The Rugosa Roses continued to bloom, though not as profusely as they did in June:
And the tree cherries continued to ripen. I grabbed one, always choosing one of the reddest, every time I walked near the tree:
Red Clover grew tall and robust, blooming all over the pastures:
The wild Elderberries growing in the old silo base burst into bloom:
I wanted to spray the fence line of the south field, so I moved the cattle across the gravel road into the north field. They were reticent this time, giving me time to get the camera out of my pocket and snap a photo. Usually that is not possible as I am holding six heavy bowls of grain in one arm and moving backwards rapidly, ringing the cowbell with my other arm. This is the first time I managed to snap a photo of the process:
I then moved the little horses across. Once in the north field, everyone ate their fill of grass and settled in for a nap:
Remy comes running when I walk out into the field:
Blue comes sometimes, but his main concern is eating. Just look at his teeth in this photo as he chomps on pasture grass:
Summer sunrises are always pretty, but one morning they were especially dramatic. Rain was coming. This was the northeastern sky:
The northwestern sky:
Due north:
And the southwestern sky. It looked almost Biblical. Cecil B. DeMille could have used it in a movie:
what a beautiful post Bill. I was taken with so many of the pictures, but I think the windblown grasses, manes and tails of Blue and Remy was thrilling. We're getting a lot of epic clouds out here too; very unworldly, and yet this is our world!
ReplyDeleteThank you. We share a capacity for awe at the beauty of our natural world.
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