Wednesday Walk goes Wild!
I'm pretty sure it is in the bible somewhere. Let me know when you find it.
So there, you have it. Walking around Chincoteague Island, checking out places to pitch my tent, also catching a few peeks of the new ponies born this spring. In a few days, it will all start, as we welcome in another year of the Annual Pony Swim and this post is for #WednesdayWalk with @tattoodjay. Don't step on tradition.
We walk down the main street and everything there are all things pony. Books, signs, saddlery stores, and even trailers to haul your ponies. Oh, yes! For Ninety-three years, everything has been that way. Go back and read about traditions if you don't remember.
And don't forget to watch out for the Horses! And yes, sometimes they do get in the street or on the beach or places they don't belong. It happens.
And just like that this walk is done! So glad you could come along. Share your walk with us, we'd like to see what you got to see and where you chose to walk. I hope you had a fabulous time and I think we should meet up here again next week! Until then, keep on Steeming!!!
My little Henry was bought at auction a few years back. There are feral (wild) ponies that live on Federal Land on Assateague Island. They live off the land, so it is important that they cull the herd, to ensure they won't starve. So, every year, they have an auction and raise money for the Fire Department.
So the joy may touch your soul
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Don't forget to come back for the Pony Swim, which will be next Wednesday !See you there!
I always post this poem down at the bottom of my posts. It is one that has become so near and dear to my heart. I only post the most famous part of it, but, wanted to post it in its entirety today.
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,
"everywhere"
"everywhere"
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I am already picturing myself on that pink bike strolling those streets like a gangster. lol
You, little pony Henry has a nice smile. Or maybe he is just laughing at us. I still have not figured out which one it is? lol
It seems like you had one amazing, refreshing walk, my friend. Thank you for sharing it with us. :)
I will admit that Henry does make some of the funniest faces and that being said, when a horse does this he is actually yawning. LOL I hate to admit that because it always looks like a smile to me, but the fact is he was bored of me giving him a bath. The annual Pony swim, which I will be going to next Wednesday is a couple hours from where I live but it's always worth the effort because it's so much fun. I can hardly wait to go and only hope that the temperatures cool down a little bit because it's brutal standing out there in the sun on the water watching them swim across the islands. All in all I have my vision of you pedaling furiously down the streets of Chincoteague in your little pink bicycle. Oh, I wish you were in my head and seeing what I see! LOL
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Well it probably would not mess with tradition too much if you traded in that tent and got a nice RV with AC LOL! I must say it does sound like a fun filled tradition! That quaint town will give you plenty to photograph! Blog materiel for a long time coming! Well Henry is quite the ham - for a horse! That shot is really a classic! What a fun walk and thanks for sharing it!
Well you know that I'm never one to step on tradition! Even though it's going to be hot as blazes, I'm still going to go out and if I begin to die just a little, I will give into one of those 3 or $400 a night hotels. It's only been in the last couple years where it's been close to a hundred degrees so perhaps the weatherman will have been drinking the Kool-Aid listening to the rest of the world say how hot it's going to be and jumped on board. Perhaps this is just a dream and it'll be 80° and we'll all be smiling as we're watching the horses swim to shore. That's my truth and I'm sticking to it. In actuality, if it is 100 degrees over the weekend Oh, I will probably come home for one day to soak up some of that air conditioning and go back for the swim the next day. I think I'm just becoming a weenie.
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Ha! I see my comment earned a !rip lol. I guess it means you don't give a rip about what I say... Well no, actually it means it IS worth a rip lol.
Seriously though I would drive home to get some AC. Hard to put a value on a good night's sleep! I would say that and a shower are surely worth it!
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Have you never been camping? Oh, they even have showers there! :) Home is a few hours away and after a day in the sun, not really wanting to do the slow crawl home. But, I promise I won't die and I may come home in between for a day.
Well does a motor home count as camping? We stayed in a camp ground and had a camp fire? I mean i am in small town USA that almost counts as camping I think!
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I'm actually doing this in the Sun at the farmers market and the screen was a little dark for me to see so I need to really look over these comments when I get home.
Oh you know I like to pull your leg a little... I think it is coz you are just so much fun ;)
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This Wednesday day walk is on favor of horse and its related, horse is being part of our life, civilization and many other history, thank you.
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A Pony Swim? Ooohhhh, how interesting...
And I love all the pony-themed items - what a collection of them you must have... Ok - I must tell myself to come back to check on the next installment! Looking forward to that... 😊
You are so adorable! Yes! A pony swim because they all live in the wild on an island that cannot keep supporting as many as they produce. So they swim them from one Island to the other and hold an auction to call the crowd. I actually bought my little guy Henry at 1 a few years back and they are one of the smartest breeds ever. I do love the little town that they hold the auction in, and everything there is themed Pony. I guess that's not a bad way to go! Thank you for dropping by and hopefully if I don't die out there before the swim because it's supposed to be in the extreme temperatures, I will bring back enough photos to make everybody happy! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a few words and I just love when you visit! Have a nice day! @ackhoo
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thank you so much for the tipu tip! I feel the warm and fuzzy. And I am so happy I came to read yours - not only do I love your walk, but also I am floored by the poem at the end. WOW. And I did not know Wednesday Walk was a challenge, so I placed my link on @tattoodjay post just now. Thanks again!
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Pretty cool. There's an island off the coast of Georgia with wild ponies. How do they go about "culling" other than auction?
They don't. Cumberland Islands horses manage themselves and are actually only numbering about 150 on the entire island. They usually live 9-10 years, so their growth is slowed down by that. I lived on Jekyll Island for a year and went there.
So their culling is by nature. Thanks for stopping by!
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Such an amazing place Lady Denise.
A great post as usual.
Incidentally, I received this from a friend yesterday and she sent my about six of her horse photos.
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Well those are amazing pictures that your friend takes and while I'm out there there's no chance that I have any time or able to use any editing tools. I'm always happy when I get internet. Lol your friend is a true artist and her pictures are divine. Thank you so much for sharing them with me and as usual my dear sir, I wish you well and have a good day!
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omg love that shot in which that pretty horse is showing his\her teeth :)
Isn't that the funniest thing you ever saw? That's our Henry, and he is always making the funniest faces for us and I finally started taking photos of them. I hope you are having a wonderful day as we head into the weekend almost. Thank you for stopping by and always leaving a kind comment.
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Oh Henry is adorable, I am looking forward to see more of Henry's shots. I am horse lover :)
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I will get more Henry shots! I have some but I'm usually so busy with him that I don't take many pictures of him. Thank you so much and it's always a pleasure.
getting busy with him must be adorable
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Good hustling @dswigle! But 100 degree heat? Yikes! Stay hydrated my friend!
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Isn't that the truth? I'm hoping that they are not right about the temperature, especially as I'm going to be camping no, but I can say that the last few years have been pretty hot and I have been doing this for at least 10 years. So, I've seen my share of hot and gross sweaty oh, and I'm hoping that I'm going to come out smelling like roses. LOL
Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!
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Camping in that heat... Well I'd rather that than freezing as I'm just about done with getting a cold every time I go camping haha!
I hope your sweat smells like roses then 😁
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