First Snow

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Surprise! Surprise! 

A bit early this year, but perhaps a sign that we might have a Green Christmas … because irony. Horse was way too spicy than he should have been, so we kept it to a long distance trot in mostly sandy tracks. Twas a good one. Such a good egg.







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  1. TeresaAOctober 31, 2023 at 8:46 AM

    When I was a kid having snow at Halloween was not unusual. These days it feels wrong.

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