Midnight Ride

Okay, so it wasn't quite midnight...

So after all of the children were down and the house was relatively decent, I grabbed a hoodie, my cell phone and a bike and took off down the road about 9:15pm. My parents were on a date, and my brother, Tyson, was at his first shift at work-(they hired him at my work, Hogi Yogi! I'm way happy about that. :)-so the kids were at home with Trey.

Why did I take off on my bike? Well, I still don't really know...I think I just needed some time to think. Ever have those moments?

Anyhow, after riding through dust and darkness, I finally turned myself back home and came across a fence with three beautiful paint horses. Cautiously, I climbed off of my bike and approached the fence. It'd been so long since I'd been around a horse that close.

The bigger two quickly lost interest in me after about 30 seconds, but the smallest one, (I named her Mary, since she looked like either a Mary or a Dolly) stayed. I stroked her nose for a while until she got hungry and went to get a 9:30pm snack of weeds. What made me happy was that she came back!

She was such a soft horse, I couldn't help stroking her side and talking to her for a bit. We chatted about a bunch of different things, and she seemed to know what I was saying, even though I knew she was getting sleepy. I watched her eyes droop slowly as I continued to pet and talk quietly.

That was a cool experience for me, and I don't know why. You'd think I'd have a reason for putting this story up? Well, sometimes I don't...but...

Horses are awesome, though! And some are very soft...:)
I'm glad I could make a friend tonight.

Happy Weekend!