Are you there, Summer?

It's me. Yvonne.

5 points to anyone who can guess what the title& first line of this blog post mean ;) It is SUPER HOT these last three days. I'm cautiously optimistic that summer may have finally decided to stay with us on this little island. I am fully enjoying all the heat because who knows how long it actually plans on sticking around for! My fingers are crossed for a long, long time. I think with all my running/ generally being outdoors/ having some sun exposure, I'm actually getting to be more human colored and less like flour.. or another pasty white thing.

So, I have been so busy since my last post. We went away to an agility trial& we managed to get another first place& pick up another Qualifying run! That means I have 4 altogether now so I, of course, had to start a ribbon wall.

Okay, so it is a pretty tiny ribbon wall so far but considering I've only been to three trials, I'm pretty happy with the end results! More to come before the summer is over I'm sure. Plus, I have about 12 first through fourth place ribbons. I am going to do something really fun with those but only wanted to hang the big ones for now. Do you guys compete in things? Do you collect your ribbons? If yes, do you know of any super awesomely creative ways to hang them? I hope to get some seriously great ones next summer& hanging them in photo frames.

The agility trial we went to was outdoors& considering it was Canada Day weekend, it didn't really go so well as far as the weather was concerned. It rained. Pretty much all weekend. About 65mm of rain fell between Friday evening& Sunday morning. It was also cold. And damp. The field turned into a swamp of mud ..very slippery mud. Thankfully, I managed not to fall. Others weren't so lucky.

The photo above doesn't do it justice. That was at 6AM on Saturday morning so it hadn't been run on yet. It got much, much worse as the day went on but I didn't have time to pick up my phone& snap another one. Take my word for it!

So, the moral of this story is that I had a lovely Canada Day. I hope you guys did, as well, and that you're in the same boat as me- summer :) I am now off to hang out with my pretty little red dog and get ready for another sunny, hot weekend. I know that I certainly won't be complaining anytime soon about this ..I think the weather got us mixed up with a much, much warmer climate. I hope it's a long time before it realizes& goes back to super crappy Cape Breton weather!

Cinnamon Toast?

So, sunshine has decided to arrive on this little island. And it even brought along it's friend- warmth! I have been enjoying our new deck extremely during the afternoons& early evenings. How? By sitting outside& snuggling with Penny. When your summers are as short as Cape Breton summers, you certainly learn to spend as much of it outside as possible!

Is that not a thing of beauty? It's so nice to have a carpenter for a boyfriend. I say build it& then like magic, it's built! I should really be sure to thank him yet again for this particular build. I have been putting it to very good use by sitting outside& reading.. which brings me to my next subject. I needed a new book. I happened to be in Shoppers when I realized this& so a quick look around their little book section showed a very cute cover ..and yes, I do pretty much always judge my books by their covers! The book is called Cinnamon Toast and the End of the World. The font is cute& the graphic is a toaster. I know, right?! I was sold. I bought it on the spot& headed home, book in hand, to enjoy some quality deck& puppy time before heading out for a run!

Imagine my surprise when I opened the book& realized it was based in Nova Scotia! Even better? The author, Janet Cameron, was born in Nova Scotia. Granted, she now lives in Dublin, which is arguably much more exciting than here. Still, how fun! Except..

This is going to sound mean, but once I realized it was a novel written by a former Nova Scotian about Nova Scotia things, I cringed on the inside. I avoid 'local' books like the plague as they are usually either about a topic I find boring or are boring to read (local authors ..feel free to help change my perception! Send some Nova Scotia books/ author suggestions my way!). I changed into my comfiest Lulu Lemon clothes and prepared a snack for Penn& I to enjoy (what, you don't share snacks with your dog?!) while we lazed in the sunshine. I opened the book with a cautiously optimistic mind. On the bright side, I could always lend it to someone who cared about coal mining, local music& arts or whatever else this book was suddenly likely to be about.

