by Jim and Laurel Pence

Laurel and I live in Texas and, although we don't have any horses, they are all around us. As a matter of fact, we occasionally feed our next door neighbors' horses when they are away, and it's always an amazing experience.

Our neighbors have a long driveway that crosses the horses' main pasture. When we walk over there, they know it's "goodie time". As we walk up that driveway, these two huge animals come up and walk right alongside us. It's an awe-inspiring experience. I'm 6'1" and they're both taller than I am!

This week's Thursday resource post is about how to draw horses.

Athletes stretch their muscles before they work out. Do you know how to stretch your drawing muscles?

By James H. (Jim) Pence

I remember the first time I noticed how many different shades of green I could see in a grove of trees...

One of the things I like most about living out in the country is what I call “natural landscaping”. My kids laugh when they hear me say that, because in their opinion it's simply an excuse not to mow the grass. And while I have to admit that there's an advantage to not mowing the grass, that's not my primary motivation.