Pony Tracks

So there I was this morning, about 7 am, getting some coffee going, and I looks outside and I sees what I think is one of my horses, Spice, staring at me through the kitchen window. I sez, "Spicey, what are you doing out there?" and the horse takes a few steps closer. Then I think, (it's still early remember, and I haven't actually drank my coffee yet) wait a minute, you're supposed to be in the barn still! Then I realize, it isn't Spice at all, (you gotta understand, I'm really slow before my morning coffee!) but some strange little pony that wondered into the yard! (Believe it or not, even owning horses and having them lodged at your own place doesn't take all the surprise out of seeing one of them staring at you through your window when you aren't expecting it!)

So I go trotting off into the bedroom and yelling to Rick, wake up, wake up, there's a pony in the yard (can we keep it, huh, huh, can we keep it?!) OK, I didn't really say that last part - even I don't think we need something else that eats and poops right now - unless it's another llama, of course! But after I said the first part, he gets up, goes to the window - and it's gone. Vanished. He says, yeah, right, there's a pony there, sure... I said, yes there is, or was, look for the pony tracks... So it did resurface soon after - Dahllai (my llama) had his eyes peeled on him, staring at him over the fence; he wasn't too hard to find. But before I could get my boots on and grab a halter and rope, I saw one of our neighbors, hot on it's heels. A short while later, as he walked past the window with his catch of the day, I asked him if that was the pony that had been reported missing a few days ago in the local paper. He said he didn't know for sure whose pony it was either - but no doubt he was thinking reward! Anyhow, so that was our little sorta almost an adventure this morning! I just love living in the country!