...and Don't Forget to Eat Your Veggies! by Weezilou

...and Don't Forget to Eat Your Veggies!

Since we've begun taking our morning walks on a country lane in the community of Lilydale (I love that name!) we've struck up an aquaintance with a young woman who boards horses for the summer. She introduced us to Mica and told us she'd come over to us any time we called her, so we asked if we could bring her sugar cubes. She said it might be better for her if we'd bring carrots, and look who was happy to see us today!

I suspect this will become a morning ritual now...
What a lovely horse! I do love the creatures even though I'm absolutely terrified of riding them for some unknown reason.
August 3rd, 2010  
TeeHee I think you've found yourself a new friend! I'm so scared of horses xD but that looks okay...it's behind a fence xD
August 3rd, 2010  
As rituals go - this might be one of your best! Smile! I love that you've included horses in your circle of friends!
August 3rd, 2010  
What fun, and what a great photo.
August 3rd, 2010  
What fun! You certainly seem to make the neatest friends. Undoubtedly it will be one more friend that will miss you when you return home.
August 3rd, 2010  
How fun?! Great capture Louise!
August 3rd, 2010  
oh, visiting mica should definitely be a regular event!! what a great shot of your new friend! (:
August 3rd, 2010  
OK....you'll laugh at this....
The first thing I thought when I saw your picture....
"Louise likes her men with mustaches!
And also, in white"
Bwahahaha!
Even the horse is white! hee
Too funny!

Beautiful horse. Love the hair in the eyes.
Beautiful men, too!


YES!!!!!! This week has been crazy busy....Brad was also stuck at Heathrow for THREE DAYS, trying to get home, so I was trying to keep the phone lines clear and was glued to my email, in order to get news, any news. It was a nightmare.
And to top it off, I didn't have a working camera. I already felt like a piece of me was missing with Brad gone, added to the loss of camera, I felt like I'd been kneecapped.

The last few days Brad has had off...our first together in almost 2 weeks, and we've been out to dinner with friends and family every night, it seems.
I've been meaning to load some pics here that Brad took in Paris, but I've also been spending my free time ( read: on the sly, when Brad is sleeping ) editing his pictures, in order to put them together for a book, as my 30th anniversary present to him, which is at the end of this month ( our 30th on the 30th!)...so I'm a bit under the gun in terms of timing.

Thankyou so much, my friend...for missing me! XO
August 3rd, 2010  
What a wonderful photo! Looks like you made yet another new friend. :)
August 3rd, 2010  
Now you've made friends with the horses! You are one popular gal! He's a beautiful animal.
August 3rd, 2010  
what a cute picture of your new best friend! She is a beauty, looks like a Spanish breed to me! You better stock up on fresh carrots :o)
August 3rd, 2010  
great picture!! there are a couple of horses that miranda feeds carrots to when we take a walk...they are always happy to see her! :)

thank you for the prayers and kind words on my picture yesterday--means so much!
August 3rd, 2010  
What a pretty horse! It reminded me of "mister Ed" from the old t v show. A new friend is always welcome!
August 3rd, 2010  
what a gorgeous horse! we have some clydesdales down the street that we love to stop and see when we pass....
August 3rd, 2010  
What a great capture! Here the horses that pull the carriages downtown like it when you feed them carrots too.
August 3rd, 2010  
Such a fun and sweet capture!! Love it!
August 3rd, 2010  
love it hahahahaha make me giggle
August 3rd, 2010  
The horse has found some good friends!! Fun photo.
August 3rd, 2010  
That horse looks very content!
August 3rd, 2010  
What a fun photo and fab story!! I hope you do take one every day, how awesome would that be!! Great stuff :-)
August 3rd, 2010  
this may seem just as silly as the cow thing...but I could never get that close to the horse! :p I'm so afraid that if I try to feed one it's going to bite off my hand xD oh me and my irrational fears. :p
I adire this though! I love the way the horse looks with the hair in it's eyes reminds me of a hippie of sorts!
Great capture.
August 3rd, 2010  
Seems like you made a nice new friend. Very cool to have that opportunity, and nice shot.
August 3rd, 2010  
What a fun picture, you make friends with every creature! Handsome horse and guys! Thanks for your comments on my pictures we are having a good holiday and so far weather isn't too bad : )
August 3rd, 2010  
A very nice picture, it has a very relaxed atmosphere to it.Happy men, happy horse! And what a friendly gesture of you to bring him carrots! And how considerate to consult the owner and ask if it was okay to feed him something.
I 'm sure this pretty white horse is happy with his new friends!!!
August 3rd, 2010  
Is Ken performing some sort of Nova Scotian dental procedure on that horse?
August 3rd, 2010  
I agree with the others...you certainly always have great male company! And the horse looks good too! :-) Thanks for looking at my mystery object...liked your comment :-) answers on the page now.
August 3rd, 2010  
What a sweet photo - and a great way to meet the "neigh"bors!
August 3rd, 2010  
so funny what Barb said, I think I may chuckle all day over that one. I just love seeing your morning walk photos, you just all seem so happy and relaxed and off to start another wonderful beautiful fun-filled day. Is anyone ever cranky?!?!
August 3rd, 2010  
You and Will Rogers never met a man (or horse) you didn't like! You are an inspiration to us all.
August 3rd, 2010  
Oh, what nice morning walks you must have!! You run into horses and i might run into bears!! Thanks for your comment on my bear photo!!
August 3rd, 2010  
Had I been the horse...I would have said, bring on the suga...lol. Wonderful photo Louise!
August 3rd, 2010  
Looks like you've made new friends of both the two-legged and four-legged variety. Mica seems quite happy to have made your acquaintance!
August 3rd, 2010  
What a very nice photo, everyone looks so happy ...now than how about a horse ride Louise i bet your gang would make a great set of cowboys !! ... now that would be a picture ..lol.. have fun
August 3rd, 2010  
Ha! Why am I not surprised that I'm away from 365 for just a few days and return to find that you folks have just been "horsin' around". :-)

