Desert Weyr Blog
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Sherborne Abbey
One of the places I visited in the UK was this lovely old abbey. It was very peaceful and beautiful. Prompt: Sympathy can be difficult to express in words. Make an image suitable for the cover of a condolence card. Continue reading
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Big Pit Museum
Here, we’re getting ready to go on the underground tour of the Big Pit Coal Mine Museum and Park in Wales. Coming from a coal mining area, I was very interested in how mining was done here. We were required to leave everything with a battery on the surface, so no underground pictures were allowed. Continue reading
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Welsh Wasp
I had a hard time finding an insect for this Daily Shoot until I spied this wasp eating a fallen cider apple. This was in Talybont on Usk in Wales. Prompt: Insects are everywhere. Photograph a bug in your environment (no spiders – they’re arachnids). (@DeForestRanger) Continue reading
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Abergavenny Millennium Tapestry
I actually took several pictures of fabric this day, but decided that the beautiful Abergavenny Tapestry would be my choice, even though I cound not get the entire piece in one frame. This lovely, hand-knotted tapestry was made for the Abergavenny Millennium Celebration, and it’s now housed in the fully-restored Tithe Barn of the Abergavenny Continue reading
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Off to Wales!
While Ken stayed home to care for the farm, I headed off to Wales again to continue my judge training. The goal is to become an approved judge for Black Welsh Mountain sheep eventually. My journey started with an uneventful flight from Grand Junction to Dallas. Next, I flew overnight from Dallas to London Heathrow, Continue reading
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Weather and Grass at Great Tre Rhew
At Great Tre Rhew Farm, I helped move sheep across a grazed field onto new pastures. The grass is sparse because there hasn’t been nearly enough rain this year in that part of Wales. As a farmer, I know weather is one of the most important parts of my life. These ewes are mules and Continue reading
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Welsh Garden
This lovely garden is in the entrance to the Great Tre Rhew B&B. The Beavan family were stars of the BBC’s Lambing Live TV show, and I was privileged to spend a couple of days with them on my trip through the UK. Prompt: How does your garden grow? Make a photo of something growing Continue reading
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Beautiful Pasture
It figures. The one day I really wanted a nice Mt. Lamborn shot, it’s been cloudy all day! Fortunately, the most beautiful sight is a pasture with plenty of feed and a flock of happy sheep. Prompt: Beauty is all around us. Make a photo of some naturally occurring beauty in your area today. Continue reading
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Yoda the Sheep and Pasture
Yoda looks particularly majestic today. He’s doing well for an old sheep. He’s in the front pear orchard pasture with a few other sheep. Continue reading
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Mowing
We got the field mowed, just in time for rain. Prompt: Go anti-bokeh today. Use a large depth of field (higher aperture numbers) today to tell a story on multiple layers. Continue reading