"What a cow!"

The above is something my parents often say in the car, either loudly or under their breaths with some expletives added in. They're not very forgiving when people pull sudden maneuvers in cars, such as turning left from the right lane. I agree that those maneuvers aren't safe and are irritating, but I've also noticed that my parents pull those same maneuvers when they've forgotten to get in the correct lane.

Anyway, I'm not talking about a watered-down road rage today. I am talking about actual cows.

To begin, allow me to say that it's really rainy up here and the light is the kind of flat light where it's hard to get any kind of decent picture because it ends up getting softened too much. I'll try to keep those photos out, but they might creep in on accident.

When I went down to my work job today, I knew that it would be rainy. I also knew that I hadn't posted here in a while and people were expecting photos. So the camera came with me anyway. I was intending to photograph the horses but it was too wet to ride today so MacKay (another rider) and I worked packaging soap instead. Afterwards I had a bit of time to hang around before volleyball, so I went and took some shots of the cows. Without further ado, here they are!

COW!

Another cow! 

This one was much closer. And more cooperative.

Random sign... it's in color, not black/white.

More of this cow

As you can see, I took a lot of cow photos. And just because I'm supposed to be talking about horses, here are the horses far away in their pasture. So cute!

Also, here are a few shots of the cider apples that just came in today.

Hope you enjoyed that! Expect more of the horses, cows, and other farm things later.

Boarding School

Some of you may remember some old, melodramatic posts from a while back about me going off to boarding school. I am currently at said boarding school and have been for two days now.

I'm going to have a busy schedule, starting yesterday, meaning that I won't be posting much.

However, I do need to post that we are in the midst of Irene! Yesterday we had a bit of rain but starting last night it really started to come down. And the wind started up. Today we are on lockdown and are not allowed to leave the dorm, just in case the wind becomes gale force. A little after I woke up, around 10 am, there were very strong winds for a minute or two. However, it is supposed to pick up after noon or so, or at least that's what we're hearing. Dining services brought bagels for breakfast and we are supposed to have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch. Dinner will be made hot and either brought down to us by the brave members of the kitchens, or if the weather is better we will go to the dining hall together to eat.

On another note, I would like to talk about work jobs. Every student has one. Most freshmen get bad jobs like cleaning the buildings or chopping salad early in the morning, but my job is working with the horses on the farm around noon. This is because a) I asked for that job and b) I ride horses. It should be a lot of fun.

If I don't post, don't worry, I'm not dead. Just busy.

Maricruz's Excellent Adventure

The title is based on the title of a LOST episode, by the way. Locke's Excellent Adventure.

Maricruz went outside today--on a leash, of course, since she would be off as fast as she could if I hadn't put one on. At first she was skeptical.

For a while, she just poked around on the deck.

Then that became lame and she decided it was time to explore the wild and terrifying yard.

Here are some of my favorite shots from the rest of her excellent adventure.