random

i have been too tired and busy to get a blog post together....

so we're gonna just go for a mish mash of random thoughts...

and random pictures from our trip

last week we went camping at the beach

90 degree weather...

no shade...

no a/c...

i musta lost my mind a bit....

this was me most of the time

(note...secluded beach....why we like it !)

assesteague island is full of wild horses...

this year they were much more agressive than prior years..

they went for coolers.containers. anything they thought

may have food in it...

trapped Jordan in the truck...

funny...but not....

first day they got all our bread and buns...

we were not happy

they are beautiful though

we went to chincoteague island for the

annual pony swim

this was our view...

see any horses??? yeah....me neither...

oh...there they are...way way way out there

way too hot...

way  way too many people....

 thank God i had umbrellas in my truck

 or i would never had made it !!!

 here's the actual 'swim'..

again...see the ponies.....nah..me neither

we waited for HOURS in the HOT HOT sun

only to see NOTHING !!

never again

here'a zoom view

then they parade them through town

strange, but true

and about 40,000 people

come from all over to see it

??????

back at camp...trying to nap

baby decided he needed a nap too

after a while...mama called. (really)

he answered...(really)

and then trotted off...

interesting

view from my tent

...

a bit scary

the little one was constantly eating

while they were walking..

wierd

jordan bought me a new bike for the trip

hadnt been on one in quite a few years......

but i did good...and loved it..

may be more riding in the future...

gorgeous sunsets..every night

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there was an information center

where we watched a movie explaing all that

they do there.

there are 2 different groups of horses on the island.

one in assateague...

and in chincoteague

they are treated differently

the ones in assateague...

they are supposedly left to be wild,

but they shoot hormones into the mares so they dont foal.

when they become a 'prime' age..

they dont shoot them that year and they let them

foal once...

from then on they get shot up each year..

only one baby to a mare.

the others..in chincoteague..

can have as many babies as they want,

but every year...

swim them all across the bay...

then parade them

then auction off the babies....

only one baby gets to be sent back...

i dont really get it...

neither sounds right to me...

and now that i see better what the real deal is

i would say i wont be going back...

(http://www.assateagueisland.com/ponyswim/ponyswim.htm)

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i will say that camping on the beach

was nice though...

i do love the beach...

and i needed the rest......

but...

i have many goals for the month of august....

hope to move first week of september..

(haha....but really hope to)

so have to get the house done !

hope to have all my inventory up to date

for the awesome country living shows

coming up in sept and oct....

and will be spending a week in a yurt again

this year....to 'center' myself...

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sorry for the randomness...

but the brain is hot...and tired..haha