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Windows cleaning is my chore for the morning — honest — trail ride at 1:00

Sure am having fun trying to train Perla to trust me and do as I say — The problem is she is, as you may know, she is the leader of the herd and she thinks I am part of the herd  — each other horse in the herd does as Perla says — or else — therein lays my problem — how does she get to be leader — I think to a large extent, it is because she is the best one at reading what the rest of the herds is thinking —  she has learned to read their faces — the secret to a good poker player.

Read on down this blog — I will update my friend in Montana on my training efforts. — Oh, by the way, Perla and  I have not been swimming anymore — Some folks will understand why I said that – since I got teased a lot about a “swimming” incident while riding!

Now, for my friends in NewYork City:

Now,  for my friends on Drummond:

Now, for my friend in Montana:

Thanks for your blog comment last week. This week I say: “Hey to you.” Sure hope you are enjoying it out west. We (T, A, Me), Nicky, and Perla miss you too but everyone is fine here. Today we trail ride.

Anyway, I  will continue to tell you of my thoughts on Perla, leader of the herd , and of my daily training sessions.  During the session, she reads me before I know I thought anything! — for example,  if I get a little tense because she scares me or because I anticipate  that she will not do what I ask — she reads that tension and says to herself  “Wow, he is tense. There must be something around the corner that is going to eat us.  I ain’t goin there — I best head back to the barn and the rest of the herd for safety” –thus the reason for being “Barn/Herd Sour”.  But I am learning — Perla is a good teacher and trainer and I hope I am a good student!!!

Gotta go paint my horse trailer, wash windows, & mow weeds that are over-taking the dock– the rain has stopped, the sun is out, it s cool   — still in 60’s — good working weather.  Maybe I will have to do another trip next week — so If the blog is late then — worry not I will get to it as soon as I can.

Hey, for now it looks like good trail riding weather — and if I squint, I can still see out the windows, so maybe the window-washing chore can wait!!

Garden up-keep is easier since the deer had the great salad — Marc commented to the blog that be thought the deer ought to give me something in return.  I did have a very good idea about that — but then I looked into the eyes of this poor guy with the bent antler and said to myself — “Hell, just seeing them around is enough payment.”  You know my first idea did start with the letter “V”, don’t you???

Scary night — Gotta add a full moon — and place it all over an abstract of New York City.  If I get the moon in the correct place I guess I could call it “I reach for the moon”

You know I have been thinking about survival — why?  I do not know why — well maybe it is because I have been reading a novel about World War II fighter pilots and survival instinct. It is based on the life of a Newfoundlander

— I spent 2 summer vacations there in the 1960’s with a wife and 2 small kids — I enjoyed it, BUT,  I am sure, as I now look back, they would liked to have killed me for putting them through a vacation equal to Boot Camp at Parris Island — I will find photos to show U & we will talk more of one husbands tactics for surviving the families reaction to “Who planned these dumb trips of dead whales,  iceburgs, black flies, more bugs, — rain, wind, u know — all that beautiful stuff.”

But today, a much more calm version of survival = FOOD!

1. Cloud food.

2. The result of food.

3. Thumbnails of food related photos.

 

What shall we talk about today? – sorry I missed blogging yesterday but I went, in the morning, to see my friends with the horses. Helped a little with the mucking chore and visited over a cup of coffee.

Ok — I got 4 topics 4 2day — many more came 2 mind as I left the computer to cut open a cool melon that I purchased yesterday –I truly am so sorry that I can not share it with you.

I will try to get all those other topics into the blog in days to come — one is going to be fun 4 me 2 talk about — a near death experience by a dumb old white haired man – hint — how long can u hold u’r breath?

2day’s topics are:

1. Looking out unto the bay and what did I see?

2. Looking at the result of some very hard work — which I missed due to NY trip!

3. Looking up in the state of Pennsylvania giving me a new form of art!

4. Looking at a source of joy – happy faces!

Wow what great thoughts I had as I drove thru Pennsylvania yesterday – looked up this photo:

Hey gotta get on the road Pa had some of the greatest clouds I ever saw. – think I will focus clods that look like Islands, people , and yes ducks –  saw many of those items yesterday – the heading photo is just a part of a photo I had on the iPad – yesterday I used my camera and those are not available to the I pad till I get home. will c u ltr!!!

