horses

Today I went for a horseback ride. I love to go, but really am too old and cranky to do this as much as I would like. Getting on and off is such a challenge. Once upon a time I could hop on and off with so much grace and agility. Those days are so long gone!

My friend is having a wedding at her place this weekend. It was a ride for friends of her and her daughter. It has been such an interesting spring/summer. This time last year we had some of the most amazing flowers. This year the flowers have been very shy. Since we have had snow even up to this past week up high, the flowers have been very tentative to stick their heads out. No matter, the colors are amazing. I love the multiple colors of green. Who knew? I learned all sorts of things today about the aspen tree. You can rub your hand along the bark and use the white that comes off as sunscreen, bug deterrent, and other things that are not coming to mind at this moment. There were claw marks from baby bears climbing up the trees - that looked like Indian markings I have seen on my most loved pieces of jewelry!

My horse's name was Slim. He is gorgeous. He is a Tennessee Walker. That is a gated horse. I love gated horses. They are smooth - no bounce. You shift into trot and there is no different motion. Perfect!

The mountains are amazing. You can see forever and ever. Great day!