Excellent Thursday!

...unless you're factoring the weather into it! Today was completely hateful ..it managed to get all the way to 11°C (52°F). Yup, it's July 14th. Everyone at the barn had winter coats and sweaters on. Awesome, eh?! All you people complaining about the heat seriously need to stop ;) Here on this little island we would kill for a little sunshine and temperature increase! Tomorrow is supposed to be more of the same .. COME ON, Cape Breton. This is getting ridiculous. July& August are our only 2 warm months. Ugh. How is the weather where you are?!

Aside from my (very frequent) weather complaints, I had a lovely ride on my golden horse and then I got asked to ride the nicest little horse in the whole barn. I'm hoping someone will be around to snap a few photos for me. She is SO sweet that I cannot wait to go to the barns tomorrow to ride her! Plus I get to ride English which is such an amazing plus. I am so sick of western.

So on that note, remember how I said I'd have some photos of me sitting straight? Well I do have one! I got my girlfriend Crystal to snap one this afternoon and send it to me with her cell. So it's not fabulous but I am. so. straight.

LOOK.

I am so happy!

Heat in July!

For most people the July heat comes from the air and the fact that's it the middle of the summer. Well, for people who live on this island? The heat in July comes from our car heaters because we certainly had them on today!! Yup. That is the weather here .. so we froze our little tushies off at the barns today.

I spent the day playing photographer for a lesson& actually managed to get my photos uploaded& edited much quicker than usual .. I'm getting good at this productivity thing (as long as I do it at ungodly hours ..1.27AM)! So I don't have much of interest to write except to say that my leaning forward while riding?! FIXED. Wish I had some photos but I promise to get some in the near future. Until then, enjoy some photos from last week& today :) How was your Wednesday?!

This horse is gorgeous.

I am going to learn to drive a cart someday.

A girl at my barn.

Just a few quick shots!

He looks a million times better these days!

I wish it was me riding him here.

I could always photoshop my head I guess ;)

Last one! 

Hope you enjoyed them .. I enjoyed taking them!

Okay so now that I've flooded you with photos can I just say that I also have a potentially new feature coming to the blog. Honestly .. it's going to appeal to anyone here who loves horses. A friend who rides and shows stunning dressage horses is considering doing posts for my blog! Not only does she have some awesome riding skills she is an amazing photographer so there will also be some eye candy for you folks. I'm super excited and hope she really decides to go through with starting up a section on here :) Keep your eyes peeled for news on that.

PS this is probably one of the most random blogs on the entire internet. Do you think I need some kind of theme or is completely random blogging topics working for us?! Hahah

Some shots!

Today I spent the day at the barns .. it was GORGEOUS out. I took some shots of Dewey .. bathed him halfheartedly (full bath coming either tomorrow or the next day) and then I convinced my boyfriend to come over and get some sweet shots. Thanks, boyfriend. You rock :D So, I promised a big update but I'm fairly certain no one is interested in my specifics ..since this really isn't a horse blog. Needless to say, Dewey got an attitude adjustment and behaved like a perfect gentleman for the riding session. I am leaning wayy forward because sitting deep hurts when my shoulders are in pain ..they were definitely in pain after our earlier fight.

Looking so handsome. 

This is before his bath ..so still a tad dirty aha

Myself and my favorite horse. 

Post-attitude adjustment, obviously!

Hands down. My favorite shot. 

ADORE THIS. So much.

Also love this one.

You can see the motion in it ..or something?

 

Last one. A pretty decent shot of his stride.

Okay ..no more horses to look at here!

So, how many photos did it take to get about 12 decent shots in total? Almost 150. Go awful riding skills. Anyone can be a pro photographer if they take hundreds of photos to end up with 12 - 25 ;)

So, again this was a pretty crappy update. At least I included several awesome photos though, right?!

Rain, rain go away.

Please? Just leave us be for a little while. Tonight I did nothing useful with my life at all.

Seriously. I spent the morning at the barns. I rode .. got few cute shots .. headed home. When I got home my neighbor brought over her brand new puppy :D I was in puppy heaven.

How can this sweet little thing not bring you happiness?!

So so so cute!

I was going to go for a bike ride ..except that it is FREEZING out and I can't be bothered. I was at the barns running around all day. That has to count for something, right? I'm pretending it does, regardless of the truth.

So, while at the barn I got a few shots. These 2 are my favorite. Enjoy ... I'm off ti shower (finally!), lay on the couch and rest up for tomorrow. It involves puppy walks ... the beach .. riding .. hiking& circus. Hope the remainder of your weekend is going to be as exciting as mine ;)

Shann& Bracelet! 

Love these two :)

This is Midnight. He has had a month off with no work.

Can you say lucky?! I love this horse!

Friday Photos

Today was busy and gorgeous and I hope every day is like this for the next 2 months at least. We totally deserve it on this little island.

