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Category Archives: Horses
Great escape
While there is a lot of talk these days about the benefits of being outside, as you get older there is less attraction to going out in frigid northern climes. So purely for health reasons – no really – hubby … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Horses, Photography, Thoughts, Travel
Tagged Costa Rica, horse back riding in Costa Rica, horses, Turrialba volcano, Volcan Turrialba
37 Comments
Pondering a ‘postless’ year
A number of my favourite bloggers have checked in to see where I’ve been and I’ve realized that a year has passed without a post. There is that phenomenon of time passing faster as you age but this is ridiculous! … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, Horses, Life, Photography, Puzzles and Contradictions, Thoughts, Walking
Tagged Hiking the Bruce trail, Horses in Canada, New York City, Pondering 2017
53 Comments
Winter is tough on the old
We have among our herd a couple of seniors – Terry a fearless old trail blazing Morgan who looks at you with deep brown eyes that have seen it all. He has been beloved of his owner for more than … Continue reading
Posted in Horses, Life, Photography, Puzzles and Contradictions, Thoughts, Winter
66 Comments
Simple solutions and happy dances
This is my fault because I had my snow tyres removed, I thought as I watched the freezing rain through the window! There is a savage beauty to this scary stuff and the way it coats everything and it can … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Horses, Life, Photography, Thoughts, Winter
Tagged caring for horses, finding water, Ice storms
50 Comments
Vignettes from a strange December
As I watch joggers run by in short sleeves and the children ride past on their bikes it’s hard to reconcile these scenes with the fact it’s Christmas Eve here in Canada. But my Mozambican family has their Christmas lights … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Horses, Life, Photography, Puzzles and Contradictions, Thoughts, Winter
66 Comments
Wales through young eyes
Planning a trip with my two eleven year old granddaughters was an entirely new experience. I asked them to research their ‘must see’ spots in Wales and they cycled over with a list which found a home on the fridge. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Horses, Life, Photography, Thoughts, Travel
Tagged Cardiff, family travel, granddaughters, Mining history, pony trekking, Wales
48 Comments
It’s official!
With mud splashed on his long, muscular legs, stripped of the leather that until moments ago had clothed his golden body, his naturally streaked hair flying in the wind, … he ran with wild abandon, knowing the joy that awaited … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Hiking, Horses, Life, Photography, Thoughts, Walking
Tagged Hiking the Bruce trail, Springtime in Ontario
40 Comments
For the love of horses.
Sitting outside on a balmy Costa Rican morning I sip coffee and think fondly of the horse I’ve left behind in the cold. Some of you may have met my boy Romy in previous posts – he brings me much … Continue reading
Posted in Horses, Life, Puzzles and Contradictions, Thoughts, Travel, Winter
Tagged Canadian winter riding, Canadian winters, riding in Costa Rica, Winter riding
40 Comments
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