New lens!

Yay, my new lens came! I flat wore out my 70-300mm lens--it lost its reliability when it came to focusing at the long end of the zoom. I finally sucked up the justification to order a new one, and I busted it out today.

I guess I did not realize just how bad my old one had gotten until I saw the shots I took tonight--especially in aperture priority. I have some practicing to do!

But I did have two photo sessions with two of my young ladies
Little Miss Riot had a request, so she was one of the chosen ones. This week she has had some first--first bath (as a grown up), first, fly spray--after an initial bout of concern, she took both in stride. She is very quietly pretty, I think. Radar is her full brother, and sometimes when you look at her, they look just alike--her mane is not as blond this year as it was last year, but I suspect it will come back. They have similar faces too. She will make someone a great horse.

Tango was the other model tonight. The most significant thing about this is that Madison and Tango have never gotten along. Some time this week though, the whole world turned upside down, and now they are best buds. It is very strange. I don't know if it is because I got on to Madison about how horses can tell if you are scared of them, and she should try to man up around Tango, or what. She sure seems comfortable now though.
I think Tango is darling. I cannot wait to see her grow up. She sure has the genetics to be one hell of an athlete, and two of the best temperaments you could ever want are combined in her. Not much phases her either. Squeak is her mother, and those are some big shoes to fill, but I think Tango might be able to do it.

In other news, re-construction at the farm has picked up the pace again. It is amazing what it does for my attitude to get there after work and see that progress has been made. So I am in a great mood tonite. Eric, my new handyman, fixed the tractor whose PTO was getting fussy, and re-did some fence that needed changed. He has started mapping out the next projects, and man, are they long overdue. It feels good to be able to have these things done now, without Barry and I fighting about it. Since he is gone, he cannot do it, and the last thing he wants to do when he gets home is construction. And I want to spend time with him, not spend the whole time bitching at him. yeah yeah, I know, that is what I do, but still--I am trying!

Also, someone convinced me what I need to do more than anything in the world is roast me some vegetables like squash and zucchini--two things I have never eaten in my life. The zucchini, carrots and baby portobellos were good--pass on the squash, for sure. How bout me, eating some veges. Tomorrow I have to show the Beast my list of everything I have eaten since Sunday. If he complains, I will be shocked, as I have done really well. He will complain about blueberries, but that is too bad. I am still eating tonight though, as I have yet to break 1000 cals, and I know I have to get over that hurdle or I won't lose anyway.

What a weird life this has become.