So, what did I spend this gorgeous day doing? I bike 25k in less than hour (score!) and I rode Dewey and cleaned him all up (also score!). Then my cute little friend, Shann, showed up at the barns with her puppy& her brother. Her mom wanted a quick photo of them and I was grateful I bring my camera with me 24/7. I literally did a 2 minute photo shoot for her and these were 3 I took.

Black& white! 

So cute ..I love this shot.

Once more .. with color!

I love that the dog refused to look in both photos.

I think the focus is sort of off with this shot.

For some reason I love dogs that are slightly out of focus.

Okay, that's all I've got for you folks :) I've been too busy enjoying the sunshine .. now I'm exhausted. Curling up with Criminal Minds for the next little bit and hopefully peaceful dreams will follow.

How did you spend your Friday?!

Hiking day!

HAPPY HIKING DAY!
I'd totally photoshop a sweet little graphic but I'm upstairs on the mac.

Well the sun is shining but it's cold enough out there for snow. Seriously. So, I figured while waiting for my egg (we only had 1 left. Tragedy.) to boil that I would outline my day. If I commit to these things on the internet, I'll do them in real life. So here goes nothing.

1. Make/ eat breakfast. (Check)
2. Put on workout clothes. (Check)
3. Get helmet, iPod and water bottle ready. (Check)
4. Bike to barns.
5. Ride horse.
6. Bike home.
7. Shower.
8. Hike. (let's be real. It's hiking day!)
9. Circus.
10. Photograph most of these events and recap my day.


WHO'S EXCITED?!
PS Congrats to Meggy who survived both the rapture AND her 10k. Waiting patiently for a recap from her *hint, hint* :)

Recap.

Today I went to the barns. It rained a lot, so I didn't ride my bike. That sucks. I will HAVE to ride tomorrow regardless of the weather. My hip& shoulder don't hurt .. thank whoever for small miracles.

So, now I have some pretty photos :) I have quit 365 on the blog ..but I will keep uploading them to my flickr. I'll post the link at some point! Until then, enjoy these.

A crappy photoshopped photo of a fabulous blue drink :)

A delicious frog cake! 

Yummm :)

Dewey in the crossties. 

Whut up bad horse?

My photographer missed me but got him!

Pullling .. but generally being a good boy.

Rock on, Dewey.

I am not nearly as forward as I look :\ 

I blame the coat.

So, there we go. Some pretty craptacular photos of Dewey, cake& drinks. I hope it was as visually awesome for you as it was for me. I also hope the rain stops soon .. enjoy this evening ladies& gents!

PS -some Petit Prince to brighten your day :)

I actually hate titles so much I forgot to give this post one!

Soo today is a Monday. If I were a celebrity and someone else was writing this blog about me, I bet the post would be immensely more entertaining than the one you're about to read. If I were a celebrity, I would have attended the SAG awards last night, perhaps won something or worn something truly righteous. Instead, I didn't do any of that so thumbs up for sticking with me .. especially to my one follower;)
Monday Monday Monday .. today I had a great day. I went to my classes and they were thrilling. Foodborne was once again the highlight of the day, with a fantastic discussion on explosive diarrhea. So thanks for that, Bernie. Along with the explosive diarrhea, although completely unrelated I assure you, was a photo of 2 people from the society serving food and being bad examples of it and then the next slide? A photo of me ..doing yoga. What up, warrior 1 pose? So delightful to see yourself looking foolish up on the screen ahha Bernie is just lucky that I have a sense of humor!

Next was the gym. Where I ran 5k and then worked on my next project: bosu ball. It is my mission to bring this thing to popularity and when I get a big following / book deal, it will be awesome to see that happen. Hahaha so this is what I did this afternoon:
1. 10 lunges per side
2. Hop up, squat twice, hop down. 10 times.
3. Running on the bosu ball (hard to explain, but amazing for increasing speed for runs.) 2x25
4. Hop on, hop off to the other side, turn and repeat. 15 times
5. Situps on the ball, 15 times.

Was so much fun .. I'm going to make a list tonight and make sure to bring it tomorrow. I'm pretty sure the 2 girls also in the room with me thought I was completely mental, but I can't even be bothered caring. I LOVE these things and I am in way better shape than them anyway ;)

Next on the agenda was a visit to the barns, where I chatted with Patricia and Valerie and a girl named Emily. It was nice to see some familiar faces (both horse and people) but crazy how much changeover that place has seen! I stayed for about 90 minutes and then all feeling in my limbs, and especially toes, had left me so it was time to pack up and go home. Once I got home, I had a delicious chicken breast and some rice ..followed by a healthy bag of popcorn. Also to be eaten this fine evening: yogurt, strawberries, a large cup of tea to warm me up and perhaps some crackers and peanut butter? I like to eat ..sue me.

Also, I will spend the better part of the evening reading over my notes for anatomy& physiology while wishing for the snowstorm to actually arrive on Wednesday. Which will create yet another storm day and I will rejoice. For now, it's -20 out and that is very cold. Meaning the rejoicing is minimal and mostly centered around the fact that I am not at work right now and am instead curled up in my bed in pajamas! Now, if only that cup of tea would magically appear in my hand ..hmm