Nancy Lynne Photography

... she aint what she used to be. Not that any of us are. But she's getting to be really geriatric now. She'll be 32 in July. Wowsers. My old Lacey's been a retired pasture ornament for quite a few years now. She is a sweet old girl who loves to rub her face on people. A week ago I thought I'd lost her. She laid down after she'd had some hay and rested for a while, then when she tried to get up, she couldn't. So she laid there and rested some more and then tried again. Nope. This went on for a good half hour, maybe 45 minutes. I didn't think that helping her up was the right thing to do, I thought she'd just lay down again if I did. I thought it was time to tell her goodbye. So I sat down next to her head as it was getting dark, and thought that she wouldn't last the night. I petted her face and told her what a great horse she's been - she's had a long rough life - and that I loved her. She rested for a little while longer, and th...

In today's mail was a copy of the February Jefferson Monthly magazine with one of my pictures on the cover. How exciting! This image was taken at Shore Acres State Park on a rainy November day. I posted pics from that road trip here . When the magazine asked if I had any south coast images, these came to mind. Sometimes those fun roads trips pay off. Come to think of it, I'm overdue for a road trip! It's so nice to see everything blooming... and my grass is growing like crazy! Spring ahead next weekend and then the Equinox the weekend after. Yay. I'm really looking forward to the longer daylight hours. Cheers.