Oh my gosh. You must. You must check out this Flickr photostream by cenz. What magic and evocative images are wrought!

Following up on my previous and very wise post Our Kids and Our Horses.

Me: Hey, C.! Do you want to come vaulting with us this morning?

C.: Nope.

Me: You know I bet you can talk Marcy into a big old whoop-de-doo canter on her gigantic Irish Draft horse for a few times around that circle!

C.: Nope.

Me: Boy, you should see that Shakespeare, C. That Irish Draft horse looks just like something King Arthur would have ridden himself.

C.: (Silence.)

Me: Did you know that vaulting is one of the types of riding the medieval knights used to prepare for warfare? This is the kind of riding those ancient warriors did. I'm talking real macho man stuff here, C. In fact, I'll bet it would be helpful for ... uhm ... jousting.

C.: (Smirking now, because he knows I'm pedaling as fast as I can.) Not interested, Mom.