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Not blogging much these days, but still posting pics and a few thoughts now and then.

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Tango Le Pew

By Patia, on February 14, 2006, at 12:00 am

Apparently the double charm of Friday the 13th and a full moon was bad luck for one particular black cat. I smelled skunk shortly after I arrived home last night; when Tango came in a little later, he brought a noxious cloud with him. Fortunately, I had the presence of mind to scoop him . . . → Read More: Tango Le Pew

Comments are closed   Cat, How-To   , ,  

On cinches and riggin’s and britchin’s

By Patia, on February 12, 2006, at 12:00 am

Today I learned how to take a pack saddle apart and put it back together again. Talk about a sense of accomplishment! That’s some complicated rigging.

It was my third wilderness outfitting and packing course with Smoke Elser. I am delighted to be learning from a horseman of his caliber. Smoke’s been guiding backcountry . . . → Read More: On cinches and riggin’s and britchin’s

Comments are closed   Montana   , , ,  

Skyline Sailing

By Patia, on February 3, 2006, at 12:00 am

After thousands of years, These hills still rise like swells against decrepit shores. Mountains depart valley on a voyage toward skies Shrouded gray with winter. At morning, chickadees cry warning from the chokecherry trees. And the deer periscope above undulating grasses. Night, eyes become phosphorescent beacons – Sirens and coyotes ring out in . . . → Read More: Skyline Sailing

Comments are closed   Montana, Poetry