This photo of Hap grazing is a very good thing, because Hap was showing signs of colic this morning. I heard a tremendous racket in the barn as I was finishing up feeding the horses, and rushed in to see what was going on. Hap had evidently been down briefly, and hit the sides of his stall as he got up. As I watched, he twisted his head around to look at his side, and then started pawing. I checked his concentrate and it didn’t look as though he had touched it. I took his concentrate away since I didn’t want him eating if he had an impaction.
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Late afternoon
Late afternoon on the plateau. I don’t usually walk the dogs this late, but enjoy the look of the setting sun.
Wildflower
Muddy River
Muddy River has some “photos”:http://muddyriver.typepad.com/hearth/2004/04/two_more_from_o.html, including some “ocean scenes”:http://muddyriver.typepad.com/hearth/2004/04/ocean_city.html of a recent trip to Ocean City Maryland. This was a favorite family vacation spot when I was a child, though later I started going to Rehobeth Beach, Delaware instead.
Sunset
Sunset skies, a few days ago. I liked the effect of the horizon screened by the yellow grasses.
Mayang’s Free Textures
Mayang’s Free Textures has a variety of architectural, manmade and natural textures. (via “J-Walk”:http://j-walkblog.com/blog/)
Chicken Vindaloo and Settlers
Yesterday, we had family over to eat “chicken vindaloo”:http://www.stardel.com/cao/archives/recipe_chicken_vindaloo.htm and play “Settlers of Catan.”:http://www.universityofcatan.com/soc-games/ckofce.html I was dubious when Jack volunteered me to make Chicken Vindaloo. One, it is a lot of work. Two, I wasn’t sure people would like it, since it is highly seasoned. After a little discussion, Jack volunteered
to make the paste, which is most of the work. After making it Friday night, he mentioned that the recipe should add two hours to the preparation time of 20 minutes. As a nice bonus, I woke up to a clean kitchen. Generally, when Jack cooks, it looks as though he managed to find and use every pot and pan we possess. (I just recently learned the difference between pans and pots. Pans have one handle. Pots have two.)
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Testing Your Browser’s Java
Ever wonder if Java is working on your browser? Sun provides a Test for Java Virtual Machine
Fedora Core 2 Release 2
This week, I upgrade my Linux box to Fedora Core 2 Test Release 2. This is a beta release, and the attitude in the documentaton at the website is definitely one of “don’t try this at home, kids.”
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Rain
We’ve been getting some much needed moisture, mainly in the form of rain, though snow is predicted for tonight. Unfotunately, with the rain, came a cold front. The horses have had enough warm weather to thoroughly deacclimate, and Lily got cold and started acting colicky yesterday morning. She was fine by the time I got to the boarding barn, where she was standing blanketed in her (comparatively) warm stall.
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