Category: Farm Life
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Pond Edge
We had the cattails cleaned out of the pond. Now you can finally see the pond edge. Prompt: Make a photograph of an edge of something today. The edge of a knife, the water’s edge, or some other edge. Continue reading
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Cleaning Ditches
I’m watching the trackhoe clean out the catch ditch from the shop window. This was the highest viewpoint I could do. Prompt: Make a photograph today of an interesting subject with as vertical or high a point of view as you can manage. Continue reading
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Garden Bounty
The simplest of garden pleasures: a lovely, vine-ripened tomato. Prompt: Simplicity is economy. Make the simplest photograph you can today. Take things out until you can’t remove anything else. Continue reading
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Chicken Feather
Our hens are molting right now. This means, among other things, that we are getting very few eggs and there are feathers everywhere. Prompt: Make a photograph of something that is soft, or at least that looks that way. Convince the viewer of the softness. Continue reading
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Sheep Food
I’m tired of food assignments! This hay is for the sheep. I’ve got a bunch of sold sheep that are going to be in the corral until the transporter arrives. This was the only different meal I prepared today. Prompt: Preparing or eating food is a rhythmic part of life. Make a photo of a… Continue reading
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Horizontal Lines
Not my garden, but these are nice lines of winter crops. Prompt: Find a strong series of horizontal lines or elements and make a photograph of it today. Continue reading
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Nine
These are some lovely lettuces in a friend’s garden. I have a black thumb, but we trade sheep manure for veggies. Prompt: Make a photograph with either 9 or 6 (components of today’s date) represented in some way and post it today. Continue reading
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Sunny Power
This is the local DMEA installer, who’s swapping out our electric meter for a net meter. Our Black Sheep Power & Light solar electric system is now fully operational. Colorado always has lots of sunny days. Prompt: Illustrate your local weather today with a photo. Rain or shine, cloudy or clear, communicate what it’s like… Continue reading
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Bindweed!
Bindweed is the bane of gardeners, but it’s high-protein, and the sheep love it. Prompt: Make a photograph with a shallow depth of field today. Get in close if you need to force it with the lens you have. Continue reading
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Local Fruit
The first of the cantaloupes have come in, vine-ripened and very sweet. Prompt: Make a photograph of something you eat today. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack – make it look tasty. Continue reading
