Assorteds and TBT's

RIP, Rep. Elijah Cummings

"He worked until his last breath because he believed our democracy was the highest and best expression of our collective humanity and that our nation’s diversity was our promise, not our problem"    

                                       ----Maya Rockeymore Cummings


"Those in the highest levels of the government must stop invoking fear, using racist language and encouraging reprehensible behavior. It only creates more division among us and severely limits our ability to work together for the common good."

                                       ----Rep. Elijah Cummings

Definitely assorted messages in this image!

Still some color and fun stuff to be found in fall wanderings.

To Sefo, the father of the triplets and husband to our niece Laura:  hope you have a happy and memorable day of celebration. 

To brother Jim who celebrates his birthday tomorrow.  Hope your birthday is something special, Little Bro. 

-------Painting by Annie's Grandma Virginia Tibbs, horse:  Black Rambo


To daughter Annie, whose birthday is Saturday.  Hope your special day is filled with some neat adventures.

Heck, I don't have to hope; I know it will be as you spend it with your friend on the East Coast. 

Besides being a beautiful spot for a trail ride, this place near Grouse Creek and the Forest Service seed orchard, involved a hunt several years ago.

I was hunting for my belt buckle which had popped off during a ride in that same area a week before.

This day's outing, where Bill accompanied me on foot, over the Cowboy Trail, proved fruitless.

About a month later, the stars lined up. 

I learned that the day my buckle popped off on the trail, some bikers had come through, picked it up and held it for the day when someone would claim it.

Remember when Sandpoint used to host a phenomenal annual Draft Horse and Mule Show at the local fairgrounds?

Kinda miss that. 

I truly hope the day does not come when we nostalgically remember when Sandpoint once hosted a phenomenal music festival every year. 

That would be sad. 

Yesterday Bill did a presentation about the history of the  timber industry for Leadership Sandpoint.

About 12 years ago, my friend Alice (gray and pink ensemble) provided a walking presentation for Leadership Sandpoint, highlighting good ol' stories and noting some light history on downtown points of interest.

I still recognize a lot of faces in this particular class.

I don't think it would be wise for Alice and me to do such a presentation anymore cuz we might not know the names of most of the businesses, let alone their history.

Times change.  Towns change.

Good bye grass.  Hello, Turf.  

A trail ride with sisters Laurie and Barbara at Ginter Wildlife Management Area. 

I'm thinking it may have been Dusty's (Barbara's gelding) first ever trail ride. 

A fun spot along the trails at Farragut State Park. 

There was a time when I occasionally rode Lily in horse shows---always the easy classes.

Lily did pretty well, but she's not really in to show rings.

My sister Laurie helped me through this ride. 

I found this classic among the photos.

Good ol' Mac McClean, Spokane area auctioneer extraordinaire and representative of the old Washington Water Power, now known as Avista.

He was actually in Sandpoint for the draft horse show when I took this picture.

Mac gave horse clinics, judged and cried many a fat stock sale at our county fairs. 

Memories of the grandpups, Brooke and Todd,  when they first came to Sandpoint.

Happily, they are still doing okay. 

Our family's first home in Sandpoint---214 Euclid.  

The town has changed a lot, but this house hasn't.  

We left this home and moved to the country in 1950.  Sadly, not a trace of our presence there at the North Boyer farm remains. 

That's all. 

Happy Thursday.