{A} has loved every minute at the stables with the horses, and learning every bit she can take in. The trainer said “She’s a natural.”
I am looking forward to her horse riding outside, come springtime, when she continues some lessons. When there will LIGHT and COLOR. And WARMTH. That will make for prettier photos, I think. These lessons have been nothing less than frigid. Even in the arena….just bitter cold. We leave with numb fingers and toes. And there’s always a smile frozen on {A}’s face, too.
She has to clean her horse’s shoes every time, before she rides him, as well as brush him. It can be a real task cleaning his shoes well, but thankfully he’s a co-operative horse. So that makes it easier than it could be.
He’s all ready to dress and ride. Handsome boy, isn’t he?
{A} has learned to ‘post’. Which is that bouncing you see English riders do, when the horse goes into a bit of a gallop. Once she learned how to stay in the saddle while ‘posting’, she was all set.
She’s been wearing her Daddy’s gloves to try and keep her hands warmer. Come to think of it, that’s my jacket she has on.
Yes, spring photos will be so much better.
These stables have little birds flying around all over the place inside. I forget what kind of birds they are. {A} would know, but she’s asleep at the moment. What a nice shelter for them though.
They also have a couple of rabbits. I approached their cage slowly, but I could tell my camera made this little guy nervous. He probably wet the hay a little, when my shutter went off. So I just took one shot. I heard rabbits can have heart attacks rather easily, and I sure didn’t want to be responsible for that!
Hey-Guess what??
On Monday I am going to start posting, intermittently over the following days/weeks, our Christmas Crafts reveals. Anybody been waiting for that? I posted the kids busy crafting gifts, right along through the pre-Christmas season. But now will come photos of the finished products, materials, tools and techniques used to make them, and where to get everything you need! We’ve been waiting to post it all, so we’re excited. Lots of COLORFUL PHOTOS and FUN!! So all you who may want to do some lovely crafty-gifts this year, for Christmas or anytime, get out your notepads! We’ve got at least a few ideas coming your way that we think you’ll enjoy. We sure enjoyed making them, and giving them to the people we love.
Until then!!
RENE
— Well I WAS sick of looking at our feet. lol
That horse is beautiful – even more so in person. {A} has not had to clean out the stalls though. Since I am paying THEM for lessons. She does DESPERATELY want to work at a horse rescue farm though….so she may be cleaning stalls someday. lol
Just posted the first craft, as you see. More are coming up soon.
GINA
– I can’t wait to TAKE more pictures.Out in the LIGHT and COLOR. But I couldn’t resist taking photos anyway. It’s such a special time in her life.
I love the new header pictures, too! (Not that I was getting tired of seeing all your feet, mind you).
I remember going to 4-H summer camp when I was around 11. We’d stay 2 weeks and every day we were able to trail ride for an hour but we had to do all the things (A) is learning to do, like grooming, dressing, even cleaning out the stalls (yuck!)! The horse she is riding in these pics looks like a beauty. The poor bunny does look frightened, he probably did “wet” a little, and even dropped a few raisins!
I’m looking forward to your crafting posts. I am aware of a few of the things you created, since J got some in her Christmas box from you (and loved everything!), but I’m anxious to see everything you guys made! I’m hitting the craft store soon to restock on some supplies, so please post SOON!! ~R.
What fun! I would have so loved to do that at her age. I loved horses. Can’t wait to see more pictures.
PAULA
— I am sure other photo programs can do the same thing. But I just don’t know any other programs to instruct you. Sorry. : (
Maybe your daughter can go horseback riding, just once? Just to take the edge off of her jealousy. lol
REGAN
— Yes, that is a real chipmunk. {A} has trained/tamed 4 of them over the last couple of years, and they all have names. I suppose they could bite, but they never have, thank goodness. If you want to see tons of photos of her and her chipmunks in action, she has written posts of her own here at the blog. You’ll be amazed:
http://ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com/2008/11/16/the-chipmunk-love-continues-by-a/
http://ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com/2008/07/03/ssshhhchipmunk-in-trainingby-a/
http://ourhouseofjoyfulnoise.com/2008/04/11/meet-flash-i-and-flash-ii-by-a/
Thanks about the header. I love it too! I was so tired of our feet. lol
Well, my dh said no to Photoshop — too expensive. I also forgot to mention that my 10yo daughter is INSANELY jealous that your daughter gets to ride horses. INSANELY.
i love the new header pictures. is that a REAL chipmunk she is holding….yikes, don’t they bite?