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 these posts.
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Our family camp hidden away in the WV Highlands
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Dad's flowers and the walkway at my parents.
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| Been doing a lot of this |
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Simply gorgeous views from my friend's Air BnB...which has been pretty vacant this year for obvious reasons.
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Put up hay at the beginning of July!
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| My shoulder was at its peak pain during this time so I wasn't much help |
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I could drive behind the truck to keep an eye on the load though
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Six people helped put my hay up in the barn this year. It was incredible. We had 300+ bales put up in about 40 minutes.
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Full moon rising + front porch all lit up
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Summer sunsets reflected from these windows makes me happy
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Been spending a fair bit of time getting my new single track trail established this summer
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An elopement I shot in June. This moment cracked me up so much I had to share. Elbow bumps for COVID19 weddings! Also, peek farrier and friend Dan in the background. He officiated.
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Absolutely stunning sunset view form home
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Ugh. Why do I live here?
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Journaling during a pandemic got me like....
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My brother spent another 2 weeks with me in July. It was really great to get the added time with him.
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Another fun and beautiful spot in the Valley.
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| Cheesin' for the Pivo before yet another failed attempt using it. It loses me SO MUCH. I am pretty sure it's just my phone - which is admittedly due for an upgrade. But I'm not wholly committed to that upgrade just yet... More money and whatsuch. Still, it's been frustrating to set the Pivo up for success and have it lose me the very vast majority of my rides. |
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But the moments it does capture are great for screenshots. And seeing my hollow back and cursing myself for not working hard enough to get it GONE.
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At least Grif is a chonky cutie.
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Griff eyeing the camera wanting to go towards it because standing at the camera = break
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Yawning horse photos never cease to make me giggle. Also, those incisors are a bit uneven, Grif. Good thing you're getting your teeth done in a couple weeks!
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Post dinner Qdle.
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Scored some great fullseat Pikeur breeches for $19 secondhand.
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Joined the bluelight glasses club for work.
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Final dry needling + TENS unit session. You can't see them, but there are two needles about an inch deep in my shoulder.
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Kate and Qdle prepping for our 20 mile ride.
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It was a great day.
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Q and Grif did beautifully. And Kate, too, for her biggest ride ever!
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Excuse me, isn't it my dinner time? - Taiga, always
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Just the handsomest old man
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Subaru turned over 100k!
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My summer drink of choice this year. Only 90 calories, which is sadly something I need to keep an eye on when it comes to alcohol. Of all the things I enjoy, calories from alcohol add extra weight to my body like nothing else. Getting old is dumb.
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The milkweed is in full bloom right now and I LOVE IT.
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Dave randomly dropped down to the barn during a Barn:30 session to give Grif treats.
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Q wanted some, too.
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Funnily enough, while Dave doesn't spend any time in the barn (to my knowledge?! lol), he knows RIGHT where the horses treats are.
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Griffin is his favorite.
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| But he's happy to push treats on any eager participant |
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Bitey face boys and a bored Q
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Griffin, you so sassy
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| Misty summer afternoon |
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| Classic Griffin |
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| At least my hollow back isn't so bad at the canter. |
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Also, biggest issue with my Pivo troubles? The autozoom feature that everyone has had great luck with doesn't seem to operate. Hence the thing losing me more often. Hoping an app upgrade this week will resolve that possibly?
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Stormy sunset
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He's adorable and I love him.
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Kenai wants to be with us ALWAYS, but then gets tired swimming. So we put him in the paddleboat.
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But that wasn't good enough.
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| So then we helped encourage his pansy self to jump out of the boat into the water. |
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It took awhile but he finally jumped!
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And came straight to me lol
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The Husky Aquatic is now a thing.
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This was right after I hauled Taiga back on after she nearly knocked us all off lol
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I'm definitely a little sore in the abs and quads from this. SUCH a great workout. And totally fun.
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Ahahaha Dave sneaking the treats! Buying pony love behind your back! 🤣🤣
ReplyDeleteHow is dry needling working for your shoulder?
ReplyDeleteI credit it completely for healing me so fast. I still have a touch of tightness deep in there, but for all intents and purposes am back to 100%. The first week of treatment was SUPER aggressive and left me sorer than I had been in AGES. But the subsequent 2 weeks of treatment (each targeting different muscles) were less intense. Following the third treatment, I had 100% mobility within 48 hours pain free. It's been AMAZING. Certainly not a comfortable therapy method, but with such fast results it is totally worth it, IMHO. Worst part was definitely the needles being inserted, but that is also the part that takes the least amount of time. The TENS unit mostly just caused my muscles to twitch, which while bizarre wasn't painful. DOMS following treatment wasn't anything beyond what I've experienced before, but certainly surprising in its magnitude the first go around.
Deletelol i'm glad i'm not the only one who tried to capture my car's 100K milestone in pictures haha....
ReplyDelete<3 <3 <3 post-meal Q!
ReplyDeleteAnd hooray for blue light glasses! They make such a huge difference for me, I need to be better about consistency with them.
Gosh as always your blog is such a treat not just in terms of reading but you always have the BEST EYE CANDY PHOTOS <3 <3.
ReplyDeleteYou really do live in paradise! Gorgeous photos.
ReplyDeleteGetting old is dumb - 100% agree
ReplyDeleteAlways love your photos!!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos - it's great that you are out doing all the stuff! Paddleboarding with two large dogs seems pretty brave! lol I have to chuckle whenever I read about someone getting dry needling (glad it helped you). My hubby had it done once years ago and flat out refuses to ever, EVER let anyone near him to do it again. lol
ReplyDeleteIt’s so hot here and I want to be floating down the river with you.
ReplyDeleteOh I'd LOVE to have you float down the river with me! We'd need a floating cooler with beverages, too.
DeleteThese pictures are wonderful. I think one of the reasons I love your blog so much is the high quality of the photos. Glad to hear your shoulder is doing better. I was talking to a friend about competitive trail riding and endurance racing and it reminded me of you. How did you start conditioning your horses for endurance?
ReplyDeleteI just rode a TON. Started getting into it in 2007 and rode 1-3 hours a day for 5-6 days a week over all sorts of terrain. Stan was in the best shape of his life.
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