Wednesday Walk goes Wild!

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Over on Chincoteague Island and despite the rain, no less while this girl is getting ready to go camping in the sweltering heat, read that as almost 100 degrees, all because tradition has it. I have never been a slave to fashion or trends that are in vogue. Yet, traditions may not be broken nor toyed with. Not since the beginning of time.

I'm pretty sure it is in the bible somewhere. Let me know when you find it.

So there, you have it. Walking around Chincoteague Island, checking out places to pitch my tent, also catching a few peeks of the new ponies born this spring. In a few days, it will all start, as we welcome in another year of the Annual Pony Swim and this post is for #WednesdayWalk with @tattoodjay. Don't step on tradition.



*It is so hard to accessorize your ponies properly. The beauty is not so much in the way they frolic in the tidewaters, but more the loveliness of their locks, many growing long enough to touch the ground. This is for my #WednesdayWalk with @tattoodjay, If you post to this challenge, drop your link here

We walk down the main street and everything there are all things pony. Books, signs, saddlery stores, and even trailers to haul your ponies. Oh, yes! For Ninety-three years, everything has been that way. Go back and read about traditions if you don't remember.

And we continue down the street, to see what we can see.

In the winter, the entire island shuts down and the locals get their life back. Oh, but, while it is in season, it is a wonderful little place. Did I tell you that it is all things pony here on the island?


Bicycles are highly recommended for getting around. It is the only way unless you hop the trolley. The traffic can be worse than New York City because there is usually one way there and one way back route to contend with. But, hey! You'll be fit as a fiddle in no time.

And don't forget to watch out for the Horses! And yes, sometimes they do get in the street or on the beach or places they don't belong. It happens.

Flowers. There must always be flowers. One more set of flowers! I promise! This picture is dedicated to #WednesdayYellow #ColorChallenge by @Kalemandra! The one who colors my every day.

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We step up into the trolley that is ironically called the Pony Express, and go down the street. It's early and yet, everything in the town is open. The internet is a busy place right now, here on the island, so I (im)patiently waited to post this. A true test in faith.

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And just like that this walk is done! So glad you could come along. Share your walk with us, we'd like to see what you got to see and where you chose to walk. I hope you had a fabulous time and I think we should meet up here again next week! Until then, keep on Steeming!!!

My little Henry was bought at auction a few years back. There are feral (wild) ponies that live on Federal Land on Assateague Island. They live off the land, so it is important that they cull the herd, to ensure they won't starve. So, every year, they have an auction and raise money for the Fire Department.

¸.♥´¸.•♥*¨) Let the sun shine in on your life
So the joy may touch your soul
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Don't forget to come back for the Pony Swim, which will be next Wednesday !See you there!



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I always post this poem down at the bottom of my posts. It is one that has become so near and dear to my heart. I only post the most famous part of it, but, wanted to post it in its entirety today.

they set my aunts house on fire
i cried the way women on tv do
folding at the middle
like a five pound note.
i called the boy who use to love me
tried to ‘okay’ my voice
i said hello
he said warsan, what’s wrong, what’s happened?

i’ve been praying,
and these are what my prayers look like;
dear god
i come from two countries
one is thirsty
the other is on fire
both need water.

later that night
i held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered,
"where does it hurt?"
it answered,

"everywhere"
"everywhere"
"everywhere"

warsan shire



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Well it probably would not mess with tradition too much if you traded in that tent and got a nice RV with AC LOL! I must say it does sound like a fun filled tradition! That quaint town will give you plenty to photograph! Blog materiel for a long time coming! Well Henry is quite the ham - for a horse! That shot is really a classic! What a fun walk and thanks for sharing it!

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Well you know that I'm never one to step on tradition! Even though it's going to be hot as blazes, I'm still going to go out and if I begin to die just a little, I will give into one of those 3 or $400 a night hotels. It's only been in the last couple years where it's been close to a hundred degrees so perhaps the weatherman will have been drinking the Kool-Aid listening to the rest of the world say how hot it's going to be and jumped on board. Perhaps this is just a dream and it'll be 80° and we'll all be smiling as we're watching the horses swim to shore. That's my truth and I'm sticking to it. In actuality, if it is 100 degrees over the weekend Oh, I will probably come home for one day to soak up some of that air conditioning and go back for the swim the next day. I think I'm just becoming a weenie.

