Elaine

I went to the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center in Woodland Park with a friend today. I could have spent a lot more time, if we hadn’t left dogs at home in crates. I was pleased that allowed photography inside, even with a flash in most areas. I loved this restoration, which looks more like modern art than a fossile.

Human Landscapes from Above

Human landscapes is another fabulous feature photo-essay by The Big Picture by Boston.com. And while you are there, you can check out their feature about the 2009 Kentucky Derby this past weekend. Not only does it have photos of horses, but photos of women in hats!

After Sunrise

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Lily and Lightning

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Lily and Lightning, who belonged to Jack’s sister and her family, joined our family today. Changes to their lifestyle, including our nephew going away to college and their move to a small house near downtown Denver, made them decide that it wasn’t fair to the two dogs to leave them locked in the house for long periods of time. Lily and Lightning have been paying us visits for years, so the transition should be smooth.

Happy Horses

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This was their first time in the new field in months.

Non-Denominational Stamps

Don’t you just hate it when you find a bunch of old stamps then discover that they don’t have a denomination on them so you can’t use them? (I’ve started buying Forever Stamps to avoid this problem.) However, in the meantime, you can check this guide to Nondenominated Postage, and get rid of those old stamps.

That Was (Somewhat) Exciting

I just got a call from our neighbor to the west telling me she had seen one of our horses out of our field. I didn’t immediately panic because where one horse goes, the others would follow, and I could see Rags calmly grazing from the window. Even if Hap had jumped out of the field, which Rags couldn’t do, Rags wouldn’t have been so calm about what he would have viewed as abandonment.

However, as I expected, I counted three heads almost immediately when I got out to the horse field. I also saw a rider walking near our fence line. I shouted to make sure she was okay and she said she had dismounted voluntarily but let go of the reins. The horse, evidently a dark horse like Hap, had headed home for his barn.

So I turned the horses out in the new field for two hours. We’ve had enough precipitation recently there is actually something resembling grass out there.