A TRIBUTE TO SPECIAL FRIENDS.

Recently two of my friends experienced the sorrow of losing their beloved horses.

Kay Marshall's Stormy and Marsha McDonald's Tango.

Stormy and Tango were not just horses. They were friends to Kay and,  Marsha. Companions.

If you've never confided in a beloved horse or dog and for some people their cat, you don't know the closeness you can feel for these large hearted friends.

Stormy was fun to photograph. I remember his spirit and energy and the glow of his copper coat. kay commissioned me to paint Stormy's portrait. it was a fun painting to do. The photo of me working on it was taken by Scott Myers.

Tango was one of my first 'bare-back' rides. He was so easy and kind to me, a novice rider. He seemed to know my fears and carried me gently. At Pecan Valley Ranch, Tango become known as, 'the baby sitter' because he looked out for the new colts and fillies.

I was fortunate to know both these wonderful guys. When I first heard of the loss of each, I found myself thinking of them through out the day. I knew the sad feelings my friends would be dealing with.
Both Stormy and Tango had good homes, maybe even as close to 'horse heaven' as could be found here in this world.

I imagine Stormy and Tango now with pegasus wings, still full of spirit and showing off together in that special pasture. These wonderful creatures were put here to serve in loyalty and friendship to mankind.

I believe God created special rewards for these servants, just as He has for us, when our service is finished in this world.

                                  Marsha and Tango

RIVER WALK - SAN ANTONIO, TX

RWA CONVENTION SITE FOR 2014 - SAN ANTONIO, TX

Photos from the last time I had mexican food on the River Walk. The temperature was hotter than the food! But it was fun... :-)

 Evening coming on... The lights on the river are very pretty.

                                            This was cool.

                                             I got soooo tired!

                                                         In the mission walks.

                                           The River Walk is so colorful...

WORK-SHOP FUN

This is not an example of what not to do with your camera. Another artist at the workshop was kind enough to snap us a "memory" of the day—he wasn't familiar with my camera, so that accounts for the fuzzies.

 Left to right–me, Marsha McDonald, Margaret Kessler  and Jan Bateman. We were smiling because the day before we all had eaten a ton of fresh, black cherries and some of us had tummy problems later.   Margaret was teaching the workshop. It wasn't convenient for her to visit her motor home ever so often. But the cherries were so delicious and we laughed about it later.