Smilin Miles

Miles is my anniversary gift from Owen - 7 years of marriage next week. I've wanted this border collie for years now and we finally have the property and lifestyle to tire out a dog with this kind of endurance! Here are his 7 week old puppy pics.



A snuggly puppy



"This rope is as big as I am!"



"Whoa, these horses are a lot bigger up close!"



"Are you sure I'm allowed to play with this?"



Play hard, sleep hard

Autumn Hill Dressage Festival

I took a client horse to the Autumn Hill International Equestrian Center in Longmont for the dressage show yesterday, the filly did really well! She rode the test beautifully, got a good score, and ended up winning the division. We came home with a blue ribbon and a large glass tumbler with a dressage horse etched on it. Here are some of Owen's documentation photos. And yes, this filly is for sale!

Cecil's Cruisin

Since my parents were in town I took advantage of my Dad's photography skills to get some good shots of Cecil now that his training has come along a bit.

Kim's Parents Visit

The Girls Observing

Molly and Kia spend the bulk of their time looking out windows and wishing they could come run around the ranch with me. Unfortunately they would harass the barn cats, make general nuisances of themselves with the horses, and then be so sore from their arthritis at night as to render them inert masses of dog hair. Therefore they get to be casual observers of the goings on here, albeit very interested. This is their usual pose.

Believe it or not I didn't kill the flowers this year!

A Stable Home

Grandma Ruth's Adventures

Grandma Ruth (Susan Leonard's mom) was recently thrown a party in which they needed action shots of her (made-up) trip to Africa to tame lions as well as pictures of her during her brief fame as a NASCAR driver. Here's what I came up with.