Category: Weather
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Spring Snow
It’s a good thing the ditch got cleaned yesterday! The new snow had already settled and started melting by the time I took these pictures. Continue reading
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Unintended Consequences
One of the issues with solar panels being high off the ground (to keep them out of the rams’ reach) is that they’re also too high for us to easily reach. We need to brush the snow off them. Now, if they were on the roof, we’d just have to wait until the snow melted. Continue reading
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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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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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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