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Christmas 2003
First posted Dec 9, 2003
Last update Jan 2, 2018
398 x 600, 57.6 k We began our year with a visit to the National Botanical Gardens in Washington.
800 x 531, 59.1 k The gardens have many orchids.
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800 x 531, 68.4 k Western Cacti which grow in arid climates.
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800 x 531, 107.6 k A Christmas display for the children as well as adults.
800 x 531, 80.4 k The outside of the newly renovated gardens.
398 x 600, 34.3 k The afternoon sunlight against the Smithsonian's Castle building.
398 x 600, 35.9 k Around Washington, Washington Monument, US Capitol, Civil War Memorial, National Art Gallery.
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800 x 531, 126.6 k Another beautiful snowfall in Clifton.
800 x 531, 60.5 k Bob, Frank and Chuck wearing matching cowboy shirts.
398 x 600, 72.9 k The entrance to Fort Valley with winter ice and snow.
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800 x 531, 46.8 k Bob entertains Chuck with a piano concerto.
800 x 531, 121.4 k Bob, Trooper and Chuck near a pile of branches taken down by an ice storm at Chigger Hill Farm.
800 x 531, 32.1 k Two buddy's watch the sunset over the mountains.
800 x 531, 103.2 k Frank rides Slim at Piscataway Stables on an ASGRA sponsored trail ride.
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800 x 531, 76.2 k Frank, Terry, Bob and Tom get aquatinted with the new colt Sarg.
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800 x 531, 48.7 k Sarg receives a kind hand from Terry.
800 x 531, 67.2 k Frank set up a webcam comparison test using all the cameras he has. The results can be seen on his CowboyFrank.net site.
800 x 531, 120.2 k A late winter snowstorm dumped over a foot in Clifton.
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800 x 531, 44.4 k Once a month Frank must journey to Washington in the evening for his Rodeo Association Board meeting.
800 x 531, 64.3 k This year, in addition to being webmaster, Frank is also Secretary for the Association. Here we see a meeting in progress.
800 x 531, 77.8 k In the spring Tom's sister and nephew Lee visited and we took them to see the horses at Chigger Hill Farm. Visit the Chigger Hill Farm website also maintained by Frank.
800 x 531, 81.6 k Pat gets aquatinted with Alazar.
800 x 531, 104.7 k On another day of their visit, we went to Gunston Hall Plantation, an historic home in Northern Virginia.
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800 x 531, 91.9 k We spent one evening and went to see Monty Roberts, the famed Horse Whisperer, give a demonstration of his technique.
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800 x 531, 55.9 k Frank waits in line to get Monty's autograph on a book.
800 x 531, 78.7 k The facility where the demonstration was held in suburban Maryland.
800 x 531, 35.7 k As spring approaches we watch birds out our study window.
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800 x 531, 154.8 k On another visit to Chigger Hill Farm we watch as a group of riders passes through the farm on a 100 mile endurance ride.
800 x 531, 68.1 k Runner is interested to see if we will feed him an apple.
800 x 531, 80.8 k Frank spends some time grooming Sam.
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398 x 600, 68.8 k Chuck models the new ASGRA shirt for the rodeo website
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800 x 531, 80.7 k On still another visit we see the new horse Bucky. Bucky replaced Sam who was sold.
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800 x 531, 84.8 k As we leave Fort Valley we pass another horse farm with the beautiful Massanutten Mountains in the background.
800 x 531, 87.9 k Frank's rodeo association holds a training school in southern Pennsylvania, hosted by Classic Rodeo Productions. Here Frank gets roped by Mark Baker, the fund raising chairman.
800 x 531, 84.8 k Calf roping on foot, an event geared for the beginning roper.
800 x 531, 67.9 k It's more difficult than it looks.
800 x 531, 75.3 k The group listens to an instructor explaining the proper procedure for chute dogging.
800 x 531, 86.7 k Trying to wrestle an 800 pound steer to the ground.
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800 x 531, 97.3 k At the stables where Frank is taking horse riding lessons.
800 x 531, 93.7 k This is the identical photo to above after Frank has digitally removed the fences and power lines.
800 x 531, 143.7 k Horses belonging to Andy and Lewis come running expecting a treat.
800 x 531, 83.8 k Sulamith, Frank and Bev at an overlook on the Massanutten Mountains.