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This photo was taken by my daughter of herself and her pony. It tells several tales. A sad one of how a lovely girl grew too attached to the wrong pony. A creative one of the importance of expressing yourself artistically, and lastly the tale of how our ponies are an integral part of my children growing up.
I shall start with the last, growing up with ponies. When I look at this picture I think of the pleasure my girls have sharing emotions with their ponies. As small children might whisper their secrets into the ears of the softest teddy bear, so my daughters have told things to their ponies that no one else has ever heard. Constant companions in good times and bad.
This daughter discovered photography a couple of years ago. Artistic talent is not given space to grow in the French school system, if you want your children to appreciate the joy and importance of artistic expression it has to be encouraged at home. My girl loves to take photos, alone, with friends, small exhibitions, alot of fun. She is a great communicator and I am curious to see how she’ll use these talents in her future life.
Finally a tale of disappointment. This pony’s name is Oliver. He is strong and handsome and was chosen for his potential to jump high, but we hadn’t realised how arrogant and disrespectful he would become. After almost two years of persevering we had to admit that we couldn’t handle him, that he was dangerous even. He had to be sold, but for us all it felt like a failure. We thought we had failed our daughter, she felt she had failed her pony and it left us sad for a long time. This is part of learning, and coping with whatever life throws at you. You just have to emerge stronger and grow together.
Part of family life.
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What beautiful photos. I am lucky to have been a girl who grew up with ponies – amazing creatures. Losing my pony a few years ago was so sad and now when I get near a horse I feel very emotional.
A very nice post.
Your daughter is very talented. That last photo is very moving. i just love the horses eyelashes. Lovely post.
Dear Sharon
Thank you for your lovely intro… you're really too kind but I certainly will say thank you thank you… Now what a wonderful post you have given us here.. Firstly the photos are just gorgeous.. your daughter must be quite talented.. so much emotion coming through it is easy to see her love for her beloved horse… You know Ange recently wrote about a similar experience with the French schooling system.. you girls are really opening my eyes to just how lucky Australian children are…even more so than when we were kids…. I hope your daughter can find the time and opportunity to pursue what really makes her tick in life.. I'm so glad I tagged you as this is such a lovely tribute to your daughter…such a good looking and talented girl.. I'm sure she'll find her way… thanks for sharing this with us.. xx Julie
It is a stunning photo, incredible. We had a beautiful dog a couple of years ago, the most beautiful labrador I'd ever seen and so sweet. Unfortunately, we couldn't give him what he needed when my husband had a debilitating back problem and I had an infant and toddler. I've never given an animal away and it was so hard, but we waited for the right family. He now lives on a beautiful farm with another lab and a gorgeous family. He couldn't be happier but we still feel sad about it! I like the game, by the way. It's a very interesting idea. Rxx
Beautiful words and photo. I had a beautiful grey horse growing up and understand the special bond. Mel xxx
Beautiful photos, beautiful girl!
How stunning are these pictures! I adore the last one, so so beautiful!!
Have a happy Lundi and a great week, Sharon!
XOXO
Sharon, how extraordinary your daughter's talent is! As parents, few things give us greater joy than seeing our children happy. Your encouragement of her pursuing her passions is incredible.
Thanks for the tag! 🙂
(And, yes, a bit odd how we were on the same wavelength. )
Dear Sharon,
Thank you for tagging me!! I will search for a photo in my files to talk about!
xx
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dear sharon;
i am so moved with the hauntingly beautiful photo. your daughter is very talented. it is so good you allow her to spread her wings into creativity and will be such a joy to see where she heads.
thank you so much for the tag
xo'
debra
Hi Sharon. I'm on it! How fun. Love your story (my daughter is 21 and still wishes she had a pony!) Life throws so many lessons our way, in so many forms. Trish
Dear Sharon,
You asked me if the design of our outbuilding is from me! Well, it is more the design of my husband! He made the designs and we discussed together to bring it to a good end!
xx
Greet
Beautiful photo. A very interesting post. 🙂
Such a beautiful, bittersweet image.
Sharon, what a lovely post this is. The photos you shared are so poignant when read with the accompanying text. No wonder you are keen to see what the future holds for your beautiful daughter, so am I! Thanks for the tag, I just hope my photo doesn't involve a certain MOTH in his torn & daggy work shorts revealing just a little too much hairy leg for us all!
Millie ^_^