The ranch is resting. The last two summers the climate has been generous with abundant rain. The number of cattle has been reduced to allow the land to heal and replenish itself. The high mountain valley is getting greener and the grasses are reseeding, reducing the noxious weeds that like to take over in an overgrazed pasture. The old cattle trail scars are disappearing from the hillsides and are being replaced with trails of prairie flowers. A few horses are lucky enough to be able to reach the yellow flowers between the rails of a fence. And the golden seed heads of tall prairie grass rustle and sway in the sweet breeze of a Rocky Mountain dawn.
Sweeter Grass
A dark horse finds the grass greener on the other side of the fence. Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
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A dark horse finds the grass greener on the other side of the fence. Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
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Golden Grass
A western fence transects the amber grass heads in the early morning golden light as they gently sway in the breeze. Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
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somehow the grass always seems greener on the other side, doesn't it? the horse makes me want to ride again. and those tall grasses with the fence is gorgeous. looks like your shop is doing really well. congrats. hope you've had a wonderful weekend.
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Gorgeous! I love how you have captured the spirit of this dark beauty! Gerard de Nerval once said, "Every flower is a soul blossoming in Nature." That is how your photographs make me feel. Thank you for sharing, Julie! :)
ReplyDeleteJulie: This is my first visit to your blog! I think ... no ... I know I love where you live!
ReplyDeleteAll the horses at the barn where my daughter's horse is always stretch their necks as far as they can go get to the yummy, untouched grasses on the other side of the fence.
Lovely photos again Julie! I love the one of the grass, it denotes a sense of peace and freedom while also suggesting boundaries and order....if that makes sense :) great composition.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful horse trying to munch on the yummy grass on the other side of the fence! The Golden Grass photo is truly striking. I can almost see them move in the breeze.
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone! I am so pleased that my Golden Grass photo translated the extraordinary beauty that I saw that day. I had gone outside to turn off a sprinkler and had to go back inside and get my camera before I even had my morning coffee. And that's saying something for me! Glad you liked it!
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