As part of my birthday weekend (my birthday isn’t until next weekend but W. will have family in town so we celebrated it this weekend) W. took me horseback riding yesterday. The weather was perfect and so was the ride. We went riding in March and the trees were bare and it was cold. Yesterday everything was green. We saw lots of wild flowers, birds, and butterflies. The ride was very relaxing and the horses were mild. In the photo you can see W. at the head of the pack. There was probably 15 people total on this ride. Luckily, we were able to ride at the front of the pack. I was right behind the leader. My view wasn’t obstructed and I took several nice photos. Below you can see what the landscape was like on the ride. It was beautiful.

This ride was just one part of a wonderful birthday weekend. W. took me to get my hair cut on Saturday, which was followed by a back massage. We then went and had a wonderfully relaxing lunch. Saturday evening W. brought me a cake with candles. I made a wish and blew out the candles. Then of course we had our own dessert in the bedroom. After the horseback riding, we went to Grey Ghost winery for a nice lunch. It was a great birthday weekend. W. is a special man.