Yup.

you were all right.

HAPPY SUMMER!

(we've barely gotten above 80 and it's been raining for 2 weeks straight)

here's to warmer weather.... or at least DRIER.

boo!

how'd today go?

hahahahahaha

ah, that well, eh?

I forgot my dressage test, yet got my best score ever
totally forgot how to ride a combination until I realized if we refused again we'd be eliminated
it's pouring rain
I'm in the trailed with tarps/etc over the openings to keep me and Sorin dry
half my clothes are soaked
XC tomorrow AND I'm taking photos when not showing
hopefully the rain will stop.
but I found a walmart supercenter 7 miles away and $94 later, I have painter's tarps (plastic sheeting) covering the trailer openings, a small heater, FOOD, BEER, TOWELS ($3.50 sale, win!) and extension cord

oooh i forgot the top is open!
well, windows at the top, that is

yup. and water from roof drips right on in
when not windy
when it was windy, well... at least sorin has both his blanket AND his sleeping bag here
so I was able to flip them both over to find dry halves for him
just uploaded/mobile posted a photo of him passed out with a towel on top of him
yeah, a year ago or two years ago there was no walmart there. progress! if I hadn't gotten food and beer, I'd have gone back -- was a Chili's next doorr
so aside from having to sleep in my jeans (only dry thing other than breeches), I'm good!

how are you doing without the drugs?

lemme finish this here 2nd beer. I'll be better
well, that might have been why I was all noddly and weak on show jumping and being a passive lump
dunno
opted to suffer through and see how it goes
and I'm surprisingly cheerful so hey! obviously not that bad after all

Geoffrey's been doing rather well, but he's still doing his thin-anorexic game, as he always has. Vet visits have revealed nothing, so it's just him and his appetite. Hampton gets fat, Geoffrey gets thin. It's a fact of life.

I do cave in and give him (bad me, I know, but it WORKS) crunchy cat treats that are high in fat (and cereal grains, hence BAD me). Without employment right now, I'm home enough that I can do that 2-3 times a day for him. Otherwise there's no way to 'force' him to eat more wet food, other than make certain that there is enough out and available at all times.

He was being extra-cute sleeping on the rug today so I snapped a few:

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Hence, I want you to ask me something you think you should know about me. Something that should be obvious, but you have no idea about.

Then post this in your LJ and find out what people don’t know about you. (IF you want to)

word-less, photo-happy.

It's strange that something that gives me such drive and satisfaction can also leave me so completely ....

lost

This weekend I did the following (photos not of me, cause I seem to always be the photographer....)





and then



It was a blast :)

list for next show

sleeping pill (sigh, tired enough to sleep for 4 hours through people talking but now bright and awake)

longer extension cord so it reaches the trailer

broom

bug repellent, especially if can be hung IN the trailer while I sleep here. *slaps back of neck. ow*

back-up pair of non-barn shoes, since I managed to fall into the marsh. dont. ask.

horse shampoo (for ME) in trailer now

warm hat for sleeping in

bowl for dog food in trailer now

If I were a sleeping bag, WHERE would I be?

edit: well I have a blue tarp, a sleeping pad, Sorin, a pillow, a stinky Sorin blanket and Sorin's old sleeping bag ($9 walmart special). And a loooong down jacket to sleep in. I think I'll survive, even if I look like a homeless person sleeping with her dog.

:P

okok so that wasn't all of my weekend but it sure feels like it captures it. This was in fact me playing with the lensbaby for my last assignment (one section on motion) with one horse whom I already had more than enough normal photos for.

It's been a good few days with a LOT of compliments for the photos -- and that's just based on ones taken earlier this year or last year. Much hope for the future, so long as the sales come in.

time to download the next 16GB card...

Two days of intense photography ahead of me. I'm feeling rather convinced that I'm forgetting something -- something important. But I think I'm actually really set? Even bringing the laptop and a large external harddrive in case I fill up the CF cards and feel nervous at lunchtime - I'll download and clear them up.

Yes, buying two more 16 gig CF cards would solve this, but for now I'll do it the hard way. Need to get paid out on the orders I've gotten to cover those costs.

Here's to sunblock and lots of water!

I have not even gotten to the photos in Fairfax or on Mt. Tam, but the one thing California has is greenery. and FERNS. Which I love and try my best to grow indoors, but they just do not survive outside here in Utah. Alas.



I had way too much fun with the camera :)

It's pretty damned easy to miss this sort of view -- and this is the one from the office. Yes, lensbaby in use here.



 The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill by The Beatles from The Beatles (White Album) [Disc 1] (Rating: 0)

The official word on my current lovely lovely dream barn with killer views is that 'boarding must cease immediately'. Legally, that's a bit vague but I figured I'd get Denali out ASAP and called around yesterday (we only just found out).

So, visited two today and there's one about 1/4 mile from my house. As in, biking or walking distance. Waaaay too easy and good for me in so many ways. It'd be a 12x12 stall for now, but shadded from the sun. The place doesn't pick up until afternoons, so mornings are sweet in summer and plenty of time to hang out and work while letting the girl sun herself and stretch her legs.

Also? access to all the Corner Canyon trails, which I must learn more about and cannot wait to investigate. Yay! I'll get her moved in a week - at least after next week's riding lesson on Tuesday and perhaps after the Chicken Event next weekend. Seems stressful to move her a few days before hauling off to a show.

So 18 hours after I had the news, a new barn. Safe. Sound. Good. I can agree with this.

Isn't the rollercoaster of life fun?