The Wonder of Nightfall

Have you ever wondered what "night fall" really meant?

As  I looked at the sky one clear night I saw the deepest blackness on one side of the sky and beautiful blue on the other.

As I watched I feared that some horrible storm was coming. The black slowly overtook the blue and bright stars appeared in the blackness. I just witnessed the "night falling!"

Where have I been to have never noticed such a thing before?

Scary Technology

While measuring feed each night I watch the news on my little "entertainment center" at the barn. That is how I know exactly when the space shuttle would pass over on four different occasions. The human race has come a long way in the last 30 years. Modern technology is getting very scary to me!

Remembering Noogie

It was three years ago on January 24 that Noogie died. I have been quietly and unknowingly grieving for him all this time.

As of this day, I will lock my love away for him in my heart.  I will continue on and try t take better care of those still with me.

Most of the horses here are just passing through, but Noogie was my son.Such a silly name for such a silly boy.

It's True

The very best things in life really ARE free!

Things we need right now!

The Eye of the Storm wishlist:

1. A 4-wheel drive pickup truck, at least good enough to pass inspection.
2.  A wireless laptop PC
3. About 200 feet of outdoor 220V electric wire.
4. 200 feet of outdoor conduit tubing that can be buried. To be used with the electric wire. This is for our well pump.
5. Any kind of horse fencing.
6. A microscope.

All donated items are tax-deductible. If there are any retired electricians out there with a shop full of any of this stuff and would like to give this to us we will be very grateful.

The Wonders of Radar Weather Reports

One night while I was watching the weather report, they mentioned that in three minutes the town next to ours was going to be hit with a white-out. I ran outside to see it moving up the driveway! It was so amazing!

As it passed over me I was completely covered with soft, powdery snowflakes. I threw back my head and faced into the wind, so soft and cool. I have never before experienced such a thing!

More on Communicating with Your Non-Human Friends

My brother has a new girlfriend.  We don't light candles at our house (I live with my brother - pretty sad, I know) for fear that my cat, Pip, could catch on fire.  The girlfriend likes candles.  Sure enough, Pip's tail caught on fire (he didn't even know it).  So now he is banned from my brother's apartment.  Being he is "just a cat" and unaware of how close he was to getting hurt, let alone burning the house down, he now pounds on my brother's door, howling his despair, "I thought you were my best bud!  What did I do wrong?  I love you!! Please let me in!", until I go down (I live upstairs) to tell Pip to knock it off and that he just has to put up with my company instead.

He purrs very hard, looks at me with his huge, wistful, sad eyes and allows me to carry his limp 19 pound body upstairs.  I explain to him that his best bud doesn't need him anymore.  He is so sad, but seems to understand.  I am trying to spend more quality time with Pip at the end of the day but I am a poor substitute.

P.S. After writing this, Pip is now allowed back into my brother's place, as he misses the cat, too.  There are no more candles.