It’s hot out there, get some water girl.
“You expect me to drink from an equine bucket?”
Photo Friday: Diva Chronicles
farm life
Vet Day December 8, 2017
Vet day at the farm
Wait like air traffic control
Snow began to fall.
Art Prescription: 13 Horses see the vet. Cold and snowing…
Art journal with watercolor:
Hot August August 17, 2017
Farrier, dentist
And a new horse to the farm
Sweat rolls down my back.
Art Prescription: A wonderfully busy day at Blue Skies today! I drove out early hoping to get their before Bodie, the new horse, arrived on a trailer. It was shaping up to be an exciting morning around the barn. Of course Max, the barn cat, was asleep with his legs dangling in the back room.
Bodie arrived and even with all the activity, he got off the trailer cool, calm, and collected. The fact that horses live in the moment is demonstrated over and over again.
So I thought we all might need an ice-cream cone:
8 1/2 x 11 paper painting with watercolor and pen and ink:
Say’s Summer June 1, 2017
Watermelon juice
Runs sticky down my arms, drips
Black seeds hit the ground.
Art Prescription: On a hot day nothing say’s summer like a slice of watermelon. And if you are from the south…the spitting contest is ON!
Index card with colored pencil:
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Fresh Laundry May 9, 2017
Dried by sun and breeze
Clothes and towels hang on line
Load of fresh laundry.
Art Prescription: My grandmother’s towels smelled like fresh air and sunshine. I can see her right now with an apron on, clothespins in the pocket, reaching up to the clothesline to hang a fresh load of laundry.
8 1/2 x 11 mixed media sketch
Sideline April 4, 2017
At the sideline, I
Watch her canter through the field
I’m jealous and proud.
Art Prescription: This beautiful young lady rides my horse Finn on Tuesdays. She loves him. Today I watched her ride and felt both a sense of true pride to see my beautiful horse move, and I have to admit, jealousy. It’s okay though, it’s a win-win, and is super good for him. He OF COURSE! knows I’m his momma and loves me MORE. LOL, Sweet boy…
Right Now December 27, 2016
Could be anywhere
Bright lights, crowds, music, and yet
Right now I’m so here!
Art Prescription: Know what you need. Now…honor that. Simple.
Iphone photo Mapleview Farm, North Carolina
Fall Fields October 21, 2016
Fall, Orange County
The fields, acres of fresh dirt
Tractor tracks remain.
Art Prescription: As I drive past Maple View Farm on the way home from riding Finn, the fields are so freshly plowed they glow orange.
Index card with watercolor:
Blackberries June 21, 2016
A deer clears the fence
Horses lift their heads from grass
Blackberries galore.
Art Prescription: Went out to see Finn this afternoon. So serene in the pasture. A single deer comes bolting out of no where and jumps over the fence. Stellar athelete! Meanwhile there are ripening blackberries all along the woods.
Index card with watercolor and colored pencil:
Graze February 5, 2016
Like spaghetti strands
Horses eat steady supply
Of hay to keep warm.
Art Prescription: My horse is so well cared for during these cold winter nights. He gets lots of hay to keep his metabolism going, which is how horses stay warm. Night, night, Finn…
Watercolor 8 x 8:
