Things I Love About Being With Susan and Martha in Minnesota

1. cooler weather
2. horses
3. new things to photograph
4. Jack and Jill -- Susan's two dogs
5. forest trees
6. meadows
7. horses
8. the food
9. waking up early
10. sleeping in
11. shopping
12. looking at beads and shoes and books
13. listening to Susan and Martha talk
14. hearing Jill warble like a basset hound
15. Jack's eyes when he wants a piece of the banana I'm eating
16. being so far away from everything that I don't even get a cell phone signal
17. walking through the barns in the evening, shutting the doors and turning off the lights with Susan
18. the stars
19. watching the sun set
20. no rust or sulfur in the water
21. actually needing a sweater in July
22. hearing the horses nicker and run to see Susan when she calls
23. rubbing Fever's forehead and having him lower his head so I can reach better
24. when Fever listens to even tiny signals from my legs
25. showing off to Susan when I do something right on horseback
26. the smell of leather saddles in the office
27. the spiral staircase up to Susan's apartment
28. horses
29. sleeping in clean, crisp sheets at night
30. hearing Brent's voice over the phone