Good til the Last Bite

As you can see the leaves are falling fast. Winter is really knocking on the door now. After working with my girls a bit I gave them a treat on the lawn. I'm spoiling them again.

I'm on my way back to Germany again today. While there I'll get some European shots to share. I like history, so I'll have some pictures of old stuff for everybody. I'll try to get to the nearby stable for some shots of the Hanovarians for you. They are usually very large compared to the horses we're used to here.

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I'll be back soon and might have some interesting tales from my trip. I have to part with a political joke and hope I don't offend anybody.

A little boy goes to his dad and asks, 'What is Politics?' 
Dad says, 'Well son, let me try to explain it this way: 
I am the head of the family, so call me The President. 
Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we call her the
Government. 
We are here to take care of your needs, so we will call you the People. 
The nanny, we will consider her the Working Class. 
And your baby brother, we will call him the Future. 
Now think about that and see if it makes sense.' 

So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what Dad has said. 
Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to
check on him. 
He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. 
So the little boy goes to his parents' room and finds his mother asleep.

Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door
locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the
nanny. 
He gives up and goes back to bed. 

The next morning, the little boy say's to his father, 'Dad, I think I
understand the concept of politics now.' 
The father says, 'Good, son, tell me in your own words what you think
politics is all about.' 
The little boy replies,
' The President is screwing the Working Class while the Government is
sound asleep. The People are being ignored and the Future is in deep
shit.

Good day.   Ken

What is it?

No, it's not a drive in movie screen for our abundant wildlife, or for the local adventurers to head for the mountain and catch the latest film. I researched it on the internet and found nothing. It's been there for years, but I never really checked it out. All the people I ask tell me it's some sort of reflector for telephone or television signals. I'll ask a friend who works for the phone company the next time I see him. Is there anybody out there that might know what it is? One of these days I'll take a ride up there to satisfy my curiosity.

Since I did mention drive-in movies, we actually do still have one here in Sanpete County. It's closed for the season since winter struck early. I'll take some pictures and share some tales of my younger years while there, in a later post.

Found a few interesting facts to share:

*There are about 75 million horses in the world.

*“Show me your horse, and I will tell you who you are”. - Old English saying

*A horse typically sleeps two and half to three hours a day

*Horses younger than 4 years can concentrate for a maximum of 10-15 minutes

*Horses lie down only about 43.5 minutes a day

*Horses sleep longer in the summer than in the winter

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Good Night.   Ken

Hooray for the Ladies!

I found the following while roaming around the internet today, so I had to share it. The reason for the clipart is also to support horsewomen everywhere. I hope you enjoy this. It might be a good idea.

 Take all American women
who are within five years of menopause - 
train us for a few weeks,
outfit us with automatic weapons,
grenades, gas masks, moisturizer with SPF15,
 Prozac, hormones, chocolate, and canned tuna -
 drop us (parachuted, preferably) across the landscape of Afghanistan, and let us do what comes naturally.

Think about it.
Our anger quotient alone, even when doing standard stuff
 like grocery shopping and paying bills,
is formidable enough to make even
armed men in turbans tremble.

We've had our children,
we would gladly suffer or die to protect them
and their future. We'd like to get away from our husbands,
if they haven't left already.
And for those of us who are single,
the prospect of finding a good man with whom to share life is about as likely as being struck by lightning. We have nothing to lose.
 We've survived the water diet, the protein diet, the carbohydrate diet, and the grapefruit diet in gyms and saunas across America and never lost  a pound. We can easily survive months in the hostile terrain of Afghanistan with no food at all!

We've spent years tracking down our husbands
or lovers in bars, hardware stores, or sporting events...
finding bin Laden in some cave will be no problem.
Uniting all the warring tribes of Afghanistan
 in a new government? Oh, please...
we've planned the seating arrangements for in-laws and extended families at Thanksgiving dinners for years... 
we understand tribal warfare.

 Between us, we've divorced enough husbands
to know every trick there is or how they hide,
launder, or cover-up bank accounts and money sources.

