Our #2 granddaughter, Lacie, is up here this week for a visit. She hasn't been up since last fall, so it's really nice having her around. She and Granddaddy are spending a LOT of time "horsing around". I told him that it was really nice that he had someone to play with this week.
She got up here Sunday mid day, and by that afternoon, they were on the trail. Monday morning we got situated and the three of us went on a nice LONG ride across the highway and back in the woods. It was a good ride - no major disasters. We were planning to make a ride that Bill and I did back 4 or 5 months ago. We enjoyed it then, and said that Lacie would like it as well.
So we started off through the church yard, up the road behind the church, past our new high speed internet tower (which, by the way, is now providing 5 bars of cell phone service IN OUR HOUSE!!! We've NEVER had cell phone service in our house before.) And the trail continued up the dirt road, through the old dump, across the pipeline and then up the little trail we'd found through the woods. Eventually we came back to Hwy. 259. And, that's where the similarity to our previous ride ended.
Being a true MALE, William decided to "take a different trail" back to civilization this time. It was heading in the same general direction as the one we took before. Couldn't hurt. We'll see some new territory. No problem!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! We're riding along on a very "not very ridden" trail deeper and deeper into the woods, when lo and behold, there's a fence crossing our path. OK! We'll just backtrack a bit and ride up alongside it because it's bound to end sooner or later. Well, he was right. It did. Right into another cross fence. Now we were really blocked.
So, we turned around once again, and headed back the way we came. No, I shouldn't really say that. We just found ANOTHER slightly used trail that our "fearless leader" thought sure would take us where we wanted to go. But as luck would have it, we came across a pretty good sized tree blocking that path. Now, all three of us were pretty sure that our horses could have gotten over that tree. And if we'd been ABSOLUTELY sure that they would just neatly step OVER the tree trunk, and continue on, we'd have probably tried it.
BUT, there's always that teensy-weensy little chance that they would try to LEAP over it. And vaulting was definitely NOT in the program for Monday morning. I could just picture Blaze deciding to jump, getting in stance to jump, beginning to jump, and then, just at the last minute, changing his mind. Of course, by this time, my body would have already been in motion and would have probably continued on the set path - over his head, over the tree, and hopefully still in one piece on the ground. WE WERE NOT GOING TO TAKE THAT CHANCE!! Flying through the air on a quiet Monday morning in June was not my idea of a FUN ride.
So, once again, we turned back and started up another trail. We actually made it back to the highway and proceeded riding up the ditch to the road we were trying to find. Luckily, by that time the horses were pretty well pooped out, and the traffic didn't seem to bother them at all.
Our ride lasted about 2 1/2 hours all tolled I guess. Lacie and Bill, tough-butted people that they are - have been riding at three times since then. NOT ME!!! I'm so sore I can hardly sit much less THINK about putting my "tender" nether regions back in a saddle. I'm sure by tomorrow I'll be feeling much better, and maybe by Friday, I may even attempt another ride, but for now, the Granddaughter/Granddaddy duo are on their own.
Anyway, back to the title of this post. Last night Lacie "cooked" supper for us. She made a really mean Taco Salad. Huge taco salad. All the while talking about "slimy" lettuce. Actually, a little wilt in lettuce doesn't bother me too bad, but apparently doesn't do a thing for her. But, the salad was really good - we ate way too much and have lots left for lunch today, so I was quite impressed that she did it. She said taco salad and guacamole where her specialties - but, alas, no avocados, so no guacamole. But, we had refried beans (out of a can), and plenty of taco salad, and life is good!
Have a great week.
JB
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