Mumbles is no longer the favorite. Instead, this brown bear is. These were the best two pictures of Stampy playing with brown bear last night.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Hiking with Mom & Dad
In Dark Meadow.
Odin got all obsessed with Mom's walking stick, and he wouldn't stop grabbing it, and she had to get a new one. It was hilarious.
A disappointing weigh-in
While Mom and Dad were visiting last weekend, Mom came with me to PetSmart to weigh the boys on the scale, because she thinks Stampy is bigger than when she was here last April. We think their scale was off by maybe 10 pounds, because Odin weighed in at 115 and Stampy weighed in at 120. It's interesting though, that Stampy only weighs 5 pounds more than Odin, because he is lots taller. I'm guessing he is about 150 when he finishes growing.
Dad's story about a kitten
One of the kittens was lying on its stomach, sprawled out on a throwrug. Suddenly, the cat attacked the rug! Grabbed the rug on its edge and bit, and kicked with the hind legs. Somehow the kicking drew the cat under the rug, whereupon all kicking stopped. The rug became a featureless rug again, with the exception of a lump under it. The lump wiggled and moved, and the rug slid across the floor. Moving about somewhat aimlessly, and occasionally the tip of a cat tail would appear from under the rug.
Saturday, September 08, 2007
09/08/07 - Jump Lesson
We had an outside jump lesson today which went really well.
The big thing I have to keep in mind is to **ride** Mercury. I get lazy or nervous or distracted, and I forget to tell him what to do, and then something falls apart.
Other than that, it's pretty easy:
Sit before the fence
Keep my legs down and closed
Hands forward; don't jerk back too soon
Ride defensively (knees closed, lean back, don't throw reins away)
Half halt before the fence
Keep his impulsion going
Trot after the fence
I think that's pretty much jumping 101.
The big thing I have to keep in mind is to **ride** Mercury. I get lazy or nervous or distracted, and I forget to tell him what to do, and then something falls apart.
Other than that, it's pretty easy:
Sit before the fence
Keep my legs down and closed
Hands forward; don't jerk back too soon
Ride defensively (knees closed, lean back, don't throw reins away)
Half halt before the fence
Keep his impulsion going
Trot after the fence
I think that's pretty much jumping 101.
Monday, September 03, 2007
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