Saturday Slight

 

It's horse-show weekend in Sandpoint.  

This weekend's Spots of Fun Open Horse Show brings both horses and mules from around the area to the Bonner County Fairgrounds for two days of English and Western competitions. 

My sister Barbara will be showing her young horse Vinnie in classes tomorrow.  Yesterday, I provided support, if needed, while she loaded him, drove him to the fairgrounds and unloaded him.  

She really didn't need any help because Vinnie loaded in a completely different trailer than he's used to and unloaded just fine.  When I left, he was in his stall nibbling away at his hay bag. 

Meanwhile, my sister Laurie is driving home from an Arabian sport horse show in Monroe, Wash., where she has been for the past few days. As usual, she's bringing home some loot for her winnings. 

Tina Tomonelli, horse show secretary extraordinaire, helps out an exhibitor. 

Bill wanted me to take a picture of this fly which had somehow connected itself to the side of a car.  

He says it's a popular bait for fly fishing. 

Of course, the fisherman would tune in to that. 

Beautiful early-morning sky today. 

I hear we're in for a hot weekend. 

Later today I'll be picking both blueberries and raspberries and possibly biting into that first sungold tomato. 

Yum!

Below:  some photos taken by Annie (on left) in Germany. She attended a geocaching block party in Grun yesterday afternoon and evening.  

Overall, it's simply a beautiful day in the neighborhood with lots of possibilities. 

Happy Saturday. 

What's your favorite figure of speech?

I've used them all with great frequency but have probably been never aware that I was using a "litotes."

LIE-TOE-TEASE. 

I guess, up until today, that my knowledge of figures of speech has been a little less than the best. 

Howz does that litotes suit you? Or does it?