Miss G is going yet again 2 dentist 2moro morning, so I will think about doing some of this blog this evening. 2 moro I will be in dentist waiting room — may have time to finish it then.

Sitting here in waiting room I had 3 thoughts I will pass along via phots:

1. What a difference a day makes.

2. Blue dog art and Dyna dog art.

3. Tribal leadership.

 

 

 

 

3.   In the concept of tribal leadership – leadership is a fun responsibility — not a job – which is different then corporate America leadership – a younger person often gets a role because his mother or father and grandparent had that role before them.  At a family gathering yesterday, I saw, not corporate leadership, but the live practice of our family tribe type of leadership – 4 example, the grilling role belonged to his dad – and no one suggested that he not have the role today – in fact I was told, if he could not make the gathering – the date of gathering would have to be changed.  Pride of a resonsibility well done and a lot of family happiness.  Oh forgot to mention that since the homestead is no longer in the family – the youngest daughter inherited the role of hosting the gathering.  Not because of central location – but just because it is her inherited role!

What a ride Grandma has had with her tooth – but the word from dentist today is – they think they won -that means the tooth is saved if all goes well for next week and after Yoga camp!!!

This week we have had the great gift of staying in a home while the owners were off doing what I call a family summer camp. I will tell u of that fantastic opportunity they have created 4 themselves and about some of my experiences visiting them at their summer camp – some smart experiences, some very dumb experiences, but all extremely fun experiences.

But back here at base camp! I toured this home 4 the sole purpose of watching the people that lived here when not at summer camp. Say u-how can u do that when they are away at summer camp.  By looking at the decor of the home  I did that, so let’s see what we find. So, pleas go on a people watching tour with me. 

But, first promise to tour u’r own home after u c my blog and see what a “people watcher” like me would see of U.

 

 

  

 

I know what I c when I people watched these folks – sure hope u have as nice of thoughts of this home and the folks who create the home environment as I do.

U know, people watching is fun! Now as I asked u to do – go forth and  “people watch” your own home.

I have no idea why I included this cloud photo – still waiting for Grandma tooth 2 get better – so, think I will try 2 do more sky watching – maybe storm approach this pm – while she in dentist chair! Sure hope I do not loose all this blog 2 the iPad mind U know it has a mind of it’s own!!!

 

Did update on my Daughter’s PC — I must better learn ipad app — but I am finished working on this posting for today!
You know I have a lot of problem understanding why one would choose to spend time in the city when this lake view is possible.  But I found at least one reason. People watching is really fun. So I will not write too much – I will just sit and do some people watching with U.

Sitting on a sidewalk bistro – can I really just sit and watch for hours?

The new Business lunch pose

Thanks 4 sitting with me. I will close by lifting my eyes upward to see if I can find people in the clouds — nope only a DUCK- bye 4 now

2.  Well, here I am in NY/NJ. Grandma to know if tooth has any complex process require – dentist thinks it will be smooth sailing. If that is the case, she goes to see grandkids summer camp show and I head to see Perla and friends.  Hay for horses was to happen this week but that process got complicated. I get 2 help with hay making and storage next week. Hope 2 get many photos for u. 

Really having tough time with this iPad but hope u can figure out how 2 read this blog. 

3. Did lots of people watching yesterday – lots of different clothing styles here in the big city – seems some are fads, some are ethnic, some are religion, some are weird I think just 2 tell the world “I am special – unique”, and some to say I have created a piece of art work which I can wear and see each time I pass a mirror. Maybe I will try to post some photos of these but due to privacy of folks I do not like 2 do that. Do you ever wear special styles.

 Maybe you could tell me about it and tell me why you wear it THANKS.  For example, sometimes I wear a cowboy hat and no one else does.  Why, mabe it is because folks I meet say “boy, I really love your hat” and I am sure I would like that.

 

5. But I remember golf and retrieving poorly hit balls in Florida is fun also – so till the fall! Florida friends  keep Florida beautiful!!

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