T-bone

Yesterday was our final visitor day of the season, and as the last visitors drove off down the drive, Alayne and I headed out for the afternoon chores.  We hadn't gone far when I looked over and saw this interesting T-bone shape out in the pasture.  That's blind Lena on the left, blind Nikki in the middle, and blind Cash on the right.  Lena and Cash were lined up perfectly, both perpendicular to Nikki, who was facing straight ahead ... and all three were snoozing. 

Alayne zipped back to the house for the camera, and then I tip-toed into the field to get this shot.  You can tell Nikki had started to hear me because by this point she had raised her head, but the T-bone configuration held long enough for the photo.

This trio of horses is the group we bring over to the gate to meet our visitors.  It's typically the first stop on their tour,  and this seems appropriate because Lena was the very first animal to arrive at the sanctuary ... and she's the entire reason we ended up "doing" blind horses.  Had it not been for Lena, we probably would have stayed with the original plan of just running a sanctuary for disabled dogs and cats.

It's dark in the distance in that photo because of an approaching front, which brought us plenty of heavy rain last night.  It's still raining today, in fact.  We can't remember ever having as much rain in August and September as we've had this year -- and these are typically two of our driest months.  That's a very welcome change, since we're in a region that is still recovering from drought.

Comments

[Lisa]

Love those blindies! Hope your weather continues to improve

[Nina]

What a beautiful photo!!! The horses look so peaceful and relaxed.....they know they are in heaven on this side of earth!

[Paul in Colorado]

Wow a "T" the second letter of your name......hey, maybe they were trying to spell something and got sleepy....
Gimme a S
Gimme a T
snooze
Great shot, the amazing thing to me is that all of these beauties are blind, and can spell!
Since I've been reading your blog, I've become more sensitive to the animal personalities that we have at our place. All different agendas and different directions....we just brought them all together for our happy chaotic life.
Glad you got rain, nice sweet smell.

[Boundforglory]

Beautiful shot!
You don't see this horse configuration every day.

[Mary]

That is a "T" for thanks! I hope & pray I can come volunteer (& catch a nap) next year, the horses are beautiful!I hope Cash is behaving & not being to much of a buster!

[Colleen & Sweet Kitty Erin - San Antonio TX]

I think they were honoring the end of the visitors season and you & Alayne with a "T" for Thank You for giving them such a wonderful place to live & enjoy their lives. They just happened to fall asleep because it was such a pleasant afternoon before the welcomed rain storm.

[Shirley * James * Portland, OR]

What a lovely picture. Lena was meant for RDR and thank goodness because she helped save so many other horses. RDR is such a SPECIAL place. Volunteering at the ranch is a highlight of my year! I can’t wait until 2009!!!