My Romp This Evening...

I always  finish my day with a visit to the  ponies, with the dogs.  It's a habit that I started when we first moved here, and have managed to keep.  It's good going to bed knowing that the horses are safe, and all is well.  Plus it gives me a chance to get a few more "pets" in before the day is over.  Oh...  I almost forgot, today marks 8 weeks since the colt (Hamlet) was born.  It's amazing how much he has grown, and matured in 2 months time.  He has an injury to his leg right now, so he is not quite himself, but I'm keeping an eye on him.  He\s quite the trooper though.  He's pretty tough, and really really sensible.  I'm not worried about him at all.  I figure he has another 2 months here, before he goes to his other home.  I hate to think about that day... I'm sooooo going to miss him.  But not thinking about that just yet.  I still have the summer with him.

Good Evening, from Small Wonders.

All is well....

Good Evening, from Small Wonders.  Just wanted to post that all is well, and that my spirits are high.  I've had a lot of time to rest, and to relax.  Calmness has entered my life, and I am loving this pace.  I am trying to read a fair bit, and stay away from the TV....  The past few days, Mila has been weighing on me.  It's like she knows that Ada is gone, and she should be hanging out with me.... (Ada is with grand ma, while I re cooperate from surgery).  Every time I open the door, I see her face that says... Please Mom, let me in.... I'll be good!!!!

It takes all I have to not let her in... How can you not love such a face??

Times are tough, but, strangely, I am enjoying life... such as it is.....

Good Eve... from Small Wonders

This mornings romp

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness

            ~ John Steinbeck

         Good Snowy Day, from Small Wonders

A Gentle Reminder

Time to leave now, get out of this room, go somewhere, anywhere; sharpen this feeling of happiness and freedom, stretch your limbs, fill your eyes, be awake, wider awake, vividly awake in every sense and every pore.
Stefan Zweig

Good Day from Small Wonders

Walking In A Winter "Wonder" Land

This morning's stroll was soooo beautiful.  So, a few pics....

Mila's now a convicted killer....

As I've feared, Mila did the unthinkable today.  She had escaped the property, and found comfort in the neighbour's chicken coop.  I am absolutely mortified!  Luckily, the people are really cool, and they made us feel ok about the situation.  So, I've just spent the last couple of hours in the kitchen, baking my chocolate marbled banana bread, in hopes that all that sweetness will remove any lingering feelings of bitterness. Yes, I am resulting to bribery.    The pisser of it all, is that I have no idea where she is escaping at.  There is about 20 acres of underground fence, and unless I actually see her escape, I really have no idea of where to start.   Now I'm beginning to wonder if Mila has ever brought Ada out on her escapades.  It's moments like this that make me realize that even though most breeds of dogs are by definition "domesticated",  there is still some of the feral qualities of the hunter in all of  our sweetest of canine friends.

Good Evening, from Small Wonders.

Mila... A natural born killer

Okay... seriously, they don't get much prettier than this dog.  Really.  Erik told me I could name this dog, as long as I named her after one of his actress hotties, Mila Jovovich.  Hence the name.  But this dog is beyond pretty.  She is crazy talented, and just plane crazy.  This dog does something at least once a day, where she has me in stitches.  I kid you not.  Everyday I'm laughing at something she does. Like full blown belly laugh.    She is the master mouser, if I've ever seen one.  More talented than your typical cat.  (Not that a cat would last long around here, with the two dogs).  I can't understand how such a lovey dog can be such a natural born killer.  Her sense of smell is more keener than any hunting dog I've EVER owned.  When I'm out riding, she will sit in the middle of the pen, and keep patrol.  If ANY bird flies anywhere near this area, she chases it away.  She has been know to jump like 5 feet, and catch a bird mid-flight.   She is the supreme huntress.  She is scared of nothing, other than the water hose.  Ya, I know, go figure.  This dog would stand up to a coyote, but cower at the sight of a garden hose.  And speed.  Talk about speed.  I will take the four wheeler out, and I will have it up to 53 kms an hour, and she keeps up with me.  Yep, that 's right.  Faster than Ada even.  Maybe I'll hook Mila up to a sled this year!!  She is an "outside" dog, which is a first for me, but I've decided to let her in the house one day a week, just so I can spend some quality time with her.  So, Saturdays have become known  around here as "Mila Saturdays".  She gets to hang out with the fam, and come Sunday morning, she gets the boot!

Good Evening... from Small Wonders.