My Little Town…..Pony Penning Part 2

For those of you who stopped by, read and commented on my blog post yesterday, here’s a continuation….the video below is from the 2013 Pony Swim……the man who put this together did an outstanding job….I personally know many of the Cowboys, and they’re amazing people who really love these horses!!! Enjoy!!

After the swim, the ponies are rested and then walked to the carnival grounds where they’re corralled. Thousands of people will be there to view and decide on which pony they want to bid on and hopes of bringing home….

Thursday morning the auction starts at 8 a.m…..I went to one and it was enough for me…..I’m not in the market to buy a pony, and sitting there, watching and listening to the foals cry for their mamas, and the mamas ‘yelling’ for their babies, once was enough for me…..though the looks on the kids faces who bought ponies was priceless…….

My Little Town…………..Pony Penning

This week, the last of July, finds my little town in the midst of something BIG……It’s called Pony Penning. Visitors from near and far descend upon us to experience the Pony Swim, held the last Wednesday of July. All in hopes of being able to buy one of the many foals to be auctioned off on Thursday. The auction is a yearly fund raiser for our Fire Department, who actually tend to the herd.

Chincoteague was made famous by the book Misty of Chincoteague, written by Marguerite Henry. As a little girl who loved horses, it was my favorite book. Of course I dreamed of visiting this little island and seeing the famous wild ponies of Assateague, but it wasn’t to be. Life went on, I grew up, but the little girl in me never lost her love for the ponies!!!

(Marguerite Henry and Misty)

Today was the Pony Beach Walk, which is when the Salt Water Cowboys bring the Northern Herd south…they will be held in a paddock with the southern herd until the swim on Wednesday.

(Thank you CTG for this ^ photo)

And then, the day everyone has been waiting for…the swim. This year it’s going to be an early swim as the ponies swim the channel at slack tide and it will be between 7-9 a.m. Thousands will be on hand to witness the 90th swim!

I got to finally live my dream, by not only seeing the Pony Swim by boat, but I’ve come to call this wonderful place home…

 

Now, as a ‘come here’ who calls this island home, July is a blessing and a curse…lol  It seems each year more and more tourists converge on the island and it’s impossible to get around!!!! It’s craziness and chaos,,but in a good way!!!

Photo Challenge….Close Up

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Close Up.”

Love this challenge!!!

This first shot is the sandy beach….I loved the way the ocean waves carved out these little ‘valleys’…the sand actually had a clay-like look to it……

This one was a lone gull feather sitting on the sand……….

……and last but not least, a close up of the ‘seafoam’ and scattering of shells the waves brought in……

Blogging 101…Day 15…Create a New Posting Feature

So, todays assignment has us creating a new posting feature. My blog represents, for the most part, my love of nature, photography and my addiction to quotes….with a little bit of this and that thrown in for good measure and I kinda like it that way……….do I really need to pick out a certain day to highlight something…I’m not so sure. I do want to keep all of you who have been kind enough to follow, read and comment interested in my posts and what’s going on in my little world.

So for now, I’m going to keep moving along as I have been since starting this little journey with Blogging U! I did play around and tweak my main page though :))))

I will leave y’all with this and wishes for a great day!!!

“Let life enrapture and captivate you, even in the day to day. Let the eyes pull in the ancient secrets of the world, the prayers, the hopes, the longings and the desires. Stretch forth with elongated movement to grasp each and every star. Then place and carry the stars in the pockets next to your heart as a reminder that life is not just a matter of living. ~SV~”

Blogging 101…Day 14….Extend Your Brand

Day Fourteen: Extend Your Brand

I received our assignment last night, so I decided to play around with making a Blavatar….I’m happy with the results….When I have more ‘me’ time I plan on playing around with making a custom widget…..in the meantime…here’s my Blavatar! :))