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07 August 2010

Colorado Horse Country

Appaloosa horses grazing in a green mountain valley.Summer afternoons in the Colorado Rocky Mountains are typically prone to thunderstorms as the heat from the plains rises and meets the cold mountain air. This afternoon was not different. I was on my way home and my neighbor's beautiful horses were out in the front pasture enjoying the sweet green grass of the high mountain valley. I could not resist their sweet innocence and elegant forms as a thunderstorm rumbled in the distance and I stopped to photograph them. The wind kicked up and tousled their manes. A little brown bird was perched on the back of the gray and white appaloosa hitching a free ride. I was taken in with the view and lost myself in the herd as another perfect Colorado Rocky Mountain day lazily unfolded.









Horse Country Colorado

Horse Country
Two appaloosa horses graze in a green mountain valley in northern Colorado under a storm threatening sky.
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A beautiful dun horse shyly turns her face as the wind blows her mane and the sky turns dark.




A beautiful dun horse shyly turns her face as the wind blows her mane and the sky turns dark.
Shyness
A beautiful dun horse shyly turns her face as the wind blows her mane and the sky turns dark in the northern Colorado mountains. If you look closely you might be able to just make out the tiny brown bird on the gray appaloosa on the left.
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A pretty dun horse's face.




Pretty dun horse face.
Pretty Girl
A pretty dun horse stands at a fence looking for a treat in the northern Colorado Rocky Mountains under a stormy sky.
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11 comments:

  1. these are beautiful. your pictures make me want to go riding again. that storm brewing in the background definitely enhances your work. hope all is well. have a great day.

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  2. those are such sweet photos....she definitely looks like she's posing for ya.

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  3. These are absolutely beautiful! The light and textures on the first shot almost transform it into a painting. Very cool, Julie :)

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  5. Thank you for the lovely comments. It's easy when you have such willing and beautiful subjects. Cheers!

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  6. Wonderful images, everything about them! The horses are beautiful, and so is the land and sky.

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  7. Very nice work Julie! Love the horses.

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  8. Hi Julie. Haven't been here in awhile. So many lovely pics. Excellent capture of the horses!

    Blessings.

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