Desert Weyr Blog
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Yarn and Winter Knits
We got the yarn back from our local wool mill in Palisade. I had pure Black Welsh in bulky and sport weight, blended Black Welsh and Polypay in bulky, and some pure Polypay in bulky and sport weight. They all came out looking very nice. I want to make a hat for Joe Sperry from… Continue reading
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Beer Is Liquid Bread
Beer is food. It was a way to store calories when bread would rot away. Prompt: Everyone loves food photos! Make a close-up photograph of food you’re enjoying on a Friday. Arrange for good lighting. Continue reading
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Snow Fence
This is part of a coil of snow fence that we stashed outside. Prompt: Get creative with abstraction today. Make a photograph of patterns and/or shapes that aren’t recognizable objects. Continue reading
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Two Cats in the Yard and Summer Flowers
Bart brought his big backhoe up to dig the holes for the new solar panels. Orange decided to supervise, so we have two cats in the yard now. A buck showed up to watch the proceedings, too. I don’t know if we have deer tags yet, but he might be a tasty buck if we… Continue reading
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Ground Level View
Prompt: Make a photo from a low point of view. Go for a dramatic effect by changing the appearance of the size of your object. Continue reading
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Corner Fence
I initially waited until today because I knew we’d be going into the city. I thought I’d find some nice building corners. Nothing looked as interesting as this fence corner, so it’s rural again for me. Prompt: Corners are everywhere. Make a photo of an interesting corner today, capturing its light and angles. (@melhutch) Continue reading
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Ram Horn
This is one of our rams. I was not as happy with the focus on this as with my other shots, but I liked the composition best. He’s giving me the evil sheep eye – we gave them wormer today, and it tastes bad. Prompt: Focus on a fragment of an object today. Make a… Continue reading
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Green Tree
An old apple tree in our yard. Prompt: Find a scene that’s dominated by one color and make a photograph of it. Use light and shadow to accentuate detail. Continue reading
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Windblown & Sunburned
Here’s a self-portrait on our front porch. Prompt: Who are you? Make a self-portrait today and show the rest of us what you look like. Continue reading
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Summer Chickens
The laying chickens are having a lot of fun running around and catching all the bugs they can. Continue reading
