Weekly Plan

     So my plan for this week is to finish going through all my pictures and figure out which ones I want to use. As I said earlier I have 44 that I like so far but I still have the rest of the year for more pictures so I need to see if I can trim those down into a more reasonable number. Once I have trimmed down the number of photos I would like to get started on my portfolio / iLife book. I don't want to leave everything till the last minute in June so I would like to start soon; however the starting of it requires iLife '11 and for that I have to talk to my parents. In the mean time I can start learning how to use Lightroom which is a new program my Dad got for me and continue to edit and take photos.
    My Mom got me a book at Borders,  :( they're closing, tonight and it was amazing, to say the least. It is a memoir about how Susan Richards overcame her alcoholism with the love of her animals and especially a Morgan mare.  Richards was brutally honest about her addiction, childhood and the reasons behind her drinking as well as her relationship with Georgia, a spirited mare who was full of heart and very self-assured. What truly struck me about this book was how Richards described her relationship with Georgia. She did not paint Georgia as the perfect horse who knew just what to do and listened to her every command, instead Richards painted a picture of a horse that was perfectly imperfect. One who did not feel the need to change her ways for any human. Some would call Georgia stubborn and bratty but Richards saw a beautiful soul who was confident and knew what she wanted from those around her. The way Georgia is described by Richards shows the love and understanding between the two. Richards was able to put into words what every true horse person struggles with. We understand what each other mean but we can never express it quite right to a non-horse person so that they get our obsession. Richards says it just right and for that I give her tremendous credit.