Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Spirit
Just thought I would share this video of my girl Spirit. Something a bit different than what we usually put up showing off our dogs at work. I firmly believe helping dogs learn to be comfortable and relaxed when working in tight areas helps them ten fold. I apologise for a few of my sheep over reacting to the dog and situation but I hope what you will take away from this is how calm Spirit is and how she trusts my asking her to work in tight spots.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Deep Freeze
We have really been blessed with reasonable weather so far this "winter" .
In this area "winter" can start as early as late October and last into mid April.
So when we did get a cold snap that has lasted only three days you really feel it more. From what I gather it originated in Siberia.
Looked like Mother Nature pissed off Old Man Winter and we in the north/east payed for it.
We dipped down to zero one night and hovered in the low singles another. Wind chills were in the negatives. Wind was howling two of the nights.
I dipped into our second cut hay so I knew everyone would have stoked furnaces to combat the cold.
I made sure all water tubs were full and stock tank heaters were in position. It was pretty dang cold out there for the past three days!
I am not complaining, really I'm not.
Christmas day was lovely. Mild, calm wind and some sun.
The sunset that night was glorious. The kind that you just HAVE to stop whatever your doing and see it to the end. Till the last ray of light slips behind the mountains.
Paul and I had dinner with my parents. I was really nice.
Quiet and relaxed.
Only one hitch. My left eye was driving me nuts. Felt like someone had squirted shampoo in it. When I woke the following morning it was just as uncomfortable. Short of the long, my cornea had an abrasion. So I spent the next week with one eye. What a pain in the butt!
I took a few photo's in black and white that I wanted to share. I love the texture you get with black and white. And there is something about the starkness of winter that lends it's self to black and white photography.
Sure hope the Mayan calender is wrong!
In this area "winter" can start as early as late October and last into mid April.
So when we did get a cold snap that has lasted only three days you really feel it more. From what I gather it originated in Siberia.
Looked like Mother Nature pissed off Old Man Winter and we in the north/east payed for it.
We dipped down to zero one night and hovered in the low singles another. Wind chills were in the negatives. Wind was howling two of the nights.
I dipped into our second cut hay so I knew everyone would have stoked furnaces to combat the cold.
I made sure all water tubs were full and stock tank heaters were in position. It was pretty dang cold out there for the past three days!
I am not complaining, really I'm not.
Christmas day was lovely. Mild, calm wind and some sun.
The sunset that night was glorious. The kind that you just HAVE to stop whatever your doing and see it to the end. Till the last ray of light slips behind the mountains.
Paul and I had dinner with my parents. I was really nice.
Quiet and relaxed.
Only one hitch. My left eye was driving me nuts. Felt like someone had squirted shampoo in it. When I woke the following morning it was just as uncomfortable. Short of the long, my cornea had an abrasion. So I spent the next week with one eye. What a pain in the butt!
I took a few photo's in black and white that I wanted to share. I love the texture you get with black and white. And there is something about the starkness of winter that lends it's self to black and white photography.
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| one of the stone walls on our farm |
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| milk house and top side of our bank barn |
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| handy work of a Pileated Woodpecker |
New Years Eve came and went. Not really into it or the hoop-a-la.
Still wow, 2012!
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| sunrise 1/1/2012 |
Sure hope the Mayan calender is wrong!
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