Desert Weyr Blog
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Old Metal
This is our old hay rake. Prompt: It’s metal Monday! Find a metallic subject today and make an interesting photo. Continue reading
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Lamborn at Night
There’s not much to take when the stars aren’t out and there are no lights nearby. Prompt: Challenge yourself with night photography today. Capture heavenly bodies, cityscapes, landscapes, or wherever your muse leads you! Continue reading
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Woolly Lawnmowers
While the main orchard isn’t growing well, we do have a bit of grass around our guest house. We decided to use the pregnant ewes to mow it. Continue reading
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Post Office Posy
I dropped some mail off today and saw this out front. Prompt: Break a rule today! Centered composition is generally considered boring and taboo, but it can be interesting. Try it! Continue reading
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Burning Brush
We’re late getting the brush out of the orchard. We burn the prunings when they pile up. We got one pile completely finished today! This is our view down the orchard. There still isn’t much grass! Continue reading
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Burning Brush, Continued
Vivid colors come in the springtime here. Prompt: Bright, vivid colors can draw attention and add “pop” to a photo. Make a photo that has vivid colors today. Continue reading
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Spring Work Continues
The last couple of days, we’ve been vaccinating the sheep and doing toe trims. I can’t do too many toes before my hands give out, so we do them in batches. The pregnant ewes are now completely done, except for the spring dewormer. I do that 24-48 hours before we turn them out on pasture, Continue reading
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P Hill
Like most small towns, we have a school letter on a hill nearby. This one is at the end of Grand Avenue in town. We also have lots of orchards – ours was planted in the spring of 1905. Prompt: Every town, village, or city has distinguishing icons and landmarks. Make a photo of one Continue reading
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Dinner
We had beer-boiled bratwurst at the local brewery for dinner. Prompt: Can a picture suggest smell? Make a photograph of something that we can almost sniff and smell. Continue reading
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Coal vs Natural Gas
Our valley has a lot of coal mines. It’s what is called “compliance coal” because it’s very clean-burning. New laws forcing coal-burning power plants to switch to natural gas may spell even more unemployment, and that affects everything in our rural area. The coal mines are the biggest taxpayers and the second-largest employers after the Continue reading