I was more than pleasantly surprised. I only had enough time to get to pg 49 before we had to head out, but I was so enthralled I had a hard time putting the book down. I'm definitely someone that when they get into a book, they need to finish it yesterday. This is an absolutely fabulous book! Everyone should make a point to read this ..even if you aren't from Nova Scotia. I feel like finally, a novel that is very well-written and such a good story from my province. Sure, it's based here but it isn't about the local history, economy or any of those things I feel like I should be reading during school, not leisure! I can't wait for our very sunny, warm weekend to sit outside& thoroughly enjoy the rest of this book. If you read& like a good, real world story than this book is for you! The characters are so real.

And now, I have to go shower the sweat from my body& snuggle that pretty red puppy! And maybe eat some cinnamon toast because ..hello, delicious. Let me know if you have any great summer reads I should put on my list, especially if they are Nova Scotia authors.

10k conquered

Yes. I survived my run this AM. I was out until 1AM eating marshmallows& having chats ..which really only upped my anticipation for this morning. I did manage to be up at 6AM, chow down a breakfast, prepare and head out. I remembered everything I needed to remember& mom came out to play photographer. Thanks for standing there while I ran, mom. You are the best :D

The day started out very cold. 6°C (43°F if you're American)! So I wore my running pants+ jogging pants and a running sweater+ jacket. I forgot, however, that we live in Cape Breton. A place where the weather never stays the same for long.. by the time it was race time I realized I made a vital error. I forgot to bring a not-long-sleeved top to run in. It wasn't tooo bad at first but by the midway point, my poor arms were uncomfortably hot. I pushed through and managed to survive the full 10k. Not only did I survive it but yes, folks, I met my goal. I ended up with a 57:14 time. Awesome. I am so pleased with that because I really wasn't confident at all going in ..don't forget I've been doing 0 running lately until 7 days ago.

Tiff, Meg& myself!

My half marathon runner& fellow 10k'er :D

I was nervous when they called us into the gate ..nervous might be an understatement. I stood there thinking about how the volunteers will have to scrape me off the road and how at the very least it would make a good story of failure for the blog. Thanks, guys. Always enabling me to see the good in every situation! Just before the gun went off, I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. It made me laugh .. it made me smile .. it made me less nervous. And no, it wasn't rockets for my runners (I wish) but it was a really hilarious sign that just screams 'Cape Breton'. I made Mom take a photo of it when I was finished of my run just for you! It will, hopefully, give you a chuckle as well.

You can run right good!

Too funny ..thanks for the boost, plaid lady.

So the gun went off and I figured I'd try to make the best of it. So off I went with Meg's mom as my pacer and I stuck with her pretty long until falling back when I realized how quickly I was moving and how little I had run leading up to this point! Turns out I probably could have powered through a few minutes quicker than I did but that's okay ..like I said, I met my goal. The race was pretty uneventful but I chatted with a few people I knew along the way so that was good. There were quite a few spectators cheering along the way& music was playing from different areas along the route. It was a good run& definitely couldn't ask for better weather ..or a better ending- I FINISHED. Truly wasn't sure that was going to happen when I started out ahaha Mom managed to snap a photo of me crossing the finish line& there was a photographer there as well taking photos so I'll see if I can find that in a few days when they get put online! For now, enjoy the photo Momma took. I clearly look in pain. I love finish line photos ..they are never attractive (or at least not of me) but they are an awesome reminder that you did it!

Awesome!

So that is my race recap for today. Currently I'm enjoying some tv and a lot of water. Later this evening I will be riding one of the little ponies (Lila) again. A recap will be coming of that tomorrow ..for now I've flooded you enough with my words& photos and I still can't believe it's only 1:45PM. Anyone else racing this weekend or anytime soon?! What distance are you doing, if you are? Do you run with music? I can't because it gives me a headache after awhile of it thumping in my ears. I am so glad I ended up doing this run!

My 10k partner!

Awesome job, girly.

On the agenda

First up? Notice anything different about the blog? If this is your first time visiting, you don't have to answer ;) Every other reader out there?! Hopefully you guys noticed! My blog is completely different in terms of design. What do you think? I LOVE my new header. Seriously love it. So what do you folks think about it? Should I keep it or should I toss it? Let me know :D

 My photo for LEM this week.

The prompt is light ..I like to use Haflingers for my LEM entries.

