Respite

Wake up--over slept but not slept enough--stomach burning-alkaseltzer not working-appointments, cases, truck repairs--more appointments--more things to do--any red maple fall?--go vote--primary today--late into office--go pick up medicine--need hog feed--paperwork-paperwork--pain, sore back, stiff muscles---head ache, head ache, head ache--phone calls--eat lunch stomach still burning--check on horses at Chucks

And then...Ghost Dance, the first wild horse that loved me, came over. I made a fist, like Sara Lin is doing in the picture above. I rubbed her hard. She stood relaxed and happy. She put her face on mine. I left--she followed. I stopped and she stood with me more, maybe fifteen minutes. There was a time when me, Nick, Comet and her ended nearly every day doing this. It is why Comet never killed me.

Head ache gone-stomach fine, no pain, muscles not sore.

It is the most peculiar of ironies that the greatest problem in my life is that I do not spend enough time with my horses.