Black Feather Farm

Like all my loves- I never want her to go....... The special bond we share does not dim with age.... we remember their youth and their stories like our own. We wish we could turn back the years for them. Our heart breaks to see them falter. So we continue to keep our part of the bargain and prop them up, like they have done for us so many times. And when the time comes, the last thing we will do for them is to gently let them go, if only from our sight. We forever keep them warm and safe tucked away in our hearts. There will be tears, and eyes that search but fail to find.... an empty feeling that cannot be filled. That is what real love is.... and the fact that they are dogs, does not change any of it.

I recently took some photos of a lovely old Masonic Eastern Star chapel here in Oklahoma. The chapel is being restored, most of the stained glass windows were long ago destroyed, stolen or taken out. One of the windows is but a framework, with bits of glass clinging in place, making one try to imagine its former glory. A fragile reminder of the past and that the hand of time leaves nothing untouched. I am planning a few short road trips around Oklahoma to photograph old barns, and whatever I regard interesting. I'll let you know what I find......

Its nice up here..... But I might like it up there.....

Please take a moment from your day to call the Presidents message service at 1-202-456-1111 and tell them you want the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act supported. Send an email to your senators asking them how they will vote on S. 1176 / H.R. 2966 and tell them horse slaughter is unacceptable to you . This is not a good thing for America and it is not to help neglected horses like they will try to tell you. It is about greed as always. It will take you 5 minutes ... the only voice the horses have is you. “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” ---- Edmund Burke

Took a short road trip Monday to Sulpher Oklahoma and went inside the Billy Cook Harness, and Saddle shop. They make the saddles and harness there. This fabulous tooled piece hangs in the store front. Very interesting pistol bit..... I posted this photo even though I have images of the horses and carriage, and a wall full of harness inside. I like the soft and interesting reflection of the glass, the harness in the background, the meeting and mixing of past and present horsepower. One of the many fabulous Billy Cook saddles.... Metal horse sculptures in front of a local bank.... A nice "Welcome Home" across my driveway looking east....

If you don't have a sense of humor, I don't know how you make it through this life. Can you believe January is already over ? If anyone one knows where it went please tell me, because I wasn't through with it yet..... Did you make any resolutions , and are you sticking with them ? There is a blog I read quite a bit and every year at the end of December she asks her readers what their word for the new year will be and why .... this year I chose " Accomplish." I have a few things I want to see to fruition this year and along with my word to prod me, I ask myself everyday.... " What did you do today that will help you achieve your goals ?" So I'm heading straight for that " get it done" road.... because I want to get to the other side.

As the sun sets on 2011, I will wish you all a wonderful, new year - filled with love and laughter.