Today it is gorgeous out! Yesterday was gorgeous as well ..I'm pretty sure the weather gods either felt guilty about our crappy summer or they confused us with some other place. If the latter, I'm sorry other place that you are now getting all our brutal weather ..but we're sure enjoying your fabulous sunshine! I should actually just turn my blog into a weather blog ..it seems like I talk about it a lot. I can't help it. I've always loved the weather& talking about it, even when I was a little girl I wanted to be a meteorologist! Except then I found out it was hard with a lot of math& science. Peace out, meteorology school. Maybe I just want to be the lady who points to the cold streams and high pressure systems. That I can do.

So now that I've discussed my love of weather, I have nothing really much else to say. I started working on the Scavenger Hunt again for this week& I might actually finish it this time! Who knows ..but I'm working on it. One of the prompts, however, is Sunday. A day of the week. How do you suppose I capture that? I am at a loss for ideas. Oh well. I managed to take a cool photo of a chain on a swing the other day that I completely forgot to upload so I'll include it now.

Oh today is also 'I Learned' on Click It Up a Notch and so I guess I should include something that I learned this week, huh? This week I learned that I need to always remember to bring my camera with me (how many times have I said this now?!) because last night there was a bat sleeping on the side of the pool& I didn't have any way to take his photo! So disappointing. Lesson learned! From now , my camera is coming everywhere I go. I am determined to make this happen ..I have missed so many good photo ops because my camera was tucked away at home. Grrr. Here is the photo I promised ;D And don't forget to check out Click It Up a Notch& see what others have learned!

I'm not exactly sure what I like about it ..but I do like it! Tomorrow I'll be spending the day with Crystal so you can be sure that it will be an update filled with ponies& photos. Try not to groan too loudly! I've been doing good at keeping the ponies out of the blog, wouldn't you agree?! I promise to only include really striking photos and if they all manage to fit into the scavenger hunt topics then I won't include any of them ;D

So for the rest of today I plan on enjoying some exercise, sunshine& a walk with the puppers. I think I'll also drag the camera out to take some photos. I want a photo of a hay field ..perhaps I'll wake up early tomorrow and try to get a foggy photo of one. I know there's still hay on some fields and I have to get a run in before my fun-filled day. The Fiddler's Run is on Sunday and so far I've run once!

Nonetheless, I am super excited for the race& for a fun filled Saturday evening with my girlfriends eating pasta& checking out the expo! Road races are the best. The atmosphere is so unique and fun. Everyone is there because they share a common love- running! Anyone else love races? I also really enjoy the post-race snacks of water, fresh fruit& milk. I would say that alone is reason enough to sign up and try to survive 10k! Which means that you will probably also be overloaded from photos from the run too ..because my momma is my biggest supporter when it comes to running so even though the race starts at 8, she's going to come& take photos for me! She rocks. Seriously. Thanks, momma (if you're reading this) for everything ..you are the best!

SUNdays

Seriously.

It was sunny& hot all day. It was completely delightful. The boyfriend& I woke up, got Tim Hortons and enjoyed a drive in the sunshine. After that, I headed home where I started reading a really good book called Belong to Me. I think great book covers almost always mean a great book. This cover is gorgeous.

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Isn't that great?!

Sort of wish I took it ;D

I only made it to about page 75 before I promptly fell asleep outside on the little swing in the back of the garage. I could hear people enjoying the beach& the kiddies next door in the pool. Garret came over for supper and because he's a sweetheart, he let me sleep until the food was basically ready. He is so good to me! When I woke up, I snapped this shot of him& I completely LOVE it!

Taken with the fish eye.

Works really well with the face he's making!

So then we enjoyed some delicious lasagna compliments of momma. It was super delicious and we stuffed ourselves completely full! I think my mom's lasagna is a main reason for my boyfriend sticking around with me so long ;) Afterward, Garret held true to coming to the barns to get some photos of Reena& myself. It was a GLORIOUS evening for riding! Breezy so no flies with enough heat still in the air to not be chilly but not too hot either. So now I will provide you with some photos from that, starting with his Jeep. Because he loves it. A lot.

Just hanging out.

