Franklin Resources' (BEN) Mission Statement

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Our mission is to be the premier global investment management organization. Guided by our core values and unique perspective, we achieve this mission by offering high quality investment solutions, providing outstanding service and attracting, motivating and retaining talented people.

Our core values reflect what is most important to us as a company.

1. Put clients first. We strive to know and meet our clients' needs, and we fully accept our fiduciary responsibility to protect shareholders' interests.

2. Build relationships. We work to establish enduring relationships with our clients and business partners. We value collaboration and cooperation in our workplaces.

3. Achieve quality results. We value professional excellence and expertise, and we work together to produce consistent, competitive results for our clients.

4. Work with integrity. We speak and act in an honest manner. We believe in being accountable for the impact we have on others.

Source: Franklin Templeton Investments

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Terex's (TEX) Mission Statement

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Our Purpose

• To improve the lives of people around the world.

Our Mission

• To delight our current and future construction, infrastructure, mining, and other customers with value added offerings that exceed their current and future needs.


• To achieve our mission we must attract the best people by creating a Terex culture that is safe, exciting, creative, fun and embraces continuous improvement.

Our Vision

• Customer - to be the most customer responsive company in the industry as determined by our customers


• Financial - to be the most profitable company in the industry as measured by ROIC


• Team Member - to be the best place to work in the industry as determined by our team members

Source: Terex

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Please Vote for my Apache Mare!

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I have entered one of my photos from last year’s Christmas Snow Storm, in a contest over on the American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA) Facebook page.

So far my Apache mare is in the lead with 43 votes!  And today is the last day to vote for us! (You only have until Midnight!)

This is the photo you will be voting for:

Click on the link below or visit the American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACTHA) Facebook page....make sure you Like their page first, then click on the Photo Contest link and scroll down through the photos on the first page. Apache's photo is the 3rd up from the bottom "Sandia Mountain Snow Storm".

ACTHA Photo Contest

 

If Apache’s photo wins, we win a gift basket filled with Cowgirl Coffee and other yummy goodies!

Thanks for your vote!

The Aluminum Yucca

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My kids and I went for a Letterboxing hike in Albuquerque a few weeks ago, and I’m finally getting around to posting the photos and the fun that we had.

The trail we hiked was only about 20 minutes west of our our home, among the foothills of the Sandia Mountains, just above and east of Albuquerque.

These trails are all a part of the Albuquerque Open Space and are open to horseback riders, too. Since this area is 2,000 ft lower in elevation than our home, these trails are a good place to hike or horseback ride in the winter, since they usually don’t get snow, and if they do, just a dusting.

This was a perfect day for a hike…blue skies, sunshine, no wind, and temps in the upper 70s. The trails were smooth and sandy, and only gently hilly.

From these trails we could see Kirtland Air Force Base and the Albuquerque Sunport in the distance, and watch the airplanes taking off and landing.

Along the way, there were lots of boulders to climb and explore.

Boulders bigger than cars are fun to climb.

More boulders beckoned from atop the ridges.

I always have a great time hiking with my kids.

Soon we could see Interstate 40 down below us.

Also down below us we could finally see our destination: The Aluminum Yucca!!

Approaching Albuquerque from the east on I-40, a public art installation welcomes visitors to the city: The Aluminum Yucca.

Since the letterbox was down near the Aluminum Yucca, which required a rugged hike over and through some large boulders, Jen and I chose to stay up on the side of the hill, while the boys hiked down to retrieve the Letterbox.

The Aluminum Yucca is a 22-foot tall sculpture created by artist Gordon Huether using salvaged aluminum fuel tanks from F-15 aircraft. At night, the giant yucca is illuminated by LED panels of slowly varying color, powered by solar energy.

 

Visit this link to see a beautiful nighttime photo: Aluminum Yucca at Night

While we waited for the boys, Jen and I enjoyed the views from above.

Jen especially liked watching all of the semi-trucks and traffic down below on I-40, wondering where they had come from and where they were going.

 

But soon the boys had climbed back up to us, and after stamping in, Jax and Jem took the Letterbox back down to rehide it near the Aluminum Yucca.

 

While waiting on them to finish up so we could head back to our car, we noticed these interesting boulders seemingly blushing with orangey red along their edges.