We know how to find that money
and we know how to seize it ... with or without
the government's help!
Let us go and fight. The Taliban hates women.
Imagine their terror as we crawl like ants
with hot-flashes over their godforsaken terrain.
I'm going to write my Congresswoman.
You should, to

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Later.   Ken

Her Real Name

I've been calling her baby for a long time, but now I'll tell you her real name. It's Scar. There are really 3 reasons for the name. The first is because she always has a mark somewhere from a fence, panel, stall, or her companion, whose name is Kitty. I shared pictures of her earlier under "Fine Old Lady". Another reason is because one of my fathers favorite horses was named Scar. The other reason is my wife. Scar is short for Scarlet, the color of course, and she is a big "Gone with the Wind" fan.

Ready for a little humor?

Redneck Cowboy

A redneck cowboy rides into a town on a hot blistering day riding his horse with his dog following.

He ties his horse and the dog under the shade of a tree.

The Redneck cowboy goes into the bar for a cold beer.

About 20 minutes later a policeman comes in and asks who owns the dog tied under the tree.

The Redneck cowboy tells him that its his.

The policeman says; "Your dog is in heat".

The redneck cowboy answers; "No way the dogs in heat; he's cool, cause he's tied under the shade of the tree".

The policeman says; "No, you don't understand, your dog needs to be bred".

The redneck cowboy shakes his head and says; "No way the dog needs bread, he's not hungry, I gave him beef jerky this morning".

The policeman finally gets mad and says; "Look, your dog wants to have sex".

The redneck cowboy looks at him and says "Go ahead, I always wanted a police-dog".

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Good day. Ken

The Family Orphan

Here's a shot of the little one I told you about last week. She's eating on her own now, and as you can see, holds the bottle herself. Now it's not such a chore to keep her fed. It's fun, and I really enjoy caring for baby animals, but I'll be glad when she can stay outside more. It seems daily she becomes more active and finds new things to get in to or destroy. You're never to old to learn new things about Pet Care, and it's very rewarding.

I found a few more goodies I hope you'll enjoy. The internet is great for finding all this new stuff, but I want to save my favorites in one place, so here is my cache. I've collected quite a few this year, and they're all here in my blog.

All I need to know in life I learned from my horse

*When in doubt, run far, far away.
*You can never have too many treats.
*Passing gas in public is nothing to be ashamed of.
*New shoes are an absolute necessity every 6 weeks.
*Everyone loves a good, wet, slobbery kiss.
*Heaven is eating at least 10 hours a day... and then sleeping the rest.
*Great legs and a nice rear will get you anywhere. Big, brown eyes help too.
*When you want your way, stomp hard on the nearest foot.
*Act dumb when faced with a task you don't want to do.
*Follow the herd. That way, you can't be singled out to take the blame.
*A swift kick in the butt will get anyone's attention.
*Love those who love you back, especially if they have something good to eat.

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Good day. Ken

Real Cowboy

I have total respect for this man. He raised a family, worked a succesful ranch, and kept his good health and faith. I enjoy talking to him and learning some history and lore. How many people do you know who lived through World War II, Korea, Viet Nam, the Gulf, and all the smaller conflicts between? Not a man to be left behind with current events, he knows all the News. With a sharp memory and wit, he puts many younger people to shame. Still has a lively step and never complains of aches and pains. The ranch truck never wavers as he navigates all the mountain roads. A man I hope to emulate. After all, he's only 90. Living proof, The Cowboy Lives On.

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Todays horse fact: A horse's age can usually be accurately determined by its teeth until the horse is about 9 years old. After that, a horse is known as "smooth mouthed" or "aged" and it becomes far more difficult or impossible to tell its age by its teeth.

You might be a redneck if the Bluebook value of your truck changes with the amount of gas you have in it!

Good day. Ken

Seasons Change

Just a few days ago I shared pictures of color with you, and now it's gone. Weather in the Utah mountains changes fast. Now the snow has started to blanket the high country. Time to find winter coats and boots. I'm not looking forward to the bitter cold, but the snow is pretty. I'll share the changes as the season progresses.