I love the Jeep& boyfriend at the barns :)

Then he moved on to the most important subject; ME! This is my blog, after all! Reena was a doll, like always. I have corrected my position pretty well compared to just a few months ago!

See?!

I can sit straight :D

So that is kind of exciting. It is also super exciting that Valerie is kind enough to let me ride Reena. I can't really ask for more than that seeing as she is seriously one of the nicest horses I've ever ridden! Something about her is just lovely.

Plus, this stride?

To die for.

Aside from the fact that I have to work really, really hard to get her to move because I don't ride with spurs and Valerie always rides with spurs. I can get some speed out of her although I think our rides are more of a workout for me than her. She barely broke a sweat by the end of the ride tonight& I was practically ready to pass out from heat!

This is pretty of her.. all framed up!

The trees in the background make my face look weird..

So we had a lovely ride despite how hard I worked the whole time. I think it's really working in my favor to be able to ride such a nice mare.. I'm so used to horses that aren't finished or are slightly crazy. I love getting on a solid horse and not worrying about anything except framing her up& making my position look good!

I love this photo!

Just me, smiling like a manic :D

So that is my update for today! Starting tomorrow, the exhibition is in town until Saturday& Crystal is on vacation+ her birthday is this Wednesday! I can't wait. Hoping to have some fun shots& stories to tell my blogging friends about :) For now, I'll leave you with one last shot of Reena& I and a great big thank you to Garret for taking the photos and you guys for making it through them!

Love this.

The sky was great!

Friday Snaps[3]

So my mom is a smart Friday Snapper. She doesn't wait until Friday. I, of course, wait until Friday. I am not a smart Friday Snapper. Thank goodness for my mom. I was wondering around the neighborhood with the dog, trying to come up with something different for my photo for today. Mom came outside& said 'Take a photo of your mother for today's Friday Snap.' So I jumped at the chance to take yet another portrait shot. I really need to work on getting out of my shyness ..especially since I have 100 Strangers shot to do by Tuesday!

So aside from my snap (which I'll include at the bottom of this post), I'm spending my weekend working at the liquor store until 8 then going to the boyfriend's house for the evening. Tomorrow we have a wedding to attend& then Sunday I'm riding Reena. The boyfriend has promised to come out& take some photos for me! So my recaps should be filled with gorgeous photos& long. I cannot imagine a funner weekend (aside from work ..but money. Gotta have it)! What is your weekend consisting of? I hope it's looking as good as mine.

OH AND ...IT'S SUNNY AND WARM HERE. Not hot but warm. And the skies are blue and there isn't a raincloud in sight. Honestly life on the island is more fabulous than it has been for a couple of weeks. You can just tell the gorgeous weather has everyone perked up and happy. The kiddies next door are swimming in the pool .. Squirty is laying out in the grass ..life is good :)

My momma!

She is pretty fabulous.

So, what do you think? Are my photos getting any better as the time goes on? I love that I finally discovered how to edit them to make them look more 'finished'.

Today was ..

..eventful I think is a good word. Thankfully the sun was shining& I'm not the kind of girl to let events keep me down! My day started bright& early with a drive home from Sydney. I should have stopped in at the barns& let the horses out but it was only 7AM so I didn't bother. Instead I went right home to charge my cell& figure out how to lock it to prevent future random texting& calling.

Remember this bad boy?

Still can't figure out how to work it most days.

Why did it take me so long to bother locking it? I don't know. Used to not think much of having a phone lock until I realized that sometimes it would connect to the internet or load games& guess what folks? That nonsense costs me money. I was basically paying for my phone to browse the net. Weird concept, right? So I figured it out (but I did have to google it to figure it out ..) and now my phone is nice& locked from random texting, calling& web browsing.

So then I spent the rest of the day (which was gorgeous minus the fog) not doing anything. Sometimes being sloth-like is pleasant. I was going to figure out how to switch to Wordpress but I just feel like I'm here now& so is my blog and I probably can import it or something but like I'd ever be able to figure that out (unless it's super simple) so instead I will save it for a rainy day. Like all the rest of the week is going to be :)

I am so excited for Canada Day ..I have no idea why. I have no plans and no potential plans. I will probably go watch fireworks alone ahaha such a loser! Good thing I like myself as I do otherwise I might be sad that my Canada Day was consisting of such boring activities alone. Oh well. I am still cooler than most people ;) And I have photos of Dew& Dixie on my camera but they aren't uploaded yet so they aren't making it on the blog like I had originally planned. Sorry folks!

