Patchy clouds covered the stars along the horizons, and lightening flickered in the distance, but above me the sky was mostly clear with no threat of rain.Patchy clouds covered the stars along the horizons, and lightening flickered in the distance, but above me the sky was mostly clear with no threat of rain. Aside from the lightening there was little visibility, as the moon wasn't out yet, so it took a little while for my eyes to adjust as I wandered out to the mares' pen through blind familiarity. Eventually I was able to make out a couple large blobs in the darkness, so I headed towards one, which turned out to be the ever-elusive Jo standing over the ever-loveable Crystal. I did a horse-snort as I approached so there would be no surprise (I'd nicker, but I'm really lousy at it) and traded snuffles with them both. After petting and whispering to Jo a bit, a settled down next to Crystal (Jo kindly made some room for me) and put one arm over her back and leaned up against her while I kept my other hand busy stroking her nose. We were ready to lie there for a good while and snuggle, as we've done before, until Lucy came up and broke up our little party, meaning to chase everyone off so she could have all the attention to herself. It's not like she's neglected, but I don't want to reward her for chasing everyone else off, so I ignore her and wander off with Crystal to another part of the pen, with Jo tagging along behind. |