Microsoft OneDrive Memories Remembers Horses & Hortense

The photo you see above arrived in my email this morning, part of the daily Microsoft OneDrive Memories from this Day.

Usually, I do not remember the memories Microsoft is telling me are a memory from this day.

But, I do remember this particular memory. This was at my first Texas abode, a couple decades ago. We had three horses. I only remember the name of one. That being the horse named Caution. Caution and I did not get along well, which I guess is why I remember the name.

Til I found myself living with horses, I did not know horses can be quite smart. The trio you see above were particularly smart. They somehow knew how to unlock the gate which blocked them from the backyard. 

The trio liked to get in the swimming pool, which you see a glimpse of in the background. They'd open the gate, slowly walk in, come over for a visit, pose for a photo, and then take a dip in the pool.

I do not know what the usual life span is of horses. I suspect the trio above has long gone from living status. 

My cat, Hortense, who made the move to Texas a few weeks before I did, died a couple years later, at 22 years old. At least that was the estimated age. Hortense is buried in the pasture the horses resided in when they were not breaking into the backyard.

I shall go see if I can find a photo of Hortense.

Well, that was easy. That is Hortense on my back. This is at my house in Mount Vernon, not Texas, Mount Vernon, Washington. Hortense liked to get on my back and read the morning Seattle Post-Intelligencer, while I drank coffee.

I miss having a real newspaper to read in the morning. Such is not available at my current location.