Instead I will leave you with a question -how are you spending your Canada Day / Independence Day weekend?!

Sunshine island!

Everyone who lives here is soaking up the vitamin D. Who knows when we'll get our next dose! So on that note this blog post is going to be short& sweet. Yesterday the boyfriend& I went to Twin Lighthouse Farms, from which I have some funny photos but I'm not spending this gorgeous day uploading& editing photos. So you'll have to wait until tomorrow :) I am spending this afternoon with the sunshine! Hope you have the chance to do the same.

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Enjoy this quote.

I know I did when I first saw it :)

Summer!

Well, ladies& gentlemen. Today is officially the first day of summer. This little island is off to a pretty great start ..we wore sweaters and coats to the barns. As we were letting our horses eat some grass, we were discussing how we could have used hats& mittens :( Basically, I hope your summer weather is going better than here!

Hail from our freak storm.

Wishing we were a tropical kind of island!

So someday I'll stop talking about the weather but it's a favorite topic of mine. Not sure why ..always been slightly obsessed with knowing the weather. It's sort of weird, actually, when I think about it. Despite the cold, it was sunny and not raining so we saddled up and took our ponies outside for the afternoon. I had a FABULOUS ride on my golden horse, definitely couldn't have asked for better behavior from the boy. So we had an easy ride, he got lots of treats& then I came home. Somehow I managed to spend 6.5hrs there ..the barn is like a time warp! Especially in the summer. I'm constantly amazed how long I end up there. It certainly didn't feel like that today. Just wishing now for some warmer weather for a bath for Dew.

So, aside from that I also have 2 photos for you folks! One from yesterday and one from today. The one from yesterday was books and it got pushed back because of all the photo editing I did last night ..I couldn't be bothered to also upload and edit that one. Today's photo was 'high angle' which left me confused. Do I do a high angle of a person, place or thing? My dog? Looks like you'll just have to scroll down& see ;)

Here is my photo of books.

So it's a little different spin on it but I loved this cover!

Actually the entire book is pretty awesome ..you should read it!

'High angle'. So confused.

A high angle shot of color? Sounds perfect!

Sunny Saturday!

Well apparently it's tough for me to post on Friday evenings ahah .. that's 2 weeks in a row I missed a Friday! So here is a quick update:

1. Ran 6k last night at a park on some trails. My poor rest day!
2. Running 8k today.
3. I just got all my hair cut off
4. I also got my camera back so later I'll post the photos of our mission to bake healthy snacks!
5. It's cold here (shocking, right?) but the sun is shining :D

Enjoy your Saturday, folks!
Oh before you go, enjoy something I thought of today while watching people work in groups:

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?!

Quick Update!

I have reached 15% of my goal for Tour for Kids thanks to donations from Momma, Donna& Annette :) You ladies rock my socks ..only $850 more to go. Hey, at least I'm out of the 4 digits worth of fundraising needed. Woooohooo!

So today was GORGEOUS out so Meg& I ran a 5k. It was fun ..I'm going to do running as a cross training for my Cabot Trail ride and Meg is training for the half marathon here in September so I'll decide later to enter either that or the 10k. Depending on how my legs feel after August 7th!

Hope you folks enjoyed your weekend (or, if you're in America .. that you enjoy your tomorrow as well) and that everyone had fabulous weather! I promise a much better entry tomorrow.

Happy Friday!

Today we have yet ANOTHER sunny day on this little island. Life is pretty fabulous :) I woke up .. hung outside with the pups and then ate a delicious red velvet cupcake (perhaps not on the training diet plan, but it was so good surely the calories don't count?!), which I've documented for your enjoyment / insane jealousy!

So pretty& delicious!

The whole thing. 

It was massive.

