We are so lucky….

Just saying hello......

An ass in the wild.........and a donkey in the background

Every day, Miki and I head out at 12.40 to nearby Vera for our 1k swim.  It’s about a 20k round trip, and we take a usually deserted back road which almost goes ‘as the crow flies’ between our place and the pool.  It always seems like something amazing is happening on that road, giant lizards scuttle across in front of you, or a snake coils its way from one side of the road to the other, or great flurries of brightly coloured birds fly above us. The other day, the whole road seemed to be dancing with wedding confetti, when in fact, as we got closer we realized it was a myriad of butterflies.

"I'm staying with Dad....."

"Oi!!! What you looking at???"

Lately, we have taken to seeing a lovely donkey patiently waiting at the side of the road when we pass, and yesterday we could resist no longer and Miki got out to say hello.  Today we also decided to get some photos of the wonderful horses that we pass in the stables near the pool.

"I think horses are overrated..... (((sniff)))) "

How lucky we are!  Not only to be able to go off and swim every day, but to drive through this beautiful countryside that serves up fresh surprises at every turn.

Kev Moore

Horses, and their place on Proverbia

Horses, real or imagined, seem to figure prominently in our rich tapestry of sayings. Here’s a few off the top of my head….

“You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink”

I guess this is really saying, you can have the most perfect plan, put everything in place, offer every incentive, but if the other guy doesn’t want to co-operate, it’s not going to happen!

“Its no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted”

Pretty self-explanatory, meaning, its no use trying damage limitation after the damage is done! (also covered in “it’s no use crying over spilt milk)

“Get down off your high horse”

Being on one’s high horse means to assume a superior position, real or imagined. To exhort someone to dismount is to give them a reality check!

“Rare as rocking horse sh**”

I’m not sure if it qualifies as a saying as such, but certainly, in music circles, it is bandied about with great gusto, as in “I haven’t got a chance to get tickets for the one-off Led Zeppelin show, they’re rare as rocking horse sh**, which, I’m sure you’ll all agree, is extremely rare, being as they’re usually made out of wood. More likely to find shavings…

Kev Moore