I don’t look at the stars often enough. Here, the night sky is often cloudy in winter and in summer after a day outdoors, we’re tired and we don’t stay up to watch the sky. But sometimes, unforeseen circumstances give me a very good reason to watch the stars. Last evening, Honey, my little mare had a mild colic. Its easy to tell with her. She didn’t finish her hay and was not at all interested in her grain. I took her blanket off and inspected her body. She was not tight with pain and showed no sunken area around her flank. Ok, we got to this quickly. We gave her some banamine to relax her abdominal muscles and then we walked her. We walked around and around the house, into the fields, and back again by the barn. We walked until she began to get feisty and look over at the other horses as they ate. We walked under a clear sky full of stars with the moon helping to light our way. One woman, one horse on a small planet orbiting a friendly, but insignificant star. Sometimes it helps to consider all of ones affairs by starlight and moonlight. And, yes, Honey – grumpy, pushy Honey – is just fine this morning.