There's a new man in my life ;)

[lizziegrace]

Meet Bandit. He's a permanent resident in the barn on my property. I don't own him and am deathly allergic to horses, but we spend time outside in the pasture. He likes apples, green grass and spending afternoons in the sun. ;)

[Oeditpus Rex]

1. Hey, that's a Horse!

You ain't foolin' me.

[lizziegrace]

4. You're too smart for me!

What can I say?











:)

[xchrom]

2. isn't he gorgeous!

[RFKHumphreyObama]

3. Wow! Great pictures and beautiful horse LizzieGrace

Besides his great white coat and beautiful face, the other feature I like about him are his big eyes.

[lizziegrace]

6. Thanks!

He's finally settled in. He spent the first few days in a lather over the new surroundings. He spent hours testing the fence, so now it's electrified.

He's only about 5 and "speaks" to me whenever I come outside. (The pasture's across the driveway.)

It's beautiful here today. Cool and clear with an empty blue sky. (Thank you Neil Young for the imagery)

:)

[Haole Girl]

5. He looks like gentle soul..

...love the way he turned his head to check you out better...maybe see if you had an apple or something. Thanks for sharing these.

[lizziegrace]

7. I had given him an apple

he wanted more. :)

He's a bit of a rowdy boy, but overall a calm spirit. I wish I could spend more time with him without risking a trip to the ER. :(

[LadyoftheRabbits]

8. Awwww!

He's beautiful! I hope I can come home soon and meet him. :D :hug:

[lizziegrace]

18. He'll be waiting for you

especially if you bring apples.

Check your work schedule. I hope you can come home soon. :)

(I miss you!)

[speedoo]

9. Hiya Bandit!!

Very nice to meet you.

Now listen, lizziegrace has lots of friends here, so take good care of her, and you will have lots of friends here too!:hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

10. He's beautiful! And old fellow? I love him.

I want to hug him an pet him and squeeze him and call him silly names.

I am quite fond of horses . . . this is Sabre on the left, and Kimmy on the right



Sweet animals are a tonic in hard times, aren't they, Lizzie?

BTW, that second chin is shrinking, and that bracelet is growing.

[lizziegrace]

12. Terrific photo!!

I love horses too. I'm so allergic that Lelapin had to call the squad one time. My lips and nails were turning blue. :(

Bandit's a young'un. He's only about 5.

Congrats on the shrinking self! :hug:

[johnnie]

11. B.E.A uuutiful

I feel like going riding now.

[lizziegrace]

17. You want to ride a horse?

Now there's a way to find muscles you didn't know you had. Besides, I don't think you should drink and ride. ;)

[johnnie]

20. I've ridden before

It was fun. :)

[u4ic]

13. Just

how much of a man is he? ;)


(he's a gelding, I take it...)

And if not...wow, you got a stud! :evilgrin:


He's beautiful. I'm sorry you're so allergic to horses...I'd rather be dead than not be able to be near those magnificent creatures.

I like the last pic - he has a lovely head. Lots of space between the eyes is thought to be a sign of intelligence. He sure looks very inquisitive. :hi:

[lizziegrace]

14. Not much

he's a gelding.

But, regardless of his "status", he and my cat Widget are the only two men guaranteed not to ever break my heart.

:)

[billyskank]

21. Lots of space between the eyes is thought to be a sign of intelligence, eh

I wonder if that works for humans too. I always thought Dubya's eyes were too close together...

[Arugula Latte]

15. Handsome boy!

I love Paint horses.

[lizziegrace]

16. Same here

and Appaloosas.

:hi:

[pookieblue]

19. Oh he looks like a medicine hat

One of my favorite types of paints. And paints are my favorite next to Appaloosas. I grew up on a farm and we raised App's.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. My dear lizziegrace!

These are wonderful pics! He is a beauty, too........

Too bad you're so deathly allergic to him.......

But at least you can get close enough to give him apples and take some great pics......

:loveya: :hug:

[lizziegrace]

23. And he's always glad to see me

:)

He's fun to watch from the kitchen window. He loves to run. :)

[BarenakedLady]

24. Beautiful!

My daughter would be so jealous.

[lizziegrace]

25. Lelapin (my daughter) *is* jealous!

My favorite book as a young girl was "Misty of Chincoteague". I've always loved horses.

:)

[BarenakedLady]

26. Me too.

And now I get to live vicariously through my 9 yr old who gets to ride every week for the lessons I never got. :)

[YellowRubberDuckie]

27. He's gorgeous!

I love horses. They have such definative personalities. We had horses growing up. Actually, the first horse we had was insane. He thought he was a dog. Used to jump on my dad's shoulders, knock him down and lick his face. And if you walked into the pasture holding a Coors beer you would either have to give it to him or he would bug you until you either left or gave it to him. And Dad used to give him rum and coke occasionally too and he was all over that. So we had an insane alcoholic horse who thought he was a dog. Just figures. We had a pig who thought he was a cat too, but that's another story. :shrug:
Duckie

[lizziegrace]

28. You had an amazing childhood

didn't you? I'm dying over the pig who thought he was a cat. :rofl:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

29. I don't know about amazing...

But when it came to the animals we had, yes. We always had really weird, fun animals. Dad bought the pig off a friend of his. He failed to warn me about how friendly the pig was. I was wandering through the field one day, and the pig chased me up a tree. Scared the shit out of me. When he finally stalked off, his feelings hurt,I jumped out of the tree, and I made it back to the house, sprinting. I thought my dad was going to fall to the ground he was laughing so hard. He assured me the pig wouldn't hurt me, and I made friends with him.
Duckie