Saturday Slight

Dressage instructor/competitor Gail Redinger answers questions after putting on a special exhibition for Farmin School fifth graders yesterday.

Her exhibition was part of the students' day at the farm with their teacher Laurie Tibbs.

Thank you, Gail. You were so generous and gracious to take time out of your busy schedule.

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I took tons of photos yesterday, and they were generally nice shots. I learned, however, that my eyes that use Wal-Mart reading glasses need to have a set of those glasses while using the camera. My elder eyes did not see the smears all over the camera lens until about photo no. 65 of 70.

So, the choices were limited this morning.

Gail put on a wonderful exhibition for the kids and answered oodles of questions. I think everyone there was blown away by the talents of both Gail and her horse.

We has a fun day, as always. The kids listened to information about horse colors, breeds, grooming and training, along with lots of anecdotes about the horses at Tibbs Arabians. They also groomed several of the horses, all of which enjoyed every minute of the attention.

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We went to the Keokee party last night and enjoyed the Lost in the '50s parade. Of course, I enjoyed enough gabbing to come home with a raw throat and the beginnings of a hoarse voice.

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Today we'll probably go hiking/geocaching in the Katka area near Bonners Ferry. Debbie is up in Bonners this morning with a Girl Scout booth at the health fair. So, we'll probably join her at noon and head out on the hike.

Bill will be spending more time than usual up that way, beginning next week. The Bonners Ferry IDL woodland forester has retired, and the State has no plans to replace him because of budget challenges. So, Bill will be doubling between the Sandpoint office and the Bonners Ferry office, driving to Bonners Ferry two days a week.

It's like a return home because Bill began his Idaho Dept. of Lands career at the Bonners Ferry office back in 1978.

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Guess that's all for this beautiful Saturday. The lawn and garden are calling.

Happy Saturday.