Five Acres with a View

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I saw this yesterday morning before heading to Abbe Ranch to scribe for the judge at the horse trial.

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I love this dragon that a friend has in her garden.

Pawnee Primrose Sweethearts

Originally uploaded by Fort Photo

I found this photo of two pronghorns by Fort Photo on Flickr. Pronghorns are still fairly common in the more rural parts near Colorado Springs, though development has diminished their habitat a lot since we moved here.

Good stuff today:

I freecycled the feather bed (six responses within an hour!) today.  I also got the office / guest room set up, which is part of the project which has eaten my life recently. The Collie seems less stressed since things have become a little more settled.

Bad stuff today:

The damp spot under the third bathroom in our house was not just a damp spot.  Although the damage doesn’t look as severe as it might have, things will need to dry out for a while before we can make a complete assessment.  Home ownership is such a joy!

The puppy thinks I am paying far too much attention to the house and not to him. Puppy has spent a lot of time in time-out today.

I used to walk to the Takoma Park Metro Station to go downtown, passing through Fort Totten station on the next stop: Washington Metro Train Crash Kills Six. (By the way, natives of the area know that there is no ‘s’ on the end of Spring.)

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Even with our tripod, this one was tough.

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Hap was twenty-four years old in May, and is still one of the most handsome horses that I know. Not that I am biased, or anything.

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