World Travelers visit the Wild O Ranch

The girls and I spent a few days in Shawnee for the 2012 4-H State Horse Show last weekend followed by a work shift with our Green Country Chapter of ODS helping with the Green Country Classic Dressage Show at the Claremore Expo on Sunday afternoon.  Steve recieved solitary spendor for most of his father's day but we had fun visitors Sunday evening when Brandon and Liz visited the Wild O Ranch.  We snacked on fresh salsa and refrigerator pickles with a quick pony ride out back before a dinner of Car-Nee-Tahs.  Yum.  I think the strawberry daquiries made the riders more relaxed.

Liz and Brandon are planning a 500 mile hike from Denver to Durango and I look forward to seeing photos and hearing all about their adventures when they finish later this summer. Good luck hikers!

In Case You Missed It

I was hoping for clear skies to get a good view of today's solar eclipse but had clouds up until the beginning. We had about 45 minutes or so of good viewing before some low clouds obscured the view. Still,it was pretty cool! Shot these with a Canon dslr attached to a 6 inch telescope with a solar filter. Hoping to get some photos and video of Venus transit on June 5th....music here :"Green Onions" by Booker-T & the MGs.

A Successful Tick Hunt or Happy Mother's Day Hike

Mother’s Day in Oklahoma was a beautiful day and I wanted to hike at Skull Hollow - Steve and the girls were game.  So, sunscreen and bug spay applied and we were off.

We took the loop along the lakeside and saw a little wild life along the way – two snakes (one very large Black Snake and a tiny little Green snake), a centipede, trapping spider, water turtle, butterflies, and birds.It appears that 90% of the greenery is poison ivy, but the trail is clear. We did collect more than enough TICKS! Alaina had dozens of them in her shoes, socks, all over her jeans and a couple of them were already eating a mid-day snack before we finished our walk.  Ivy and Steve had some as well. 

Yikes, retreat is the better part of valor so we went home. Guess that lovely mild winter means a big year for ticks.  Ugh.

It was still a lovely evening for a nice dinner followed by my new favorite dessert:  REAL Key Lime Pie with Strawberries and Whipped Cream.  Yum.

Happy Mother's Day to all you Mom's out there.

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Classic BEFORE run picture.



Happy Birthday To Sam!

Ready in 5 minutes

 Eschewing makeup as always (lip balm doesn't count) and letting her hair fall where it may, Kiah had time to chat and pass time with Donna and I before Prom. Her date, while late, was charming and sweet and even made the effort to match Kiah's dress with his tie!

This Day in Sporting History...

Thirty years ago today, sporting history was made and a champion was crowned. The things I'll do for a Wal-Mart gift certificate.