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Thanks for stopping by and leaving you're always wonderful words and I hope you have a great day.

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Ha! I see my comment earned a !rip lol. I guess it means you don't give a rip about what I say... Well no, actually it means it IS worth a rip lol.

Seriously though I would drive home to get some AC. Hard to put a value on a good night's sleep! I would say that and a shower are surely worth it!

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I'm actually doing this in the Sun at the farmers market and the screen was a little dark for me to see so I need to really look over these comments when I get home.

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Oh you know I like to pull your leg a little... I think it is coz you are just so much fun ;)

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Have you never been camping? Oh, they even have showers there! :) Home is a few hours away and after a day in the sun, not really wanting to do the slow crawl home. But, I promise I won't die and I may come home in between for a day.

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Well does a motor home count as camping? We stayed in a camp ground and had a camp fire? I mean i am in small town USA that almost counts as camping I think!

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Enjoyed your post, the first one on my first day back home from hospital (just 5 days home).
It looks like a great place. We have an island belonging to the Netherlands too where it is bikes and walking only. No trolley. I loved it there. It is called Schiermonnikoog, but no ponies.

Love the poem on the bottom. 💕

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Well, I guess I didn't know that you were going to the hospital and so I hope that all is well with you. I'm glad that you are home, hopefully resting and feeling a little bit better. Isn't it so nice to have these places that have no cars and only bikes and pedestrians. When I was in Holland cello we didn't use our vehicle hardly at all but we biked everywhere that we went, within reason of course. This place has the trolley but the trolley only work seasonally and mostly in the summer because the sun guests are a little bit lazy here in life and don't want to walk everywhere. So they put out a trolley to keep their tourist trade going and the rest of us mere mortals pedal away. LOL I hope you are having a most wonderful day and thank you for stopping in and saying hello, leaving your words behind.

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Denise, even if you don't tell us that it is all about pony island, we could tell! Hahaha! 😂😂😂 But kidding aside, it is such a pretty place to walk around. Thank you for taking us there. 😍

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Will anyone could tell it's all about the ponies! Right? And you are right, if you did not know that this island was all about its wild ponies, you would have to be living in your own world. It is a nice place and I love going there and it's not that far from where I live so, it makes for a nice little break in life. I hope you have a most wonderful day and I want to thank you for stopping by and for all the support that you show me.

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This Wednesday day walk is on favor of horse and its related, horse is being part of our life, civilization and many other history, thank you.

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Thank you so much for the Wednesday walk comment and I hope you have a most wonderful day..

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What a gorgeous Wednesday Walk, such a quaint place! Camping...well I used to do that but nowadays it just seems like such a schlepp to do all that packing! But it's great fun when everything is all set up not so :)

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When it comes to Camping, I could actually say that I'm a minimalist and bring very little with me, only the necessity. That probably makes me a lazy camper but it works and it doesn't seem like such a big deal when I take very little. I find that I used to overpack and bring so much stuff they made it not worth it in the end. LOL will thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a most wonderful day.

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I love all the horses. Looks like a really fun place. I hope it cools down for you :)

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It is a really fun place and the times that the ponies run the Stray are actually fun. When you're laying on the beach and one walks in your path oh, it's not a common sight but it really puts a smile to my cease. Thank you so much for stopping by and dropping a hello and a kind of comment. I know it's going to be hot no matter what I do but that is par for the time of year. Have a great day!

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That would be really nice to have one come up and say hi ! We don't have horses on the beach here. A long time ago. Down in Mexico they do! :)

Thank you very much :)

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I can guarantee you that if you had someone come up to you and say hi with their cold nose, you would scream like a little girl. In that would be because you have your eyes closed as you're sunning and that would be an unusual feeling to have. LOL

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Have a nice day Denise! Thanks for sharing. Little Henry is so cheerful, he smiles that way. (Lol)

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Isn't he the most cheerful little guy you've ever seen? I love when we can get him to make that face and of course it's not a real smile but we all pretend that he's grinning it as! Thank you for stopping by and leaving such a sweet comment and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Sometime going wild too is a different fun :D
thanks for sharing the joy

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Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your wonderful words behind. Have a most wonderful day!