Well, just for you Louise, I have posted the pic of Richard Saffold and I at the reunion (and the day before...a photo with another old friend I hadn't seen in 48 years). It was so marvelous to see these dear old classmates and childhood friends after such a very long time. As you may know, too, time doesn't diminish the friendships and it felt as if we had all just seen each other yesterday. :-)
http://365project.org/Swazzette/365/2010-07-31
August 3rd, 2010  
ewwwwwwwwwwww veggiessss??? ;)
August 3rd, 2010  
It looks like Mica is getting spoilt, lovely picture.
August 3rd, 2010  
I love horses. And, of course, the name Mica since one of my cats is Micah. Great fun!
August 3rd, 2010  
I really really like this!
August 3rd, 2010  
another crystal clear photo, I do look forward to your posts everyday
August 3rd, 2010  
Love horses! This ones 'fringe' is funky! You seem to have such a chilled out life? :-)
August 3rd, 2010  
Beautiful horse with long hair:) And I like to see the hansome gentlemen too...:)
August 3rd, 2010  
What a beautiful horse and what a fun ritual for everyone! I wish I was there to walk with you!
August 3rd, 2010  
That is gorgeous. Another window into your life. Thank you.
August 3rd, 2010  
oh my, that's soooo grogeous, Louise!
August 3rd, 2010  
Love this, Louise !
August 3rd, 2010  
love horses great shot
August 4th, 2010  
Love this one!! How awesome to have horses nearby that you can get so close to. We went to a horse farm with my class and I had a great time. My daughter may move an hour away soon and where she will be living they have horses in the backyard. Man, I'll be visiting a lot LOL. As always, I'm so behind on comments!

Thank you for your lovely comments. You always put a smile on my face. Even when I read your comments on other people's photos!
August 4th, 2010  
So this is a horse that needs to eat healthy! Good picture!
August 4th, 2010  
Uncanny how quickly Mica learned what a pushover you are LOL! I hope you feature her in a few more photos in the coming weeks.
August 4th, 2010  
I appreciate your kind words. I just wish I had more time to spend looking and commenting on all the pictures I admire. My husband says once school starts I'll have to get up at 4:30 to catch up with my postings!
August 4th, 2010  
What a beautiful shot!
August 4th, 2010  
This is way too cute!! Your photo put a big smile on my face!! Sugar cubes vs carrots - Mica seems to be from the clean eating generation! :-) Thank you so much for your welcoming comment, Louise! :-) I can't wait to move in and decorate the house! I love our big trees, but the yard can also use some plants and flowers! Jeremy has been working so hard and I think he's done a marvellous job! Who knows, may be one day you and Ken will find yourselves in Missouri and we'll get to make an apple dapple cake together ;-)) Life works in mysterious ways ;-)))
August 4th, 2010  
hehe, I'm sure Mica won't mind if it becomes a daily ritual :)
August 4th, 2010  
How fun! I love horses. You are lucky that you get to see Mica every morning. What a great way to start your day.
August 4th, 2010  
Love the smiles all around. I can imagine 3 kids in the identical setting with the exact same joy on their faces. :)
August 5th, 2010  
I have really fallen behind in looking at everyone's pictures because I can't believe I missed this! How gorgeous is that horse and what a sweetie-pie! I hope you see a lot of her while you are there...there is nothing like having a horse cross their paddock to greet you!
August 18th, 2010  
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