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Tips For Digital Camera Photos
*If you're taking photos with a digital camera, don't take the photos by looking through the LCD screen most digital cameras have on the back. Instead, turn off the screen and look through the viewfinder. With many models of digital cameras taking photos by using the screen causes the camera to respond more slowly after you press the shutter button. The slow response is only a fraction of a second, but it can easily be enough time for a horse or something else in the picture to change and ruin your shot.
*Take lots and lots of photos, keep only the good ones (which probably won't be very many), and delete the others (which will be most of what you take). This is one of the biggest "secrets" used by professional photographers.
*Even if you just want a single picture, use "burst mode." Many digital cameras have a wonderful feature called burst mode or something similar. With this feature, you press and hold the shutter button and the camera takes several photos in rapid succession. Even with a photo subject that is standing still this can be enormously useful. The horse may flick its ears, stomp its foot, or swish its tail, but then return to a nice stance just a second later. With burst mode, your chances of catching the good moments go up, and you can simply delete the bad ones.
*Today, even inexpensive "point and shoot" digital cameras considered to be in the "family" class can take sharp photos that enlarge well.

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Good day. Ken

Chow Time

Didn't mean to cut her ears off in the photo, but it was hard to catch a shot when on the run. All I have to do is yell or shake a grain bucket, and here she comes. As you can see she hasn't missed a meal lately. All my life I was told, "A fat horse is a happy horse" and it's true. A lot of people say we feed to much, but I do have happy horses.

I've been an animal lover my whole life, and yesterday I got to see the same in my family. I found an abandoned kitten that was hungry, dirty, and eyes swollen shut. Right away my wife and mother took over. The kitten was cleaned, fed, and eyes flushed. Of course it's in the house now. By evening the kitten stopped crying, was purring, and it's eyes opened a little. It's really a cute little thing, that appears to be about a month old. I think it's a Manx, because it has no tail and extremely long hind legs. Whatever it is doesn't matter, because it has a home now.

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Things not to say to a hot, tired farrier:

*Does it mean my horses have some sort of deficiency when they chew the paint off your truck like that?

*It’s a good thing you’re slow today, or he’d have had shoes on when he kicked your truck.

Good day. Ken

Idyllic Retreat

The serene beauty of this place helps lift the weight of the world off your shoulders. This is one of my very favorite places to get away. I shared it with my wife yesterday for the first time. Now I'll share it with you. It's really hard to get there, but well worth the trouble.

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Joke for the day:

A farmer got pulled over by a state trooper for speeding, and the trooper started to lecture the farmer about his speed, and in general began to throw his weight around to try to make the farmer uncomfortable.

Finally, the trooper got around to writing out the ticket, and as he was doing that he kept swatting at some flies that were buzzing around his head.

The farmer said, "Having some problems with circle flies there, are ya?"

The trooper stopped writing the ticket and said--"Well yeah, if that's what they are--I never heard of circle flies."

So the farmer says--"Well, circle flies are common on farms. See, they're called circle flies because they're almost always found circling around the back end of a horse."

The trooper says, "Oh," and goes back to writing the ticket. Then after a minute he stops and says, "Hey...wait a minute, are you trying to call me a horses ass?"

The farmer says, "Oh no, officer. I have too much respect for law enforcement and police officers to even think about calling you a horses ass."

The trooper says, "Well, that's a good thing," and goes back to writing the ticket.

After a long pause, the farmer says, "Hard to fool them flies though."

Good day. Ken

Real Color

Went to the mountain with my wife today, and found some beautiful views. It's good for the soul to get away to such a peaceful place. The bare peak in the background is the west end of Horseshoe Mtn. in south central Utah. Just under 12000 ft. With beautiful weather, great horses, and these wonderful mountains, who could ask for more?

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A little inspiration for the day found while doing some research.

Listen For My Bell

Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each looks like every other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice something quite amazing...

One of the horses is blind. His owner has chosen not to have him put down, but has made a good home for him. This alone is amazing.

If nearby and listening, you will hear the sound of a bell. Looking around for the source of the sound, you will see that it comes from the smaller horse in the field. Attached to her halter is a small bell. It lets her blind friend know where she is, so he can follow her.

As you stand and watch these two friends, you'll see how she is always checking on him, and that he will listen for her bell and then slowly walk to where she is, trusting that she will not lead him astray. When she returns to the shelter of the barn each evening, she stops occasionally and looks back, making sure her friend isn't too far behind to hear the bell.

Like the owners of these two horses, God does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges. He watches over us and even brings others into our lives to help us when we are in need.

Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives. Other times we are the guide horse, helping others see.

Good friends are like this. You don't always see them, but you know they are always there. Please listen for my bell and I'll listen for yours.

REMEMBER: God loves you and so do I!

Have a great one. Ken