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Even with rain sounds a beautiful place to visit almost stepping back in time having to ride or walk or take the trolley

Looking forward to the Pony Swim next week

Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :)
Thanks for this great post and being an active member and guide of @steemusa !tip

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Well, while I'm not excited about the rain and the extremely hot weather, I can say that the thought of another Pony swim pretty much excites me. I have no idea why I can watch this time and time again but it's always a little bit different, the horses swimming in the water across the channel is a magnificent sight and we got Henry there, so it makes it all kind of fun. I love wandering through the island and sneaking a peek at the ponies as they weed through the title grasses, living life. Anyway, think of me as I am having sketchy internet and Truce hot weather and I'll try not to take your name in vain. Just kidding. Maybe. Thank you as always for coming by and leaving such wonderful comments and I want to thank you for being the best partner in crime!

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YEah the rain and heat is not ideal of course but the island sounds so beautiful it will still be such fun I am sure, seeing the horse swimming is something that really appeals to me it must be such. Cool thing to experience

NO worries about taking my name in vain it happens to me a lot lOL

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What an amazing Pony Island :D :D It seems that I have seen so much but no! Every time every week I found something new here, cool or fun or fancy. And always exciting :)

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Aren't you so sweet? Of course I'm going to try to find something new for you! It's my job! And while I usually will pick just the mundane and regular topics occasionally something kind of special comes up and I love to share it with everybody. So I want to thank you for stopping by to see what I have and for leaving your wonderful words behind.

Have a great day!

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That's what I like in Steem! I can find in my feed things, stories and ideas I couldn't even imagine! ))) It's always so fun and exciting!
And sometimes I write something quite ordinal, and then the post finds a reader for whom it is new and different.

Thank you so much for the tip and your lovely comment! Have an amazing weekend ahead!

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You always leave the sweetest words! Thank you so much for that and thank you always for taking the time to stop and read my post. I agree that it's always fun and exciting to Surf around and see what people have and I have been pleasantly surprised with the information and things that I have found. I wish you a most wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by!

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So many horses there. When they cull the herd, what do they do with the culled?

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When I say call but heard, what I mean is that they take the young ones that will still be able to transition over to a domestic life and sell them at auction. That is how I got mine and he is one of the smartest I have ever seen. They really are a smart breed and I suppose living in the wild you would have to be.

Thanks for stopping by and for your interest in these wild ponies. I hope you have a most wonderful day!

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Good hustling @dswigle! But 100 degree heat? Yikes! Stay hydrated my friend!

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Isn't that the truth? I'm hoping that they are not right about the temperature, especially as I'm going to be camping no, but I can say that the last few years have been pretty hot and I have been doing this for at least 10 years. So, I've seen my share of hot and gross sweaty oh, and I'm hoping that I'm going to come out smelling like roses. LOL

Have a great day and thank you for stopping by!

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Camping in that heat... Well I'd rather that than freezing as I'm just about done with getting a cold every time I go camping haha!

I hope your sweat smells like roses then 😁

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omg love that shot in which that pretty horse is showing his\her teeth :)

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Isn't that the funniest thing you ever saw? That's our Henry, and he is always making the funniest faces for us and I finally started taking photos of them. I hope you are having a wonderful day as we head into the weekend almost. Thank you for stopping by and always leaving a kind comment.

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Oh Henry is adorable, I am looking forward to see more of Henry's shots. I am horse lover :)
thank you for the tip,have a nice day :)

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I will get more Henry shots! I have some but I'm usually so busy with him that I don't take many pictures of him. Thank you so much and it's always a pleasure.

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Such an amazing place Lady Denise.
A great post as usual.
Incidentally, I received this from a friend yesterday and she sent my about six of her horse photos.

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Blessings!

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Well those are amazing pictures that your friend takes and while I'm out there there's no chance that I have any time or able to use any editing tools. I'm always happy when I get internet. Lol your friend is a true artist and her pictures are divine. Thank you so much for sharing them with me and as usual my dear sir, I wish you well and have a good day!

