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I was hoping 2010 would be better than 2009.

aHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA!

Yeah, right.

The short list: both our cars are part of the major recalls (Toyota’s sticking accelerator and Honda’s exploding-shrapnel-creating air bags). Michael had a major back flare (ow!). Then there was the identity theft… the family member hospitalized (lots of worry but everything’s OK now)… the dental woes… the toilet that broke… the… well, never mind. You get the idea.

All in all, a stellar start to the year.

Not.

As an aside, and to put it in perspective, what we’ve been through is nothing compared to what my neighbor’s family has gone through in the last several weeks. His lovely wife is Haitian, and I swear, if I hear anyone else on the “righteous right” saying that Haitians “brought disaster on themselves because they made a pact with the devil,” I am going smack them up the side of the head until their brain cells begin working again. It’s called a natural disaster, folks. Deal with it, stop blaming the victims, get off your self-righteous butt and do something to help, like sending a donation to Catholic Relief Services or the Red Cross. Geez.

Anyways, I promised eons ago when I last posted that I was going to take a trip through my old archives and see if I could find some nice photos of Beth, our beloved Morgan mare. And I did find some!

This is Beth doing what a good broodmare does… keeping an eye on the young’un and eating. That handsome young fella by her is Rain, Beth’s last foal (he’s a registered Morgan, too). Rain went on to do his momma proud, and became a specially trained search and rescue horse for the U.S. Forest Service.

Here’s a close-up of Beth’s face. I took this shot when she and I were out on one of our many long walks, and she paused to look at a distant deer. I think she’s about twelve years old in this photo; she lived to be a month short of 30!

And here’s Rain, aka Mr. Cutey, himself, at his inquisitive best, having a little conversation with me. Morgans are hard to photograph, btw, as the minute they see you they’re right up in your face, socializing and checking everything out to see if you’ve just happened to bring along a tasty snack or two. Even young Morgan foals like Rain are incredibly curious and friendly. They learn very quickly, too, just how nice it is to have a human scratch their itchy spots, especially when they start to shed their first coat of baby fuzz.

And, as a bonus, look at this photo I found stashed away! This is a young black Morgan mare I’d leased for a while, Twilight, and her newborn Morgan foal, Starlite. I took the photo shortly after Starlite was born.

Oh Best Beloved, you’re seeing Starlite just as she’s figuring out how to safely stay balanced on those long spindly legs of hers. Isn’t that neat?!

6 Comments

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  By Elyse, February 20, 2010 @ 3:01 pm

  Lovely horse photos… and wow, had no idea all your cars got recalled. I’ve got a Honda, but think it’s far too old for a recall. ‘92… unless they want to recall on the rust!

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  By Sarah, February 23, 2010 @ 5:25 pm

  So sorry 2010 is not making a great start. Maybe 2009 just wasnt done and the downhill just wasn’t done yet. Great pictures! Sorry to hear about the cars and hope they correct the issue.

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  By Kris, in New England, February 27, 2010 @ 2:46 pm

  So sorry that 2010 hasn’t had the positive start you were hoping for. For different reasons, I agree. Let’s hope the downhill turns uphill – soon.

  Gorgeous pics!

  Need to ask you to change your blogroll. My 2010 issues include some stalking thru my blog; I’ve fought hard not to change it for months now but to no avail.

  So – please delete Reflections by Kris and replace it with Noodling On It (www.noodlingonit.com).

  I’m trying to view this as a fresh start…

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  By CRS employee, March 10, 2010 @ 2:40 pm

  We collect media hits, and your blog came up when you mentioned “Catholic Relief Services”.
  I passed your statement about “the devil” on to my collegues.
  We have been very busy (but a great busy) and have finally made it to the big time when it comes to media attention. Your statement on Haiti made us all smile. Well said.

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  By Dan, April 4, 2010 @ 9:55 am

  Aw, what beautiful horses! I wish I could have one in my back yard

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  By Dan, April 4, 2010 @ 9:57 am

  Oh yeah, As for Pat Robertsons and other peoples horrible comments on Haiti… There’s a special place in hell for the likes of you.

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