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<blockquote data-quote="HereWeGoAgain" data-source="post: 106795" data-attributes="member: 3485"><p><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Starb</div><div class="ubbcode-body">One night the moon was full, and the stables were unusually quiet. It was close to Christmas and near midnight. I saddled up my Appaloosa and went for a midnight ride, in new snow. No need for a flashlight, the horse seemed to know the way. With every hoof dropping into fresh powder it crunched. My frosty breath, the steam rolling out of his nostrils - the deer that weren't afraid of us all standing near a stream to drink - it couldn't have gotten any more perfect and just then a massive snow owl flew directly in front of us, landed in a tree and called to it's mate. It started to snow just so light, no wind - it was so peaceful. </p><p></p><p>Any time difficult child and I ever got to go to the beach to escape our home life we went. I remember packing peanut butter sandwhiches and bottled water, teaching him about ocean life, standing knee deep in water and catching a sea cucumber for him to hold, him chasing seagulls yelling here chicky chicky - and the dolphin that came to the edge of the dock seemed to mimic every move difficult child made. We stayed until the sun set, collecting washed up sand dollars and taking the live ones from people on the beach and putting them back out on the sand bars. It was a great day - it always was when me and him went to the beach. </p><p></p><p> </div></div></p><p>Have you done any professional writing? I love your descriptions, so evocative.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HereWeGoAgain, post: 106795, member: 3485"] <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Starb</div><div class="ubbcode-body">One night the moon was full, and the stables were unusually quiet. It was close to Christmas and near midnight. I saddled up my Appaloosa and went for a midnight ride, in new snow. No need for a flashlight, the horse seemed to know the way. With every hoof dropping into fresh powder it crunched. My frosty breath, the steam rolling out of his nostrils - the deer that weren't afraid of us all standing near a stream to drink - it couldn't have gotten any more perfect and just then a massive snow owl flew directly in front of us, landed in a tree and called to it's mate. It started to snow just so light, no wind - it was so peaceful. Any time difficult child and I ever got to go to the beach to escape our home life we went. I remember packing peanut butter sandwhiches and bottled water, teaching him about ocean life, standing knee deep in water and catching a sea cucumber for him to hold, him chasing seagulls yelling here chicky chicky - and the dolphin that came to the edge of the dock seemed to mimic every move difficult child made. We stayed until the sun set, collecting washed up sand dollars and taking the live ones from people on the beach and putting them back out on the sand bars. It was a great day - it always was when me and him went to the beach. </div></div> Have you done any professional writing? I love your descriptions, so evocative. [/QUOTE]
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