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I am already picturing myself on that pink bike strolling those streets like a gangster. lol

You, little pony Henry has a nice smile. Or maybe he is just laughing at us. I still have not figured out which one it is? lol

It seems like you had one amazing, refreshing walk, my friend. Thank you for sharing it with us. :)

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I will admit that Henry does make some of the funniest faces and that being said, when a horse does this he is actually yawning. LOL I hate to admit that because it always looks like a smile to me, but the fact is he was bored of me giving him a bath. The annual Pony swim, which I will be going to next Wednesday is a couple hours from where I live but it's always worth the effort because it's so much fun. I can hardly wait to go and only hope that the temperatures cool down a little bit because it's brutal standing out there in the sun on the water watching them swim across the islands. All in all I have my vision of you pedaling furiously down the streets of Chincoteague in your little pink bicycle. Oh, I wish you were in my head and seeing what I see! LOL

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My comments became unattached so somebody else got your tip. So here you go! These ones for you!

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Well, thank you, my friend, for all the tips. You are spoiling the heck out of me with your tips. lol

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A Pony Swim? Ooohhhh, how interesting...
And I love all the pony-themed items - what a collection of them you must have... Ok - I must tell myself to come back to check on the next installment! Looking forward to that... 😊

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Thank you so much for dropping by and leaving your kind and generous words behind. Have a most wonderful weekend!

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You are so adorable! Yes! A pony swim because they all live in the wild on an island that cannot keep supporting as many as they produce. So they swim them from one Island to the other and hold an auction to call the crowd. I actually bought my little guy Henry at 1 a few years back and they are one of the smartest breeds ever. I do love the little town that they hold the auction in, and everything there is themed Pony. I guess that's not a bad way to go! Thank you for dropping by and hopefully if I don't die out there before the swim because it's supposed to be in the extreme temperatures, I will bring back enough photos to make everybody happy! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a few words and I just love when you visit! Have a nice day! @ackhoo

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I remember this island of Chincoteague Island from a last year's post. Everything looks like another century and it's nice to walk back in time.

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Surprisingly, most of the small towns on the East Coast are similar with the older buildings and keeping things simple.

Thanks, Dan. I have done quite a few of these posts because it is close to the house I have on the Shore. I was happy to have discovered it when I bought the house about ten years ago.

That is where my pony came from. :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

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Yes, I know about your pony. You were more than inspired to buy this house.

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Oh, I forgot the !tip ... Have a good day, Dan @bluemoon

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Thank you, @dswigle! I wanted a long time to tell you, you do not need to send this gift. I do not want you to understand that I'm interacting because of it.

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I never thought that- ever.

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Of course, I'm sure about this. It was about how I felt ...

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Pretty cool. There's an island off the coast of Georgia with wild ponies. How do they go about "culling" other than auction?

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They don't. Cumberland Islands horses manage themselves and are actually only numbering about 150 on the entire island. They usually live 9-10 years, so their growth is slowed down by that. I lived on Jekyll Island for a year and went there.

So their culling is by nature. Thanks for stopping by!

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thank you so much for the tipu tip! I feel the warm and fuzzy. And I am so happy I came to read yours - not only do I love your walk, but also I am floored by the poem at the end. WOW. And I did not know Wednesday Walk was a challenge, so I placed my link on @tattoodjay post just now. Thanks again!

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It is my pleasure!! He will ne happy to see another join the challenge!

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Henry Looks sooo funny! I love that you were able to take a photo like that wherein he's showing his teeth. THanks for sharing this with us and have a great day!

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Oh my goodness! First the Pow-Wow and now Chincoteague! You are reminding me of all the great camping vacations I had with my kids back in the eighties! So they still swim the ponies? I didn't think that they would be doing it anymore fro some reason!

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Now that would be something to see and worth sweating it out in the wait. I'll be tuning in on Wednesday.

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"Well, Willll-bur", said in a most horsine voice. I think that is a classic, all the pony stuff. If you're going to do something, do it up right, I always say. Looks like a lot of fun, except the sweltering in the sleeping bag part. Only thing worse, doing it on a beach, with sand everywhere. I hope you are on some sort of platform, off the beach.
I can certainly relate to the whole tradition thing, my friends used to give me grief for driving the same way across town every time. Maybe that's not quite the same.
All the bikes and horses remind me of Macinac Island, up by OGP way. Long ago. Well, hope your night is a good one. Cheers from out yonder.

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Are you back on Pony Island it seemed like you were only there yesterday damn time flys are you going to be buying another Henry...lol :)

Have fun and enjoy my friend :)

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