Hiya Darlin',
Had a restless night, finally fell asleep, then didn't wake up until after 9:30! Had a fascinating dream where we were together doing a lot of fun stuff, and it felt so real that I remember thinking, if my conscience is here with you, then where is my body? I was imagining I was in some kind of institution or old folks home or something, but mentally I was completely with you. Fascinating! I hope that's true, that at some point our consciences will intermingle, together forever. I guess I reached a deep dream state, huh? Anyway, I finally got up, and was grateful the forecast, in fact, said the rain was gone, even though it would be cloudy most of the day, and that was good enough for me! I got the horses out of the barn and put them back on their highline, and eventually saddled up Apollo and took him for a ride on all the remaining trails that were within reach, on this side of busy Route 41, just over six miles. He seemed a bit stiff at first, doing some strange stretching exercises when I was saddling him up, but he eventually loosened up. We mostly walked occasionally trotted, and once, when we came to close to a house that had a bunch of rabid dogs go crazy when we came close, (including one noisy Jack Russell that escaped the fence and came straight at us), when Apollo turned tail and started running away (from a Jack Russell, no less-how embarrassing!) He didn't go far, and I was totally relaxed so he stopped quickly, and we went down a different trail, which was actually the right trail on my plan anyway. We went by the Santa Fe River, which eventually dumps into the Suwannee River where we previously were, and through some very nice, old Florida type forest. We finally, briefly, saw our first bit of blue sky in days, it was glorious! When we got back to camp, I discovered Flash in a stall in the barn, evidently he escaped the highline and someone caught him and put him away. Once I got him and Apollo settled in, I went down to the only other camper in the place, thinking they had been the ones, but it turned out it was a day rider that did that. Regardless, I ended up having a lovely chat with Penny, who watched Flash's capture, until finally it was time to start my evening. I got the horses fed, then began my usual dinner/movie/Spanish lesson/shower routine, the last two of which still need to be completed. It was good to be back on the trail after so many days being cooped up in rain, but I was definitely in the right place, a place where I had a nice dry barn for the horses to stay in during the deluge! The universe is still looking out for me! Good night, babe! Love you!
