Horse Heaven

Photo by Misty McGinnis Bailey

This is a barn just outside of Knoxville in East Tennessee. One of my fellow grad students at UT snapped this picture on her way into work this week (she is a scientific writer/editor for the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, now) and she said it was so beautiful she just had to stop.

I'd like to imagine this is what horse heaven looks like. If I look really closely I can see Reece standing warm and happy, munching on hay in one of those spacious, weather-controlled stalls........with a steady supply of peppermint treats trickling into his bucket at 5-minute intervals. :-)