Snow Covered
That’s right, the new banner is my horse’s . . . um . . . err. . . keister. It’s even more so appropriate now, as last night we got dumped on with even more snow. They were predicting 8″. I’m not sure what we got, but it’s deep looking out there.
In the below photo, (it’s kinda dark here,) Chicory is looking back to see what I’m doing.
I was actually standing behind him making weird noises so he’s stop stuffing his face and look at me. This is not a very flattering photo. (Does this photo make my butt look big?) Fortunately for me he doesn’t know how to run a computer, (no opposable thumbs you see) so he will never know just how bad he looks here
Critter Advisory
For the non-horse savvy among you, I feel compelled to give a safety warning. It is very (oh so very) important that you never, (never ever) stand directly behind a horse and make weird noises, especially while holding an object in your hand, that will shoot a bright flash of light in a dark barn. It’s a real good way to get yourself killed.
Yes, I know I just said I did it, (like 6 times) but as my mother was fond of saying, “Do as I say, not as I do.”
Chicory and I have been together for over 10 years and I know him like the back of my hand. (Hey, is that a new mole by my wrist?) Even still there is always a possibility he could have decided that, that day he’d had enough and nailed me with his plate sized feet.
Fortunately, he just looked up and thought to himself, (as he so often does) “She is sooooo weird.” And resumed eating his breakfast.
Great story. I didn’t know it had been ten years already — for some reason only thought it was two or three. Wish I could have gotten the picture — just too much snow I guess.
Your are either up very late or not sleeping.
After hopefully getting Christmas cards done (and mailed). I will be off to my mom’s until tomorrow. Done with my shopping. Not done with course prep. Thinking about show compositions, but no hand to paper.
Here is a link to the last two commissions: http://www.pet-portraitartist.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=7141
Hope all is well with you and that the snow and weekend let you have some time to paint. Though I do think it is fantastic that the gallery business is going good!!!! Angela
Yay! I got it right! Do I get a prize??
I remember a long long time ago a friend told me that her sister was with her horse at some sort of horse show, and she was standing at the back of her horse, bending over to do something. Suddenly the horse lifted his/her tail and er… did a poo! And it landed all over my friends sisters back! So forget the kicking! I wouldn’t go anywhere near a horses butt anyway!
Angela Yes I posted rather early in the morning, thus the silly post. So how did you know? I slept for a few hours then got restless so got up at 3:30. Crashed at 5 for two more hours though. I’ve had Chicory for 12 years now (I just did the math) wow time flies right along.
I’m almost done with cards, still a few to go. Been writing like a mad woman all day, waiting for frames to come in so I can get a couple of projects completed so they can be given out as presents (for a customer) tomorrow. So far no delivery guy and it’s after 5pm.
Great portraits! You’ve got wonderful intensity in both animals eyes. I think the dog is seriously excellent. Very nice. I bet your clients loved them!
Undaunted Hmmm . . .poo or get kicked? . . . poo . . .or get kicked? Tough call but I’m going with poo. Having a horse I’ve got pretty blah about poo, I step in it and shovel it by the ton. When its really dry it crumbles and floats about in the air, so I’m pretty sure I’ve breathed it as well.
Gross when you think about it. Still. . . hot fresh steaming poo is another thing all together. 
Oh my! If only my husband was reading this! He always says “how come women always end up talking about poo or periods?”!! Lol
Yeah, the kick has gotta hurt more than poo, but I’m staying away from any horses rear cos I don’t want either!
Excellent plan.
Thanks for the very nice comments about my work, Mona. I have a list of blogs I am following on “blogger dashboard” on blogger. It lists posts and how long ago they were made in hours from when I am looking. So I can roughly (if I am up to subtracting correctly) guess when a post is made. Angela
Great photo and magnificent derring-do — thanks for the warning. I’m nervous around animals much larger than a cat, being mainly a cat nut and mobility impaired. So with horses unless a real horse expert is there to keep the animal under control and I’ve got step by step instructions, I try to stay farther from them than their legs can kick. I couldn’t run if it went after me.
My daughter, who is not disabled at all, is a serious horse buff and has told me the same thing about horses and their kiesters and many other stories you’d probably be familiar with. I admire horsy people, just not physically capable of joining y’all until I’ve gotten a lot more money and we have the money to arrange for say, those special trained-for-disabled-people horses in stables with supervision. The ones that don’t require you to be capable of sitting up straight or having strong legs in order to be on their backs.
Always a good plan to stay out of kicking range.
I have to say that many horses (but by no means all) understand a persons capabilities almost immediately. There are plenty of horses who won’t suffer fools lightly but when around someone impaired or children, grasp the frailty and behave accordingly.
I have a niece who is disabled and can’t hold herself upright very well. She has been in a special chair her entire life. She loves the theraputic riding program she’s doing. There is a freedom that comes from being on a horse. You will be sitting taller than all those around you. You get to look down on your surroundings, and the horses gentle rocking motion stimulates the back muscles as well as the brain. Really good stuff.
Sorry about that. I’m a big advocate for theraputic riding. It is beneficial on so many levels. However I have no idea what something like that would cost. And I understand cost issues.