Pictures..

I will be taking more pictures of Cotie for Y'all to eval again. I just have to get them done, then posted. Thanks everyone!

Zelda Chokes, AGAIN

I had been pulling Zelda in before anyone else so she could "take her time" and not feel rushed and putting her in her own enclosed area.

A lot of good That did. First time she choked, it was on hay alone. Dislodged that, but evidently left her throat irritated. Second time, she choked on pelleted grain. Such fun! Not, called the vet out for that one. This time, it was sweet feed and one mouth full. As soon as it got stuck, she stopped and raised her head waiting for me to come and help her. I took her right out of there and put her in the yard. Gave her a shot of banamine and massaged and massaged and massaged. She drank a bit, which must have moved the blockage, cause about 15 mins later, she was tearing up the grass running away from me. Good Grief. Poor Zelda is really starting to show her age now, which saddens me. The vet says she looks great for her age, even though I know the time is getting closer to her demise, and that's not something I look forward to, but I am preparing myself for it (emotionally). I'm trying to decide where it would be best to lay her. I think she would like it best if she were close to the pasture edge since then she will "feel" as if she's still part of the herd, or if you would prefer, look over the herd. I know this may sound silly to some, after all, what does she care once she's passed away, but it matters to me where she is laid to rest. I want to do what she would want, the way she would want. I know she's not ready yet, she's still full of piss and vinegar, but I don't think, that it's that far off. I wish I could wave a magic wand and make her young again. Hell, I wish I could wave a magic wand and make ME young again. ; )

Which photo is best?

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I'm looking for a new picture of Cotie's head to redo the banner with. Which one looks best? Or are none of these good?

May 7, 2008

Elly ~ Who has hit the "terrible two's 'tude". She's in the Don't touch me, don't look at me, don't even Think about it mode right now. She hasn't offered to kick, however, she has shown her Butt a couple of times. Heaven forbid I walk towards her right now with a halter. She looks at me and sticks out her toungue as she goes the opposite way. Brat!


Cassie. She's due in June. She's starting to want a LOT of attention from me. She's getting very picky eating and really getting to be a bit of an attention Hog. She's a sweet mare though, so it's hard to not give her the attention she desires. Not much longer to go.

David's mare, Gracie. She may LOOK pregnant, but she is Not. She's just a marshmellow. She's a big horse, with a lot reach. She takes great care of David when we are out on a trail ride.



Sandy. She decided the trees were a good place to
get a good scratch. And of course eat all the nice green
grass that's under them. ; ) Always the opportunist!

Tornadoe's?

Typically, here in Va, at least the area that I live in, we don't see a tornado, and certainly not one of any kind of significance. That is until today.

Photo courtesy of NOAA.com

Our hospital, Obici Memorial, was hit pretty significantly. One of the outbuildings took what they are calling a direct hit from the tornado. What the Heck? Cars in the parking lot were flipped, there's one photo of a red mustang with a branch embedded into the hood of the car.

Photo courtesy of WTKR TV 3 Viper Doppler

These two photo's are courtesy of WTKR Channel 3 news via Crystal Squires.

There are a lot of photo's of the damage, some showing the path of destruction. Now I've seen tornadoes before, but for some reason, this floors me.

We do get tornadoes here, however, hardly ever one as significant as this one. The worst damage I've seen caused by a tornado here is a storage barn being taken out or a barn roof peeled off. I don't know how big the tornado was. Now there's reports of other tornadoes that hit the area. They are saying that 13 homes are completely destroyed in Suffolk. Another small community called Driver they are saying is destroyed.

A lot of local people have been affected by this. I wonder if there's anything that can be done to help those that were hit so hard.

I had no damage at all. My horses, however are acting like fools. Fighting and being extremely aggressive which is totally out of character for them. Makes me wonder if the storms are over or if they are still on edge.

Something like this makes me appreciate what little I do have and be thankful that I didn't loose everything as some of my neighbors did.

Please say a prayer for those that were affected.

Paige

Thank you! I'm trying... I promise.