Photos by Tag: horse
Holiday horses
Nine-year-old Otter Moon was among many downtown Anacortes shoppers who took advantage of the opportunity to take a free horse drawn trolley ride this weekend. Pictured with handler Christine Finch are “stars” of the show: horses Slim and Bill, owned by Glen and Lola Lang.
Clippity clop
The sights and sounds of Christmas in downtown Anacortes include the clippity clop of horses’ hooves as a free horse drawn carriage makes its way up and down Commercial Avenue. The horses wear a “blanket” of colored lights. This weekend the team based out of Maison et Jardin at 404 Commercial. The free rides continue […]
Grazing
A horse grazes on pastureland in the shadow of Mt. Erie.
Sleeping in
Apparently unimpressed by the fact that the sun had been up for three hours, this Fidalgo Island filly remained in rest mode even as I approached with my camera. Home pasture for this horse in near the intersection of Spradley and Whistle Lake roads.
Christmas past
Both of the children’s toys in the window of this Commercial Avenue antique store pre-date my childhood, but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t have been excited to see either of them under the Christmas tree. Like most American children, I logged many hours “playing horse” and messing with toy cars. Both of these large toys […]
Peaceful pasture
I think I saw more than a dozen horses, including this one, on my Saturday morning drive. Like many others, I enjoy the rural atmosphere of south Fidalgo Island. See “Country Roads” in the Activities section for more photographs from my brief weekend adventure.
A touch of the Old West
This carving of a horse head is part of the entryway to Pioneer Trails RV Resort and Campground, a Fidalgo Island facility with an Old West theme. The campground offers modern RV sites with full hook-ups and cable TV, but they strive to maintain a sense of “old-fashioned family camping.” There are 24 covered wagons […]