All good things come to those that wait. Seems that Sunshine has mastered the art of sitting still as a statue under the bird feeder waiting for our feathered friends. Surely I could take lessons from her as while waiting for the birds to come in, I fidget. […]
High in the Andes Mountains of Bolivia, donkeys work hard along their Aymara friends in the harvest. A true beast of burden. Image captured by William E. Carter, Anthropologist in the mid 1970’s. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When we are sure that we are on the right road there is […]
It was time to let Javalin get a new friend in his paddock. A couple of years ago, I introduced Javalin to you in Free Spirit. Since that time, Javalin has had a solitary paddock mate and he loves to have friends. Enter Steele, a younger thoroughbred that […]
Sometimes we just need to be silly. http://youtu.be/Du8RHeRFyVs
This week has been hot. Really Hot. Tropical Florida Hot. So hot that when you sit there the sweat just pours off of you. In between jury duty sessions, I’ve been heading to the barn to tend to the horses and participate in a five-day dressage clinic. The […]
I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws. Charles Baudelaire
The visit yesterday at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park was not just to enjoy Luke the Lion’s new Pride but to also discover other exciting and exotic wildlife. Let’s first watch Luke trying to take a mid-morning rest, while his cubs had other ideas. We walked towards the […]
Time for a fuzzy wuzzy, too cute Kitten Break We’re going to play really hard and then we can take a kitten break. Need I say anymore?
Never thought I would want new cats, but this pair of beautiful four-week old Kittens have quickly changed my mind. A darling boy and girl that are nearly identical are being fostered by a friend of mine, along with their sweet mother and calico sibling, “Peter the Great” […]
I have a tragic story to tell today. If you have been following me for a while, you’ve been introduced to my charming and beautiful Tuxedo cat. Tuxedo and his unrelated sister, Sunshine came into my life about 10 years ago after a very special cat died from […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 