Our Emmylou
She's here! Our preposterously cute, three-month-old girl dachshund. (Cream w/dark points; 4.5 lbs; extra silky; specializes in hunting leaves & acorns, chasing own tail, gazing...
May 2016 10
Farm & Ranch
Dec 2015 12
Indian December
It's freakishly warm in the northeast. Definitely not-right feeling, but the horses are enjoying themselves. The old boys spend their days outside with no blankets. Ariel keeps them so...
Nov 2015 11
My Mother’s Pictures
My mother came to visit and, on a whim, took a late-afternoon walk with her camera. The light was doing something magical on the pond. She shot algae looking like galaxies; reflections,...
Oct 2015 24
Fall Days on the Farm
It's that legendary New England time of year. From our kitchen window, I watch the rising sunlight slice across Grappa and Otter's field, onto this one particular band of crimson trees....
Sep 2015 24
Hunter Jumps, Old School
This morning while I rode—a crisp sunny morning with that peaceful early-fall light—Alan was up here with his backhoe putting the finishing touches on our stone wall jump. It's mini, I...
Sep 2015 17
Old Friends
Here's just a sweet video of Grappa and Otter giving each other a withers-scratch. These two are such good buddies, been friends a lot of years now. So nice to see them enjoying life...
Sep 2015 3
How To Play Poison-Style Croquet
It's my family's go-to summer weekend game. Skip the whites, bring out the barbecue and cocktails, and stake your course on whatever flattish ground you have. A little hill just adds an...
Aug 2015 26
Fruit Trees on the Farm
Apricots, apples, mulberries, pears: it surprised us to find these trees on the farm, little signs of the care that once went into this place, before the vegetation fell into...
Jul 2015 26
New Trails
The southern loop is open for riding! How sweet it is to see our vision start to take shape. These woods were once so overgrown you could barely get through on foot. Now we've cleared...
