A short post today as the day is getting long and there are things I still need to attend to. I knew this visit to Florida was going to be difficult, so I wanted to take a mental health break before diving into real life. Stopping by the […]
Remembrance of a young Bolivian woman, with the desire and dreams of being a nurse and helping the less fortunate. After nursing school, she helped the Aymara Indians, high in the Andes Mountains in a small village near Lake Titicaca. She met her American to-be husband, who was […]
Sometimes I get great bird photos when I head out, and other days they are nothing but a big mess. Today was one of those days when the birds were really far away. Not only were they far, but they were little, and kept hiding in the trees. […]
The early evening started with picking up my friend to return to the barn for a social gathering. This beautiful climbing clematis was beautifully blooming along the fenceline. The fourth day of the clinic continued to be challenging. Somehow the beast just won’t turn right. After a half […]
Day three of the riding clinic and two more to go. The good news ! I managed to stay on. The bad news? I managed to stay on. Rode the beast today and he was just being a silly goose. Jumping at things like – sunlight. On the […]
if you have two ducks in front of a duck, a duck between two ducks and a duck in front of two ducks how many ducks do you have?
The humidity has broken, and the day was picture perfect. With blue skies and cooler temperatures. The first day of my riding clinic went really well, and four more days to go. The weather was so perfect today that a long-overdue evening cruise on the bay was due. […]
“Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, Friendship without envy, Or beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is served with muscle And strength by gentleness confined He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent. […]
It’s been too long since I’ve been able to sneak out to look for birds. So a pre-dawn departure had me arrive as the sun rose over Cromwell Valley Park, just north of Baltimore. The bunnies were out nibbling on the grass, and the deer were skittish when […]
An overcast afternoon led to a quick float down the river to see the sights. With drab light, drama was found within. The Laughing gulls were watching with a careful eye. And boats sat tied to their docks, quiet and serene. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What I dream of is an […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 