Horse Between My Legs & a Smile on My Face

Hey Readers! Thank you for still being with me after my long absence. Seems like everyone has been enjoying time off this summer, as even my photographers are vacationing, leaving me with very little summer material to share here (that's my excuse anyhow, and I'm sticking to it! ;).

However, Lizzy did make the effort to bring her camera with her on their last trail ride, and if she can manage that inconvenience for you, I can certainly share the fruits of her efforts for your enjoyment!

So here you be, Lizzy's view on Starlight: 

Theresa directs Johnny (new rider) as well as mule (her new mount) at the same time. Hard? Perhaps, but just look at that smile! :)

Babies tag along, following their Momma's.

Snatching a snack for the road...

Feet don't reach the stirrups ...yet.

Beautiful trail views.

Liz and baby Stella back home and still playing with the camera.

We sold all but one of our spring kittens already, and I'm not the least sorry; their damage to my flowers has been nearly irrecoverable. :-P

Fruit is growing well on our farm, though it has quite a time keeping up with all these sweet-toothed kiddos. ;)

My flowers are blooming. Each one has their own way of leaving me feeling bright inside...

I'm thoroughly relishing my summertime. Blue sky, warm sun, clouds, dirt, birds, flowers: it's everything I imagined it would be throughout the winter. My only qualm is that it is passing much too quickly and I don't want to miss a second, hence my negligence here. But I'm sure you all understand and forgive me, wrapped up in your own beautiful summertimes. ;) Well, I won't distract you further!

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Yeah, Forest Princess, I'll go with that. :)

The summer winds have breathed life back into our forests. Favorited places now look completely different. Sunlight speckles the forest floor through a swaying canopy of leaves. Twigs and vines that used to sit in silence now have a voice of their own as the wind rushes through their leaves. Ferns fill the space between ground and branch with a cooling presence of their own; like the swaying fans that  used to shade royalty upon their thrones. 

The wind rushing up from the forest feels both purified and electrified, as though breathing that air could grant you the gift of eternal youth. Damp and cool, it is fragrant with a host of numerous sweet and refreshing smells. Dewdrops back-lit with morning sun, sparkle like a string of diamonds lacing the edge of every one of the millions of leaves throughout the forest. Flowers dance on their stems, as though giddy with the opportunity to bloom.

All this I notice in a brief glance as I jog by, but the knowledge that all that beauty was created for us: our enjoyment, makes me smile to myself. It's so dense, a deer jumps lightly into the woods ahead of me and is immediately swallowed by the forest's deep leafy shadows. The eyes of different wild critters could be watching me from behind every tree and I'd never know. Some people may shudder at the thought of entering such places, but I don't. I feel like it was created for my enjoyment and I have nothing to fear from my own realm.

When I wander under the canopy of leaves, through flowers ferns and streams, I feel like a regal queen. The Forest Queen. Hmm, that title sounds a bit old. Maybe, I'll deem myself the Forest Princess instead. I'll have to remember that next time I coronate myself with flowers on the creek side. ;)

Hope you all have a beautiful week. Don't forget to peer at the nature beauty around you--it was created for your enjoyment after all! :)
 

Gunnar's Birth Pictures and more baby animals...

Another big baby animal pictures download for your enjoyment. We're sure enjoying our baby animals this spring--thought you guys should at least get a small share of all the cute!!

Beware of unedited horse birthing pictures!! Scroll down for the cute clean-baby ones! ;)

 This is Stephen's horse Perla, giving birth to a little boy, Gunnar. She was born on our farm as well (see her birth pictures here!).

"Hey there!"

Licking him off.

Getting up.

Shaky legs!

All clean and fuzzy!

Nursing.

So precious!

 Here's some more baby animal pictures...

 Zelia is getting big. Andrew says her face is really cute and sassy looking. ;P

Lizzy's mare, Starlight, and baby, Stella.

Theresa's mare, Sunny, and baby, Kara.

Stella is among the most photographed, since Lizzy wields a camera. :)

Stretching little legs!

Steve, the proud daddy.

 Lizzy riding Starlight.

Romping in the back field.

 There's your dose of baby animal cuteness! Thanks for taking a peek :)