So, today was going to be a rest day. Considering that I just ate probably 500 calories in the form of a cupcake ..I'm thinking I need to get some physical activity in. Plus it's beautiful out. And my brother just started playing the drums. I'm cutting this blog post short to go ride a pony.

Hope you enjoyed the red velvet cupcake :)

Spoiled!

Yes .. the island is spoiling us! It's 22°C& sunny. Seriously- I know it's hard to believe. It's GORGEOUS out. I woke up .. put the puppers out& sat on my driveway. Then I made some eggs and took a photo to show you!

This is how I spend my mornings.

Eating plains eggs in the sunshine❤

So after that we headed to the beach. My dog& I interrupted some random couple who were SUPER SERIOUS about fighting. Oh well .. I threw off my shoes, let the pup off the leash and embraced the day.

My shoes without my feet in them! 

Toes firmly planted in the sand.

So, I laid in the sand for a good while& let the pup have a run down and back over the beach. I got some cute shots. Since I love my dog more than most everything else? I'm going to share how sweet he is with all of you lucky readers :D

Scoping out the scene and coming back to hang out with his favorite person :)

More than anything I love my little doggy!

And look how cute his little face is :D

So then poor Squirt was dying from heat& thirst .. so we headed back to the house. When we got back, my brother was sitting outside with music, cell phone& a glass of pepsi. And moccasins on his feet. And plaid PJ pants. So very Matthew. I took some photos. Here they are.

My brother.

Chillaxing& relaxing all cool.

Annddd a photo of my brother including my dog.

I sort of really like this photo. They look like they like each other.

So, now that I've flooded you with photos from my beautiful day on the beach ..I've spent too much time indoors! I'm off to make myself some lunch and head out for an easy bike ride. Oddly, my legs aren't even the slightest bit sore from yesterday. I'm taking this as an excellent sign! Thumbs up for progress.

How you lovely folks spending today?! I hope it is as nice where you are as it is where I am! Enjoy today, regardless of the weather :)

Sunshine.

Yes, folks. Today my little island saw something that we haven't seen in three weeks. We saw the sun. He shone down on us& provided us with some much needed hope. Perhaps it WON'T rain eternally, after all. I was actually starting to pray the world would end on May 21st if it was just going to rain for the rest of my existence.

Even the pheasants tried running away.

No one likes a rain island.

So.. the sun came out to remind us not to wish this island would be scooped up by the sea. It wasn't exactly warm (I may or may not have taken a 15 minute scalding hot shower upon arriving home) but it was amazing to not be fighting cold, wind AND rain. I'll gladly take only 2 of those 3. Cold, wind and sunshine is just so much more pleasant.

So, I bombed through my 50k. I saved about 7 solid kilometres of hills for my final 10k ..obviously I'm not a thinker. I was going about 27km/hr until the last 40 minutes. The wind SUPER picked up .. the temperatures dropped a crazy amount and I was already fatigued. I spent my highway ride home thinking about how all I had all day were some boiled eggs and an arctic bar.

And they weren't even painted pretty like this one.

I had to eat boring old regular off-white eggs. Thanks, chicken.

So I tortured myself with thoughts of food. And thoughts of how I wish my brother could drive because I would totally make him come pick me up. I was not a happy camper in my last 15k of that ride. Ugh. Buttttttt - I survived (as evidenced by this blog post) and it wasn't the end of the world.

Total kilometres clocked today? 51.23 :D I can't really complain about that. I averaged 22km/hr but a lot of that was my last 10 - 15k. They knocked me out. Plus I did a 5 minute stop at Tims that dragged my average down. Without that pee break, I would have been closer to 23 (hey, 1km makes a difference to me)!

So, that's my ride recap. Now I'm off to indulge in a tea with the boyfriend. Bless his soul for coming to pick me up so I wouldn't have to drive.

Filly!

So, yesterday was busy. I'll give a brief overview!

1. Dewey (new horse I'm riding) almost killed his owner's grandchild. Her husband went to smack Dewey and I was, at this point, holding the lead. When he smacked the horse, he backed up quickly. The friction burn hurts. A lot. So this blog post will be short because it hurts to type.

