O Ca"neigh"da

Preston and I rode horses today. It was super fun. I've been saying that I probably won't think it's as fun when I get up in the morning (assuming I actually can get up). We rode for a couple of hours.
I believe I was singing a song here. Perhaps it was "The Sound of Music" or the theme from "Bonanza", but more than likely it was "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me".
Here is a lovely shot of me, gracefully making my way down the hill on Windy, my favorite horse.
Here's another beautiful photo of the river. I do so love the wonderful views at the Porter farm.
Here we are again atop our trusty steeds.

Here's something I've not seen a horse do (until today). Windy rolled over several times in order to get a good back scratch after our long ride. Thanks for the good times, Windy ol' boy!

Bodies

On Friday, Preston and I went to "Bodies The Exhibition" in Las Vegas. For those of you who are unaware of the display, I will briefly explain what we saw there. They had full (preserved) bodies showing muscle, bone, and organ layout as well as individual organs. One room showed head parts, another room showed "guts", and another room showed babies in various developmental stages. Also, there was a room that showed only the veins and arteries the lead to specific organs, such as the heart or kidney, as well as the veins and arteries of the entire human body. They showed a clean, healthy set of lungs and a smoker's lungs, and the difference was astonishing. For that reason, I have decided not to smoke. Anyway, this visit to the exhibit gave Preston and me a greater appreciation for the human body and for its divine creation. We're not going to eat as many chips.

Decked Out

During my little vacation at home this past week, Preston and I decided to work on making our deck a little more fancy. We finally got rid of our old kitchen table we'd been storing out there, thanks to a rapidly responding Craigslist user. It's been a gradual effort over the past year. We've been growing grass (as you see there in the corner of the bottom pic), and I assembled a glider we purchased at the end of last year's outdoor season (on a stupendous sale, of course). We got rid of the remaining junk, threw up some curtains and wall-hangings, and bought a little grill. Preston has been a grilling fool this past week, and I now realize what a wonderful investment that grill is, upon having meal after meal prepared by Preston. Ahhh! The pictures really don't represent the feeling of joy we have when we're out there, baking in the 110 degree weather we've been having. Perhaps it'll be October before we realize the full comfort potential this deck has to offer. Maybe we need to invest in a couple of misting fans? Yes, let's!

Trip to SLC

Preston and I ate at the Lion House Pantry while in Salt Lake City this week. As you can see, we decided to eat outside, in the garden, and it was such a lovely day. Also, the food was so tasty!

Also while in Salt Lake City, or Woods Cross rather, we attended my cousin's wedding dinner. Now that was some tasty food! The decorations were also terrific (see below). As you can see in this picture, Preston is paying close attention to the dinner program, unaware of the camera. Oh yeah, and that hanging flower ball was made with real flowers. How about that?