 

And on all the boulders around us we noticed the sage green and pink colored granite, which created the name for these mountains: Sandia, which means Watermelon in Spanish.

My Dobbie Girl didn’t mind posing for a photo on a granite boulder.

But Mustang Sally was ready to go.

 

It was a beautiful day for a hike and I do enjoy hiking and spending time in the outdoors with my kids.

 

Before we headed back up through the canyon for the drive home, we went out for some dinner in Albuquerque and found one more Letterbox. And on the way home, we were treated to some beautiful views:

The Sandia Mountains

And a pretty sunset

Memories of San Acacia, NM

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I created the collage below from photos taken during some of my trail rides down in San Acacia, New Mexico earlier this past year.

I have to credit quite a bit of my self-confidence, sense of adventure, and new skills to my time spent riding the horses at Acacia Riding Adventures.

I cantered through wide canyons, trotted up and down steep rocky hills, explored narrow side canyons, galloped across sandy arroyos, and splashed in the Rio Grande

But as much fun as I had in San Acacia riding someone else’s horses, it was time to get back on my own mare’s wide, comfy back again and transfer the self-confidence, sense of adventure, and newfound skills to riding my own horse in new and exciting places.

My Apache Mare was getting bored just hanging out at home while I rode other horses. She wanted to head out on the trails with me, too.

So, that’s just what we did.

The horses that I was riding, in the photos below, are Splendor, the grey mare, and Ranger, the bay gelding.

Happy Valentines Day!!

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Apache has truly become my Heart Horse, and not just because she wears a heart on her shoulder. But because she is the horse I always dreamed of having someday and because she has become my best friend and trustworthy partner. Apache makes my dreams come true and she brings me joy every day.

I love my Apache Mare Heart Horse!

 

 

Happy Valentines Day Everyone! I hope your day is filled with loads of love and horsey kisses and hugs!

Galisteo Basin Preserve Trail Ride ~ A Sneak Peek

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On Sunday, me and some friends got together for a trail ride at Galisteo Basin Nature Preserve in Lamy, New Mexico, less than an hour from my house.

The day could not have been more perfect! Sunny, warm and almost windless, we didn’t even need to wear coats. Amazing for a February day!

Between the five of us we took a ton of photos, so I’m going to spread them out over a few days.

So for now, here’s a sneak peek!

My friend, Loeta (some of you long-time readers might remember her has the owner of Rosie, the mare that helped give me my self confidence back and  taught me to love riding again, after my previous horse mishaps and injuries). Here she is riding her sweet Paso Fino gelding, Profe.

 

My friend, Kendra (who I hadn’t ridden with since the Christmas Parade last November!) riding her terrific trail horse, Bailey.

Some new riding friends, Marek and Marcella, riding a Mangalarga Marchador gelding and a Rocky Mountain Horse gelding.

And me and my Apache mare….whom by the way was the only mare on this ride.

 

Lots of amazing vistas around every bend in the trail.

 

Very diverse terrain with lots of fun and interesting challenges. Like this rock step.

Kendra happened to take a photo of Apache going up that same step in the photo above.

There were quite a few rocks, but three of our horses, including Apache, were barefoot, and none had any problems with the rocky trails.

  

(You may have noticed that Kendra and I are both wearing pink helmet covers. Kendra’s birthday is this week and I bought her a pink helmet cover because that’s her favorite color, and then I liked the color so much that I decided to buy one for me, too. And since it was also Valentine’s Day week, it just seemed like a perfect reason to wear our pink helmet covers)

 

This is what we were taking a photo of….and Marek and Marcella were taking a photo of us!

Most of the trails were smooth and sandy, and very easy to follow.

Loeta, Kendra and I had a great time riding together.

We had a lot of laughter.

A beautiful day, amazing trails, terrific horses, and good friends. What more could you ask for?

Breathtaking views are always nice, too.

 

It’s difficult to put your camera away when there is always something amazing or beautiful to photograph around every bend in the trail.

 

We discovered it was important to not only look all around, but to also look up.

 

And when you’re up high on a ridge or mesa top, you should also enjoy the views looking down.

 

That was a pretty big sneak peek!

More to come!