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Jul 29, 2021
Starlight Lane Farm: Doubled
I expect this will be the last blog update for some time, and I'm going to make it count!
Starlight Lane Farm has doubl... [Read more]
Jul 26, 2021
June Highlights Reel (the abbreviated version)
Despite my hopes and best efforts, keeping the blog up to date with current happenings has proven very difficult this su... [Read more]
Jun 21, 2021
May Highlights Reel
I had this post mostly composed and ready to go for the end of May, but then life got very life-y and I needed to sit an... [Read more]
Apr 30, 2021
April Highlights Reel
Spring Snows & Spring Ephemerals
Spring is my favorite time in Appalachia. But she never arrives lightly. Her weather is... [Read more]
Apr 1, 2021
March Highlights Reel
The Great Thaw
Winter this year in Canaan Valley and the surrounding highlands was one of the best we've had in a decade... [Read more]
Mar 1, 2021
February Highlights Reel
A Very Snowy Month
With the exception of yesterday evening when the 36 hour heavy rain event starting making a dent in t... [Read more]
Feb 1, 2021
January Highlights Reel
Writing and sharing in a lengthy-formal(ish) format just hasn't been something I'm motivated to do for some time now. In... [Read more]
Dec 28, 2020
Blog Hop: 2020 Summary; COVID Edition
Saw this on Raincoast Rider's blog and loved it. Thanks to Alberta Equest for putting the original together!
What's th... [Read more]
Dec 15, 2020
Hindsight is 2020: A Year in Review
What is there to say about 2020? It certainly wasn't what a single one of us expected! Despite the total and complete sh... [Read more]
Nov 16, 2020
Barn & Pasture Updates, Improvements, and Hacks
It's crazy to think that Starlight Lane Farm has been a part of my life for over a year now. I can say with absolutely z... [Read more]
Nov 3, 2020
A Small Smile
With anxiety rampant for a time beginning today, I thought these photos might bring a small smile to you all.... [Read more]
Oct 29, 2020
West Virginia Autumn Splendor
I know many of you look forward to my autumn posts every year. This was one of the best color years I've ever experience... [Read more]
Oct 28, 2020
Autumn Ride through the Valley and Sods
A week after our Spruce Knob ride, I rendezvoused with Chris and Ivan again to enjoy one of the top three most gorgeous ... [Read more]
Oct 27, 2020
Spruce Knob Ride
I've really been making the most of autumn this year. To kick off October, I joined a local friend heading out for an ov... [Read more]
Oct 26, 2020
The Rest of September
It's been a busy few weeks. Autumn always seems to be that way when you're a photographer though! In an effort to contin... [Read more]
Sep 14, 2020
Monday Morning Zen
One of my favorite things lately is watching the horses graze as the sun sets. The varying light playing on their coats,... [Read more]
Sep 2, 2020
Life in Pictures
I always dreamed of having ponies in my front yard.
She is beauty.
She is grace.
She really loves fresh gra... [Read more]
Aug 31, 2020
Shifting into the Next Chapter
Let's just rip this band aid right off shall we?
I have decided to retire Q from competitive endurance.
It's a decision ... [Read more]
Aug 26, 2020
Magazine Worthy
A local buddy of mine runs a regional outdoors magazine and has been asking me for months to write a horseback piece for... [Read more]
Aug 24, 2020
Manic Monday
Each week, I think about writing. Each week, motivation to put together a coherent post slips to the wayside. But lo, I ... [Read more]
Jul 29, 2020
Jump-Jump Pony Turns Ten (!!)
Holy shit, y'all. This grey fella is ten years old!!!
Just the prettiest boy.
He's been a part of my life for 8½ of... [Read more]
Jul 27, 2020
Just Another Manic Monday
I'm jumping back to the beginning of July for this Monday's episode of manic. It's been a minute since I shared one of t... [Read more]
Jul 15, 2020
Pasture Management and Turnout
Okay, Megan. You asked for it, here it is. 😉
On my last post, Megan asked the following:
Would love to read more abou... [Read more]
Jul 13, 2020
Pasture Improvements and Barn[yard] Glow-Ups
A silver lining to COVID-19 is that I've had ample time to work on things around the property. Usually I feel pulled in ... [Read more]
Jul 6, 2020
Acute Injury
It's old news to those who follow me on Instagram, but Q and I suffered a slip/fall/crash 2½ weeks ago. Q is very fortun... [Read more]
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