not a fun time of year

Christmas time.
never my best time.
and now, all these fun new reasons to be miserable! yay!

Cut my hair. it's pretty short now, in readiness to be shaved.
(just sneaking it up on people)

S is back on Catch! She rode yesterday for the first time in 3 weeks. Thankfully, i had ridden him in the morning, so he wasn't too fresh. And i think he was so happy to have her back... he behaved himself.

The boys were shod this morning, so J and I hung around and watched J at work on their hooves.
It was like a scene from a painting... farrier bent over a horse hoof... anvil and irons in the background... sun warming the dogs (whippets and a greyhound) lying on the lawn...
Perhaps the Linkin Park and Jay-Z in the background would have spoiled it slightly... but it was a pretty good moment. i managed to get some shots with my fonecam (moblog)... but would have been nice to have a proper camera there!