2. NEW FILLY. Oh. my. goodness. She is just so so so so precious. I am in love with her. Here are some photos ..since that's the only way to make everyone understand how gorgeous she is :)

Just born! How sweeet .. 2.30AM in the pouring rain!

Showing off her looong legs!

Proud Piper with her baby!

Isn't she the cutest?! So aside from babies, I had a great ride on Dewey yesterday& an even better one today. It was great ..Jenn& I chatted while walking in circles .. cantered around .. basically enjoyed the glorious sunshine :D Patiently waiting for my hand to heal so that I can actually do something more than just casual cantering around!

So, now .. my hand is throbbing and I am off to secure a present for my mom for Mother's Day!

Baby horses& sunshine!

Today was busy. I promise to expand tomorrow, but here's a bullet point version:

7hrs at barns leads to:
1. NEW BABIES THERE :D She's ssooooo cute!
2. A near-dead 5yr old :\
3. Friction burns that make my right hand crippled.
4. Extreme hunger :(
5. A good ride.

Now I'm off to enjoy some beverages at Meg's new house! Sunshine, you bring out the best in people.

XO, your biggest fan.

Halifax!

Today I woke up early to drive Karli, Puppy& Skunk to the Halifax airport.
I will miss her .. off to bigger& better things for her! Fingers crossed her piggies survive without too much trauma! LOL.

So, we made it fine to Halifax airport. I parked. I said goodbye. I went to leave. I tried REALLY hard to leave.

30 minutes later? Still trying to leave. OH MY GOD. HOW DO I GET OUT OF THIS PARKING GARAGE?! Panic is slowly setting in .. along with frustration. I'm contemplating just driving through a window. Or a gate. Finally, I stalk down a man who sort of explains it to me.

My 30 minute stupidity cost me an extra $2.00 ..are you serious?! We should adopt paying for stupidity for everyone. We'd be rich. The Halifax airport may be onto something. Oh well.

The drive home was nice .. whole day flew by, really. Learned lots of things on radio shows& got my photo of the day :)

Delightful foggy weather, eh?

Oh well .. in honor of trying to make the sun shine down on us .. here's a feel good May thing. AKA I wanted to practice something with photoshop. And then post it. Why? I have no idea. I like photos ..even bad ones. Which is apparent from some 365 photos I have ahaha

So, what is the weather like where YOU are?! Hopefully better than where I am. Come on mother nature, bring us some sunshine& mild temps! Sick of this current weather.

PS funniest search result from today?

What does that even mean?!

Almost Easter!

Poor Saturday. It's the only day in this magical weekend that doesn't have a designated day. It's just the day between Good Friday& Easter Sunday. So I woke up determined to make it awesome.

I woke up .. changed into clothes that were somewhat suitable for being in public, grabbed my dog and off we went to the back beach. We had a fun walk .. the dog ran in so many circles that I'm surprised he isn't asleep or sick right now! I didn't take my camera though, so there are no photos from that adventure. I will, instead, show you an old photo of my dog that always makes me laugh.

Tuckered out after his birthday celebrations!

Then he refused to come inside so I stuck him on his outdoor leash& got myself ready for a bike ride. First one of the year and it was short. 17km. It still felt great though! Especially since I didn't even come close to almost being run over. Always a perk :)

After that, I came in .. drank some water, ate a Nature Valley bar (peanut butter ..mmm mm) and Mom comes in and says, direct quote, 'Hey, I'm going to wash the Mini but want to attack Dad& Blaine with silly string first?' HECK YES. So we do. I took the camera so there'd be some awesome photos.

Mom& I: 1. 

Dad& Blaine: 0.

So then I came back inside and decided to update my blog. Before that, however, I took some photos of the eggs we painted last night! Garret's eggs won by a landslide. But I don't care .. or at least, I'm trying very hard not to. I SUCK at arts& crafts :(

These are my eggs. Aren't they just so cute& clever.

Or something ..

Garret may be a tad more creative and better at egg decorating than me.

Whateverrrr.

So, that's all for now. There are a lot of photos here .. check back later for my photos of the day. They'll be up in the evening. I think .. I owe you guys 5 days worth, so as long as I find the motivation to edit them.

Enjoy your non-themed& unnamed Saturday!