms up a bit!"

And now that we are all exhausted, the marina called and our boat is de-winterized and ready to pick up. But, but, now it's dinnertime! We'll just go tomorrow. Too bushed to do that tonight. Darn it! Been waiting around all day for that call!

LOL So we ate, and then he goes, "I'm gonna walk to the marina and get the boat..." (It's in the water there, waiting...) He's like a little kid and can't wait any longer...even tho he's as dog tired as me. It's just a 15 minute walk. I offered to drive him there and drop him off, but no. He pointed out that I'm already in my PJ's... LOL Guess I'll walk down to the dock in a little while and meet him when he floats in. LOL

I am trying to be a little more vigilant but no promise. Fiss, it is wonderful that TSFP will be over for a visit and mama, great Memes as usual. Julia, those falls a beautiful! There is something that I always love with water. Ladma, opening the pool, yes. When we lived in FL, we sure enjoyed ours. We knew that we wouldn’t be there long and needed one to be able to sell. It would have been a great place to retire but needed to be closer to family. Red, glad that the marina is close as I understand. One game was rained out tonight and will see what the rest of the week offers. Red, I forgot to mention that YD will be happy to know that Rimadyl is a success.

LOL He walked back home. It didn't start for him. LOL-poor guy. Must be some kind of kill switch thing he doesn't yet know about. He said the engine was warm, bc the marina had just had it running... but the mechanics are all gone now for the day, of course. Sigh. Kind of a funny first date with it for him... memorable anyhow. LOLOL Tomorrow, then...

Maybe the term started as "limper" tail.

Sunny sure is cute. When I saw the notification for that pic in the hot mess (missed it there, so didn't get to see it big)...WTH? Now I know whose nose was next to your face. I have fantasies that you will buy her.

Hello everybody. I hope you get my "likes" so you can see I've read and appreciated your comments.

MM, things are sure pretty and green at your place! Rain would be so welcome here. Everything here needs a deep drink. I'm being as frugal with the water as possible w all the new plants... I did get out the hose and wet the flower bed all down as long as I could, but the lawn and all the existing-in-ground stuff hasn't been watered. As long as it stays cool... it'll be ok.

Julia, that waterfall is awesome. Love the name. Minnehaha is so fun to say! Just saying it makes one smile... :)

Lad, the pool just having water in it has to feel/look like spring/summer! Our neighbor at home base has already had the grandkids swimming in his! (He must run that heater hot! We've only had a couple days warm enough, imo...)

Duckie I am trying to picture you in a car for hours w your sister where YOU are the quiet one. LOLOL

Stryker, I have seen your thumbs ups! "Sunny" is already sold, I think, but yeah... what a daydream for me. LOL I'd love to raise a filly up from scratch like that. And she is so stinkin' cute! She'll be a pretty mare, I think. Such long eyelashes too. Sigh...

Otherhalf would not allow it. He'd never see me again. LOL

Pretty yard MM!

Julia, I loved the photos of the falls. What a view.

rred, bummer on the boat retrieval.

We went to another ball game. But rain moved in. They only played 2 innings. He got bonked on the shoulder and got a good hit. He mostly played first base and he is pretty good there. Outfield is not for him. LOL

Boats are like that... they all have their quirks. This one hasn't yet revealed all hers yet. Heck, I haven't even seen her in the water yet. Well, he got THAT CLOSE tonight... he undid the cover, got in and did all he could to try to start it... nuthin! So, then he buttoned it all back up, and walked home. LOLOL

It just sounds like a cold first date experience when I put it that way. LMAO

I just looked at the HM photo notification again. That pic is hilarious. Wish I'd had a chance to see it big.

ok I'll put it back in there, Stryker... :)

:-)

OMG that is so messed up. I love it.

She gotta lotta whiskers! LOL

I was crouching low so she wasn't intimidated by my height (or lack thereof) and that was the ticket. I was holding the camera up from my lap, so a weird, accidental selfie from below looking up.

This was after she came cautiously over to investigate me. First she lipped at my hair, and then she and I shared air through our noses for a good long time...

Satisfied, she let me touch, and then when I hit an itchy spot in her mane, she wouldn't leave me alone...

That pic was taken when we were "sharing air..." LOL

Horses like to do that. They sniff at your nose, and you breathe in their noses... deep breathing is calming for them, or it's the way they say hello, or something.

Yep on the sharing air.

That pic is the "I'm about to be eaten" grass view.

Glad to see you Stryker! You too MM and a pretty yard.😊

Julia, those falls are beautiful!

RRed, you sure do a lot of hard work! And that is too bad the first date didn’t go as planned. As for limber tail, see, I continue to learn something new every day!

Fiss, Fergus is quite the hunter. 😃

It’s a good thing you can’t just walk into a boat yard and drive away, right?

LOL Fiss, they put it in the water for us so we could walk into the boat yard and drive it away...

I guess that is what we'll be doing today!

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/acute-caudal-myopathy-limber-tail

And, here's another limber tail article for DrTSFP's edification. :)