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When Can Bad News be Good News??
I have not posted about this before. But about a month ago I decided to get a classification as a Para Equestrian. Why? Well I know that at the end stage of Parkinson’s most people are in wheelchairs. I saw this and it worried me because I wondered how I would be able to ride…
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FOTD:Peony
This is my response to Cee’s Flower of the Day challenge. I have included the Iris above for Cee but she takes much better photos of them than I do. I In the photo above you can see that the peony in front of the one that is blooming has black spot. I think this…
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What a Birthday!!
I had a birthday last weekend . On June 9th I turned 75. YUP Seventy Five. That is three quarters of a Century. I can honestly tell you I do not feel that old. Seriously I don’t! I had a wonderful birthday. My son, who lives in England , had come to stay for a…
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Ryan Torkkeli is looking ahead to Paris
I wrote a blog post about Ryan in January of 2023. This post is an update to look at his having declared for the Paris Olympics. I asked Ryan which horses he had declared. He told me he has declared his two horses Sternenwanderer and Snoop Dog. 2, You have declared two horses . Sternenwanderer …
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Is it a Spring peeper or a toad?
At this time of year I can hear the spring peepers chattering and singing their songs in the evenings. My husband took our small schnauzer out the other evening and several of the peepers jumped into our pool which is not open yet and the water is only rain water .But this little fellow stayed…
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Growing in a crack of the cement.
Every year this columbine returns and give us a nice display of flowers. As you can see it is growing it a crack in the cement. That is what I love about this little plant. It never gives up!!
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Wordless Wednesday
Seen along the Mekong river
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Mother’s Day
I have just read that it was a woman in the American Civil war era who started Mothers day. In the past I have often thought it was just a Hallmark Day. but this year my Day is going well. Yesterday we went to see our daughter and our grandson. It is a two hour…
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CWWC: Spring driveway
This is my response to Cee’s Which Way Challenge. This is our driveway in spring. The trees on either side are ornamental plum trees.
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FOTD:Spring Daffodils
Photo above is a close up view of the daffodils seen below. These lovely daffodils greeted us when we came home from Florida and what a lovely reminder it was that Spring is on its way!
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Monday Portrait
Cows in Cambodia photo taken 13 year s ago.
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Wordless Wednesday
Horse sculpture Angkor Wat. Cambodia.