Desert Weyr Blog
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Memorial Day
I wanted to get a picture of the bridge on the main road into town. They line the bridge with flags donated by families of service men and women from our area. Unfortunately, farm work has kept us up the hill today, so I had to find my own flag. Prompt: It’s Memorial Day in… Continue reading
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Some of Our Wildlife
Here’s a mini-tour of the some of the wildlife we see on our farm. This is a magpie. We have hundreds of these birds. While they’re pretty, they can also steal a lot of dog and chicken food. This here is a marmot hanging out in the rock wall. Continue reading
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Magpie
There’s not much visible wildlife on the farm today. I managed to catch this magpie on a branch, though. This was as close as I could get to it. Prompt: Sunday challenge time! Find any sort of wildlife today and make a photo. Get in close if you can, and focus on the eyes. Continue reading
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Colorado Sky
Typical Colorado: clear and sunny, with not a cloud in the sky. Prompt: Look up today and make a photograph of the sky. Is it cloudy, clear, or somewhere in between? Tell the story of your sky today. Continue reading
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iPod or Treo
I no longer wear a watch. I always have these two devices with me. I use them at random in place of a watch. Prompt: Clocks are omnipresent in modern life. Make a photo of the clock, watch, or other device you use most to tell time. Continue reading
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Reflections on Backups
I’m backing up my pictures onto CDs. Prompt: Shiny things attract attention. Make a photograph of a shiny object and post it today. Focus in on the reflections. Continue reading
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Square Mountain
Here’s some early morning light on Mt. Lamborn in a square frame. Prompt: Lose the rectangle today. Make a photograph with a square (1:1) aspect ratio and post it. Crop if needed. Continue reading
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Spring Egg
Here’s a simple shape and a plain background. Prompt: Focus the viewer’s attention. Make a photo of a single subject with as plain a background as you can. Continue reading
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Culinary School Visitors
We had students from the Culinary School of the Rockies here again this year. I didn’t get pictures of both groups, though. We had two sets of students, and each group stayed for two days. We evaluated sheep, trimmed toes, built fences, and sorted sheep. It was a great way for all of them to… Continue reading
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Royal Purple
It got to the end of the day, and I hadn’t seen anything purple. Then, I remembered that I had a purple t-shirt. Purple was the color of royalty because it was so rare and hard to get. What a change now that anyone can own a simple purple shirt. Prompt: Today’s color is purple.… Continue reading
