These last days of September are perfect for horseback riding in central Kentucky. Today, high clouds, blue sky, and a light breeze raised everyone’s spirits. Jasper hadn’t been out of his own field for several days, and was eager to go. For a while, we rode with neighbors. After they went back, Jasper and I went on. We worked on
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Hog butcher for the world/Tool Maker/Stacker of Wheat/Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler;/Stormy, husky,brawling,/City of the Big Shoulders…. From “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) Since 2006, Chicago has been the City of Big Legs as well as Big Shoulders, in this controversial sculpture by Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz. The installation consists of 106 headless, armless, and backless figures,
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Yesterday afternoon, when I opened the front door, I saw this red fox (vulpes vulpes) hunting in my neighbor’s field. There was barely time to grab the camera before the fox disappeared over the hilltop. One year, a vixen raised her kits in a den under my old barn. She was a polite lodger, never intrusive. On fine days, she’d
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