Friday, November 18, 2011

Colorado Trip, September, 2011









Grand Mesa Nat Forest

Heading up the Grand Mesa

One of the Grand Mesa Lakes





From the top of the Grand Mesa, looking out toward the Gunnison River Valley




Margarita Pizza with fresh garden tomatoes...not quite sure why it's called that.


Along State road 191, north of Vernal

In the Ashley Nat Forest, between Vernal and Flaming Gorge

At a rest stop, along State Hwy 44 between Flaming Gorge and Manila

An amazing (I think) view of Flaming Gorge

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Mark Rashid Clinic, Bluff, Utah



Spectators


I took a LOT of notes!



Mark and Bob, one on one

View from our Hosts back yard

A few of the awesome people we met

Mark entertained us with cowboy music. Great!

Spirit patiently waiting 

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Photo Shoot for a Dragonfly


Yesterday, while working in the yard, there were hundreds of dragonflies swooping about doing their thing...presumably, hopefully, it is eating mosquitoes.  I noticed one golden one perched on a rose hip.  He stayed there for quite a while.  I took a couple of photos of him with my phone.  He then seemed to say, "Go get your good camera.  I want a photo shoot."  So, I walked into the house, retrieved my camera and began taking photos for about 15 minutes.  Sometimes, he flitted onto another flower, seeming to say, "Hey, look at this side;  Get a top view!  Look, I'm smiling!"  It was a fun photo shoot for a cute little guy, probably dead by now.
Click on the photos to a larger view...















I'm smiling....


Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Horse Hair Pottery

We commissioned an artist to make some pots out of Wayfarer's tail hair, which I had saved.  We thought it would be a nice memento.  The photos with the flash turned out gray and the one in natural light turned out tan.  In reality, they are somewhere in between.   Apparently, they take the pot out of the kiln at 1200 degrees and apply (throw on) the horse hair which promptly burns and melts into the finish in beautiful random patterns.  Then, they are glazed and finished.






I have more of Wayfarer's hair saved to make jewelry.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Random Holiday Adventures

My first try at a popcorn horse


Girlie Heaven...Barbies and Horses








Wii

Even the Men got in the Wii dancing action



Toe Power...Reign of the Five Fingers




Peaceful sunset at the Ranch

My photographic capture of a Tradition...the Star at the Christensens

And of course, our new little addition...the Barn Cat named Apple Cider