Day: April 16, 2007

my corona

April 16, 2007


Apr 16
Originally uploaded by Dancing Crow.

It started out an eclipse, but you had to see the sun, so it became a partial eclipse, but the corona (one of my favorite words) is still there. it even sounds like the name of a coin, ony maybe spelled differently (koruna? kuruna?).

If I had my way, I’d put morning glories or stars on pennies. I wonder if the number of pennies in circulation is more or less than the number of stars  in the sky? We were sorting them, the pennies, not the stars, this morning, looking for one for each year each of the girls had been alive. We seem to be short of odd numbered years, particularly 2003. Go figure. 1988 is remarkably well represented.

I leave you with an image of the river rising. We have had bucketing rain for the last >36 hours, and the river is going up. That is always exciting.

Floodstage

Alice and I were at the barn this morning dealing with mud and flooding and sopping wet and filthy ponies. She cleaned her first stall (I’m so proud!) and had a nice lesson on a cheerful little fjord pony named Elda. I stooged around doing everything else, and didn’t get to ride at all. Clearly we need to work out the kinks in this plan, because part of the deal we should BOTH get to ride, especially if we both clean stalls. ahem.

foolishness

April 16, 2007

For rainy day web based foolishness, nothing beats these stupid quizzes.

I’m terza rima, and I talk and smile.
Where others lock their rhymes and thoughts away
I let mine out, and chatter all the while.

I’m rarely on my own – a wasted day
Is any day that’s spent without a friend,
With nothing much to do or hear or say.

I like to be with people, and depend
On company for being entertained;
Which seems a good solution, in the end.

What Poetry Form Are You?

or alternatively

 

I’m the lai, with no sort
Of grave, solemn thought,
And I
Will never be caught
By miseries sought,
Nor sigh;
Where battles are fought
Or arguments brought,
I fly.

Were I to be a mythological animal, apparently I’d be a centaur. Since I feel like my riding is making me a centaur-in-training, I like this answer.

 


You Are a Centaur


In general, you are a very cautious and reserved person.
However, you are also warm hearted, and you enjoy helping others in practical ways.
You are a great teacher, and you are really good at helping people get their lives in order.
You are very intuitive, and you go with your gut. You make good decisions easily.