The Eyes Have It!

Just a day after I placed ads in 2 horse/pony sale places I got several responses from the one in Equine Now! A woman and her 2 daughters made a 2 hour drive down to see her and were so pleased with her behavior and appearance that they decided to buy her and I got a check for her along with her gear. She road off in a blue horse trailer with a net of hay hanging in front of her. The girls are experienced with horses and the mom was very knowledgable about her confirmation, what she needed, what condition the gear was in, etc. She had been raised on a place that had 20 head of the same type pony so she knew what to look for. The pony went to a place that has 3 other horses in an organized 5 acres so she'll be ridden daily and trained for trail riding, probably for halter showing too. She's the perfect size for the 12 yr. old girl and didn't give either of them any trouble. I felt like I had done prep work for her to go to them because it seemed like a perfect match! I think...

Pony for Sale by Equine Now Leopard Appaloosa Crossbred Pony For Sale in Rinard, Illinois

I found these doodles when I was sorting some papers, scanned them and played with them in Photoshop. (click picture to see larger version)

Living out in the country where your map looks like a patchwork quilt has its perks like being able to watch sunrises and sunsets. You can actually see the stars and constellations at night and traffic is reduced to distant semi's, occasional 4 wheelers or random aircraft. One of the downsides is frequent unavoidable infestations of various rodents and insects. Numerous mice have been known to find their way into any open bags - be sure you close the chip bags and put them away! The animal feed bags are a favorite place for them to get in but they're unable to jump out. SO yesterday I realized the perfect plan would involve my cats/kittens assistance... I dragged a large open bag of cat food onto the porch and slowly lowered the top of it so the cats could see what was in it. One cat jumped into the bag and caught a mouse that was trying to hide! As she tried to bring it out it got away from her but a kitten ran in and grabbed it. This funny little kitten sat on a porch step w...

My dad told me this story a few years ago. He used to go frogging alot when I was a kid and my family lived in Oklahoma for about a year. He would wear waders and use a large net, often bringing home alot of frogs for frying up the legs. One night he decided to take a large flashlight with him so he could see better. He saw the water swirling and moving so he looked closer and found out what was moving the lake water so much. He decided right then and there never to go frogging again because he saw that all this time he had been in the midst of a lake full of Black Moccasin snakes!

Pony is still with the horses *rolls eyes* I didnt get time for looking at Photoshop lessons today but I'm not worried about it. Didn't get the phone call today, perhaps tomorrow. *shrugs* The kids ran over and fed the animals while I made lasagna which was a big help! I only have so much energy and time for a day so I'll accomplish what I can and not worry about the rest. Going to eat some hot lasagna and enjoy the rest of the day!

Had to fix a makeshift barricade and tried to get the brat escapee pony back in my yard before it gets hot (she's been hanging with my sister's horses for a week). I couldn't get to her with 5 horses up in my face wanting the grain I took to bribe her with! I used to enjoy working with her, training and brushing her but she's been such a pain wanting to be with the other horses and stealing their feed. It's a wonder my sister doesn't hate me for all the trouble! To top it off, problems with the high-tension wire fence and a huge corner post that rotted at the bottom and keeled over. I'd like to sell her to the highest bidder, so make me an offer! - Photoshop lessons to catch up with because the last one was posted today (Taking free online intermediate classes through HP; i've printed them) - Expecting a phone call for an interview today about the inworld career fair so i need to reread about it to refresh my memory (Someone from Verizon called yesterday...

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~ I have an account in Flickr and recently updated it with more SL snaps so am posting the link to it here and it will be added to the list - Flickr: Photos from Bren Ferris ~ I just opened an account with ImageKind to sell artwork - ImageKind: BrenFerris ~ I should make it a Sunday ritual to read comics because that's what I did as a kid! I loved the 'funny papers' that came out in the Sunday newspapers, so here's to get you started on my sunday ritual - The Funnies

Today I put in a brand new picture with background and icons which will be working links soon! The picture I made using Dogwaffle Pro, the text and icons I made using Photoshop 7.0. I will be redoing all the links and pictures in there, having removed everything that was there and starting over for a new look! My Original Art

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