Berkshires and Horse Hiking

I took the kids back to the Pleasant Valley Audubon sanctuary, after Patty, Courtney and I went there to hike. We're considering it for a week of day camp. It's completely quiet at this time of year, with no one else there hiking in the snow. Glorious!

They spent a lot of time breaking up the ice. Meditative work.

The bigger the stick, the bigger the man, according to Boom. Abraham's Blog: I am breaking up the ice so the beavers can swim. We want the beavers to have fun swimming.

Snack break before hike up the mountain.

Hike up. We got pretty far with Boom insisting on going up the increasingly steep hill, until he lay flat down on the snow face to the side, refusing to get up but unable to admit that he couldn't continue.

Hike to the horses at Grammy and Harvey's place in upstate NY

About 10 horses are at their neighbor's. Alice is crazy for them and the horse owner is crazy for Alice too.

Griffin sometimes likes to play a Harry Potter fantasy game with a stick.

Neighbors' horse stalls.

Our beloved comet and the horse our neighbor uses to race and compete. Abraham's Blog: This is my favorite horse. His name is Comet. I like to feed him because he loves me. And, he is strong and big. He is the most strongest horsey. He can carry any person. He is the fastest horse.

February 22. 2012