Duluth

Dad and I drove to Duluth, MN over the MLK Day weekend and stopped by Lake Superior for some pictures. It was a beautiful sunny morning and you could see clouds and the fog on the horizon.

Aerial Bridge

Dad

Me

While driving home we saw an eagle flying. I thought to myself that it would be cool if I could pull over and get some pictures. We have Eagles near our house but the photos never turn out good (I need to buy a bigger zoom lens). I kept driving. About 2 miles down the road we saw:

That's right, this eagle was sitting in the median between a divided four lane highway eating a deer carcase. Of course we pull right over to get some pictures and when there were no cars coming we backed up a little and took some more. Eventually I had backed up to the point of being almost directly across from the eagle and he could of cared less.

He was so fun to watch. At one point he was convinced he could fly away with the carcase.

I was grinning from ear to ear the rest of the drive home.

An award!

Amber gave me the Stylish Blogger award (thanks Amber!!)

There are 4 duties to perform to receive this award:
1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award
2. Share 7 things about yourself
3. Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers
4. Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award!

It took me a while to come up with seven things to say, but here they are:

1. I think it would be funny to have a horse named Charlie (or Charlee for a mare), that way when it is being a pill I can call it my "Charlie Horse".

2. When I was little I used to catch gardner snakes with my brother. Once when we were building our house in CO, we caught a couple of gardner snakes and left them in a bucket in the semi finished house. We went outside for a bit and when we came back into the house the snakes were missing. My brother and I searched high and low but couldn't find them anywhere. Eventually the two snakes were found curled up under one of Dad's cowboy hats.

3. When I was in high school my friend talked me into taking a photography course with her so we would have a class together. I've loved photography ever since and it has become by other passion (besides horses of course). I would quit my job in a heart beat if I could figure out a way to make a living as a nature photographer.

4. I'm shy and quiet when I first meet people but once I get comfortable I become a chatter box. I'm better than I used to be, but still wish I could be one of those people who you meet for the first time and feel like you've known them your whole life because they're so warm and outgoing.

5. I love music and listen to every genre. From Frank Sinatra, to KISS, to George Strait, to Eminem to Nickleback. Rock n Roll is my favorite though.

6. I will sit and watch The Dean Martin infomercials on TV.

7. My favorite comedian is Red Skelton. I love how he laughs at his own jokes and that you can tell when he's trying not to laugh because of his dimples. I have many of his DVD's and a couple of books. I hope to buy at least one of his paintings someday.

Now to nominate other bloggers...

Andrea, Linda, Arlene, Jessie, Kara, Karen, Becky, Tracy, Nuzzling Muzzles, Grey Horse Matters, and anyone else who wants to play along. :)

Now I'll leave you with some good ol' Red in action.

Can you find the hidden horse?

Can you find the hidden horse in the picture above? What about the cotton tail imprint in the one below?

I hope you all are having a great new year!!! :)

Winter Wonderland

It's been a beautiful couple of days which has given me a major case of Spring Fever!!

I'm making plans for the new year and am currently on the look out for a horse trainer to send Sundance, Shoshoni and Tabasco to. I wish I could do the training myself but I feel like I'm in over my head and that it would be better for them if I can find a good trainer. I'm excited to get Tabasco and Shoni started under saddle and plan to take them trail riding at Maplewood State Park. :)

Christmas morning we woke up to a Winter Wonderland. Everything was covered in frost. I love the trees when they're filled out.

The neighbors barn

I hope that you all are having a wonderful holiday season!

Merry Christmas!

In case you can't read the middle part, "Wishing you a Christmas surrounded by those you hold near and dear to your heart. Happy Holidays"

Finally!

Ok finally my update! Where does the time go? Seems like it's always getting away from me. The pictures are from the last 3 months.

Tabasco having a good time today.

Shoshoni the instigator. She was super frisky today.

Then we have Sweetie.

Then Tabasco again.

Sweetie (below)

Sundance has been keeping us busy lately too. He climbed through the electric fence yesterday morning (yes it was on and no he did not jump it). Today he decided to take a bath in the horse trough that I just cleaned and filled up last night.

I bought some Clinton Anderson rope halters from his website since I can't seem to find any rope halters up here. They're really nice

Me and Shoni having a moment :)

Pebbles- she had her "disolveable" stitches in for a month or so longer than she should have. We had a different vet come out for a different reason and had him look at the stitches while he was here. He said they weren't disolvable and that we will have to cut/pull them out. We ended up putting salve for humans on them to moisten it up so we could start cutting/pulling them out and *walla* they fell out on there own. Apparently they were disolvable if you helped them along.

Mom's friend from work, Lori, invited us out to go trail riding with her and her horses at Maplewood State Park in Dent, MN. It was a ton of fun and next year I plan to use my own horses. I was hoping to saddle train Tabasco and Shoni myself but I think I'm in over my head on that so I am going to do some research and find a good trainer. I'm hoping to send both of them for 60 days each and Sundance for 30 days. So if anyone knows of any trainers in Minnesota or the Fargo, ND area let me know!

Lori and Whimsey (above) Mom and Bee (below)

Me and Justice

Lori and her husband take their horses and camp at Maplewood. They have a portable electric fence so the horses can graze when they're not riding then these posts to tie them up when it gets dark. Have I mentioned yet that I love Maplewood?

It was a beautiful fall ride. I loved riding in the trees and crunchy leaves. :)