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December 13, 2010

parading in the snow

Posted by Jennifer under Carriage Journal magazine, miscellaneous
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We seem to be on a snow theme here lately … but, in our defense: it does seem to be snowing in most parts of the U.S. at the moment.

Hope you enjoy these photos by Nancy Bairnsfather, from the December 4, 2010, installment of the annual Carriage Parade and Christmas Festival in Lebanon, Ohio … where it, well, snowed!

One of these four images will be featured in “The Passing Scene” in the upcoming (January 2011) issue of The Carriage Journal. Which one will it be??

photo by Nancy Bairnsfather

December 8, 2010

let it snow … let it snow … let it snow …

Posted by Jennifer under miscellaneous
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I’m in the final throes of completing the January issue of our magazine, which goes off to the printer next week … which is why I haven’t posted anything here in a while.

In the meantime, it snowed here last Saturday. For our first real snowfall of the season, it was quite impressive … about 3 inches in downtown Lexington. I know, I know … for those of you who are used to real snow, that’s not much. But hey, we’re used to getting real snow only verrrry rarely.

It was, in fact, a pretty snow, and not overly cold, so A.J. and I bundled up and walked over to the Henry Clay Estate to take enjoy the scenery and take photos:

oooohhh ... pretty snow

... and beautiful trees

the remnants of a portion of the old farm road on Henry Clay's property

inside the formal garden

snow melting and falling at the same time

the snow was really wet, and A.J. (who knows much more about these things than I do) reported that it was an excellent consistency for making snowballs

the snowy side entrance to the main house at the Henry Clay Estate

... and one of the window railings on the front of the house, decorated for the holidays

November 18, 2010

ponies in the snow

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Ann Miles, of The Carriage Barn in New Hampshire, sent this photo of the furry, adorable Barnum and Bailey. They are Belgian circus ponies that were given to The Carriage Barn’s driving program. Ann said that “someone had the brilliant idea of putting a pole on the front of a dogsled … the trick is to steer and not lose your balance.”

Barnum and Bailey in the snow (photo courtesy of The Carriage Barn)

Next, Ann sent this video of the ponies pulling their dog sled.

Do you have any videos or photos to share of your wintertime driving activities? Feel free to send us your favorite, furriest, most beautiful, or most unusual turnouts.

November 10, 2010