Category: Weather
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Rule of Thirds
Ken’s working the snowblower to clear passages between the barns and pens. Prompt: The rule of thirds is a time-honored composition guideline. Put it to use today in a photo! Continue reading
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Winter Soft
Soft light filtered through the storm today. Prompt: Make a photograph with as soft a light source as you can find or create. Continue reading
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Cold Metal
The gate chain is cold with fresh snow, falling as we do chores. It melts and freezes, making the chain hard to open. Prompt: Illustrate coldness in a photograph today. Continue reading
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Horse Horizon
The only horizon today was formed by the horses and the pond. Prompt: Make a photograph that emphasizes the horizon today and post it. Continue reading
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Solstice – Sort Of
Normally, Colorado is bright and sunny, but it’s been raining lately – we’re grey and muddy instead. It is the solstice, and the light will start coming back now. Prompt: It’s the solstice. Make a photo that captures the day for you wherever you are. Continue reading
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Weather Station
On a farm, one of the most important gauges is the weather station. Weather determines everything. This sits in the dining room, and we check it every morning. Data from the station is fed onto a web page with our local weather. Prompt: Gauges, meters, and turn signals are all indicators. Make a photograph of… Continue reading
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The Day After
The next morning after the rain, we surveyed the damage. There was water in the holes around our new concrete piers, but things looked ok overall. The barn, however, was a mess! Continue reading
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Concrete and Rain
The concrete arrived for the piers that we need for the new solar system. We got it all poured in with no problems. However, that evening, it started to rain. Our trenches started to fill up with water. Ken took the backhoe and dug an emergency ditch through the hay barn to keep the water… Continue reading
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Garvin Mesa: Pot of Gold
We had some rain, but after, we had the pleasure if seeing this! I wonder if there’s a pot of gold at the end of that rainbow? Continue reading
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Major Snow, AGAIN!
We woke up this morning to more snow! At least this one was a normal spring snow. It all melted by afternoon. We had no new lambs during this snow, which was nice. Continue reading