Thursday, February 1, 2024

NaMoPaiMo day one

Last night, I noticed a tiny seam on my official NaMoPaiMo model.  mo 

I cleaned it up, but waited until this morning to reprime. Then, since I wanted to give the primer time to cure, I headed to the barn to see Olive. 
I had planned a quick, bareback toodle, but the weather was nice and my friends were willing so instead, I saddled up and headed down the trail.
We didn't get far before disaster struck. One of the horses - not Olive - misstepped and fell over on top of his rider. It was a really hard fall,  and the rest of my day was spent at a series of hospitals.
In the end there were no broken bones and just a shadow of a concussion - thank goodness for helmets! - but wow, that was a long day.
I got home just in time for Heather Bullach's Oil Painting Zoom class. I was in no shape to paint, but I had fun listening and watching. 
photo by Bobbie Allen
Afterwards, I did put a dot or two of paint on Butterbean. It's not much, but today, it was enough.
Today's NaMoPaiMo Champion of the Day is Heather Bullach. Thank you for making oils so much less scary. I am looking forward to actually participating in next week's class.
And with that, I'm off to bed. I didn't do any of the things I'd planned to do done today, but that's okay. Everyone lived, and tomorrow will be better.

4 comments:

  1. Whew! What a day you’ve had. I hope tomorrow is much calmer. BTW, Heather’s class IS awesome!

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  2. How scary! That could have been another incident like the poor young girl from fox lea. So glad it had a much more positive outcome, even if it did unfortunately end in a concussion. I hope horse and rider continue to be okay, and everyone continues to ride with the as a safety buddy!

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  3. Is it my imagination, or is that a heart on Butterbean's neck...?

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  4. I am so glad everyone is safe. This is why you wear a helmet. 🙏🐎

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