Hidden treasures

@TheHorse (205703)
Walnut Creek, California
August 7, 2017 9:31pm CST
I'm getting pretty good at being fully absorbed in whatever I do. There are hidden treasures everywhere. The other day, as we were setting up for an outdoor gig, one of my brothers (from another mother) came over, with his owner riding him. I was in human form, for the gig, but my brother recognized me and put his ears up. I sniffed his nostrils. He sniffed mine. It was good. A week or two before that before that, we were visited by doves. There haven't been that many birds this year, so I just kicked back and watched as the adults taught the younger doves to fly. I love the sound of their wings when they take off. On Sunday, I added a coat of Watco Walnut Danish Oil to a speaker surface I'd refinished weeks before. The grain took on a three-dimensional quality that was really beautiful. I was given this pair of speakers, in terrible shape, and now they're beautiful. Someone is going to get them for $40. Have you found beauty in the mundane lately? Or turned the mundane into something beautiful?
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Reine25
@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
8 Aug 17
Had I? Not sure, but i might have in the past
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205703)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 17
Do tell! Pull no punches.
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Reine25
@Lucky15 (37346)
• Philippines
11 Aug 17
@TheHorse got a "selective" amnesia
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allen0187
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
8 Aug 17
Have you found beauty in the mundane lately? Yes. Or turned the mundane into something beautiful? Yes. Nice of you to turn the speakers into $40. How much was your profit?
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allen0187
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
9 Aug 17
@TheHorse I see what you mean. Good for you. You love your work!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205703)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 17
$40. But they're worth more than that. I just want all of the speakers, receiver cabinets and coasters I work on to find happy homes. It's a labor of love.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205703)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Aug 17
@allen0187 Yep. I DO like making some money from what I do. It adds up over time. But getting these things back into service (and enjoying the beauty of the wood) is a big part of it.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
8 Aug 17
I love those speakers, you should charge more, they are worth more than $40.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
8 Aug 17
@TheHorse Someone who would like them, will also be ready to pay a little more.
The Horse
@TheHorse (205703)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 17
Maybe I will. They sound a little bright to me. I just want them to find a happy home.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
11 Aug 17
I am really impressed your "brother" recognized you in human form, pony! (He must have been exceptionally gifted for a horse... or you were still sporting the tail and the scent from your horse self while in your human guise... Both of those explanations work for me... how about you? ) I haven't created anything lately that I thought was beautiful... Most of the time I can't see. Since I am visually oriented, not being able to see really cramps my style and creativity! (That's what I am going to say if anyone else asks me the same question! )
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
12 Aug 17
@TheHorse I usually can't see because of a high pollen or spore content to the air here. (It has been high spore count for the last month.) I bet you're right, pony! I kept telling you it wasn't necessary for you to bugle a challenge at every stallion you see, especially in your human guise! SMH!
The Horse
@TheHorse (205703)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Aug 17
Why can't you see? He recognized me as a "brother" pretty quickly. It' my behavior, not my scent, I think.
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
8 Aug 17
I have not, I have however helped a friend come out to her friends that she is trans, and she says I have helped her tons, so I can take some comfort in that
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Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
10 Aug 17
@TheHorse most of her friends, I think, if they admitted it, already kinda knew. I did. But I'm more...observant when it comes to what ppl think they are hiding. And her friends are accepting. Her family not so much. Her work is. She needs to get into a professional psychologist or something though, opening the door to admitting this, has make the dysforia worse along with the swings from being happy to being more like she wants to be, and sad from not being just... what did she tell me last night... "Can't I just wake up tomorrow and be right?"
The Horse
@TheHorse (205703)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 17
That's a good thing! I hope she is accepted by those around her.
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Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Aug 17
Yes I see the beauty all around me, daily for the most part. I dont know why but I cant seem to get back to writing or even painting, I have it all in my head but have yet to get it on the paper or canvas. However I do make some of the best jams and jellies this side of the Mississippi, I think I am getting fat!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205703)
• Walnut Creek, California
9 Aug 17
Jams and jellies sound good. I'm on the other side of the Mississippi, but I'd be no threat to you anyway. Can you just start something on canvas and see if it calls to you?
vanny
@vandana7 (98823)
• India
8 Aug 17
It must be love... I love watching princess..listening to her when she is teaching me something...she is always telling me to do something, or teaching me...I guess I look really dumb...this is how you do it...right? hmmm ..it may seem very ordinary thing to others. But I absolutely love this unpaid teacher. lol
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205703)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 17
Yes, I pretend I'm Peter Falk in Colombo. I play the straight man. Sometimes the kids remind me, "This is only pretend!" I say, "I know that. I'm a grown-up." Then we get back to it.
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~Hèmà~
@smileyhema (4606)
• United States
29 Aug 17
Yeah I've... I always believe today's newspaper is tomorrow's waste paper and it really does not go waste .. it creates a business entity for someone else who turn archeaolgical things to fortune ones... good that you made a good fortune out of those speakers .. =)
Pat Z Anthony
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
8 Aug 17
Some of the oils we have used over the years really made a difference in the wood pieces we have.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205703)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 17
Sometimes you can get away with oiling only. But for the real deal, you have to sand first.
Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
8 Aug 17
That's a good looking speaker!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205703)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 17
Thanks! It's a little bright sounding, but it will work in someone's system, and make their living room or bedroom (or office) look really nice.
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Dollar Boy
@dollaboy (6048)
•
8 Aug 17
HAHA, no i don't remember
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The Horse
@TheHorse (205703)
• Walnut Creek, California
8 Aug 17
Can't remember moments when the beauty showed through? You can even focus on a flower and forget what's around it.
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