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April 11, 2013 Proud and loving the sun. These giant sunflowers are just spectacular when you see them in the fields, it's just a riot of color that can be intoxicating. Check this out in the larger sizes to see the bee busily going about his business and the other bug on one of the petals. "Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock." ~ Henry Ward Beecher Have a glorious day full of sunshine & love today my friends. Linda
September 20, 2012 "Every blade of grass has it's Angel that bends over it and whispers, 'grow, grow.' " ~ Talmud. I've seen many thousands of hay-fields. I've seen huge round bales of hay, large and small square bales of hay. I've tossed them to feed the cattle through the winter when I was a child. I know and appreciate the value of hay for our livestock. But..........I have never seen hay-stacks like this. I was infatuated, I was intrigued, I was so curious about how these hay-stacks were made, how they were used and distributed to the livestock. We saw these stacks of hay along the side of the highway from Jackson, Wyoming to Teton Village. The fields were newly mown, the stacks were new too. I asked a few people how they made them, and no one could tell me. I'm sure there is a "mold" or a "machine" that shapes them like this. Needless to say, the old cattle girl in me wanted to know how it worked. Was it for cattle? Do you spread it out? Is it for deer and the native antelope? Nevertheless - I really loved walking through these fields and breathing in the fresh spice of the newly mown and stacked hay. It had sprinkled rain the day that we were there, which really added to the smell, the sight and the experience of this lovely place. Please check this out in X2 or X3 for details! Have an earthy and healthy day today my friends! Linda
April 1, 2012 There's just something about old pickup trucks.................... Not sure how one could collect so many old pickup trucks, but here's living proof that someone has spent a lot of time and money collecting old trucks. We were recently on our way to my sister's surprise birthday party and we were taking some old back roads just to see some parts of north Texas and southern Oklahoma that we'd never seen before. Thank goodness for GPS - or we'd have never made it back to civilization. :-)) Along one of those small backroads on this misty day, we spotted this field of old pickup trucks and were greatly surprised at how many of them there were. This is but a small portion of those that were parked all over a field. If you look at this in the larger sizes, you'll see another line of old trucks in the mid-ground and to the right of the shot. I liked the way this one turned out with all the colors that were brought out by the rain, the pickup trucks, the cows, the mist in the distance and the farm pond. Take a look at this in the larger sizes, there's lots to see. Take the slow road occasionally, and have "laid back" sort of day my friends! Linda PS - thank you all for your comments on my 'Buick Special' photo that came back up in the Daily Community yesterday. It was taken about a year ago - and one of my 'all time' most popular. I appreciated your comments on this old shot, and am humbled that you guys would take a look at it again. Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spring Car Shows are just around the corner, and I'm itching for some new classic auto shots. Have a great Sunday!!
November 3, 2011 You've all heard of barn finds, right? Well, since it's hard to just go up to someone's house and ask them if you can go exploring in their barns, Bill and I tend to find "yard" finds. They are easy to stop and photograph, and it's amazing how many of these old classics we found in yards and fields on our travels through New Mexico this summer. Here's another that isn't too far gone, and would make a really nice classic if someone could get the owner to sell it, but as we found, oftentimes they just don't want to part with the vehicle because it belonged to their grandfather, or Great Uncle Clyde. So they sit lonely for passersby to admire. But the longer they sit, they deteriorate and many we saw were just too far gone to fix up. This one could be fixed up, and I hope the owner does that soon. Enjoy, Linda
"Only he who has seen better days, and lives to see better days again knows their full value." Mark Twain. POTD September 19, 2011 Indeed this old work truck has seen it's better days, but apparently it is still valued by it's owner because it has not gone to a junk yard and then onto a crusher. And it's value of an American icon lives on where it is today. It lives in a weed-filled field in New Mexico north of Taos. As we were driving by on a small country highway, I spotted this old work horse in the field. I signalled for a U-turn (one of thousands) and my delightful husband patiently turned around, pulled over out of traffic and cautioned me to be careful crossing the road. This old red (mine & Godschild's favorite color) truck was in a fenced off field that had a "no tresspassing sign" so I had to use my long lens to get a decent shot of it. I have an affinity for old vehicles, and even though this one is far past it's prime and probably not worth fixing up into a show truck, I still love it's character and form. In this shot I upped the shadows for a bit richer color, added the frame in Piknik and was pleased with the results. Have a great Monday my friends!!! Linda
June 12, 2011 This is a sunflower field close to our house. Bill found it first, then we went on vacation & many of the lovely sunflowers went to seed while we were gone. I love sunflowers, they are so bright, happy and cheerful in their apperance. We got back from our trip to Taos on Saturday evening, then took an early morning motorcycle ride on Sunday to check out the sunflower fields. Here's a snap of some of them that were still standing tall. More Texas Sunflower field shots to come. Good thing that I had my jeans and boots on because tromping through this field of flowers was a bit of a challenge. It was worth it though. Check it out in X2 for more color and detail. Thank you all for your comments on the old gas pumps from New Mexico. I learn so much from the Daily Community. Have a great day today my friends! Linda
June 14, 2011 Lonely, open fields that streatch forever. I drive by this field every day going and coming from work, and for some reason, this lonely little evergreen tree intrigues me. I've seen it in the winter when the field was just furrowed and there was snow in the trenchs left by the plow, then in the early Spring when the tiny green shoots of wheat were spouting, and now this late Spring shot of the field of wheat that has just been harvested. I've wanted to stop many times and take a shot - but always in a hurry to go to work, or get home from work. But this last weekend Bill & I were riding the motorcycle & I asked him to go by & stop so I could get a shot. This is sooc, and I liked it very much. Check it out in X2 for details. Thanks to everyone for your kind comments on the model airplane shot yesterday. Best, Linda
June 9, 2011 I'm not too sure what this is, but I think it might be a milk weed pod. They dry up and turn brown, and I'm sure they are not the most "wanted" thing in your yard, but the good news is that it WASN'T in our yard, but in a field nearby. Yeah! Maybe some of you can give me an idea of what it is. In Birmingham today, then back late Friday evening, so I'll be a little light on commenting. Then this unday, we will have our annual car club picnic. Expecting about 70 people here at the house. So I should be able to get some good classic car shots of the beauties parked in our front yard. Next Monday, I'm back on the road again headed to Houston, Milwaukee and Chicago, then back in Big D Saturday evening. Take care my friends! Linda
January 4, 2010 Hi all my Smugmugger Friends! I'm still trying to post a photo a day, but already into this new year, it's difficult - but I'm pushing on. This is a shot with the new D700 a few days ago - sorry it's not a "today" shot, I just got home from work & it's 7:30. Anyway this is not even close to one of my 'good' shots, but it's kind of neat. I took this Sunday as I was driving around playing with the new camera. I saw this field and the wind was blowing like crazy & I liked the way the brown grass/weeds looked against the green field of winter wheat. Yes, North Texas is pretty flat - you can see that in this shot. I'll do my best to comment tonight, but I may be a little short of time ( gotta cook dinner ) but I will catch up tomorrow night. Thanks to everyone for your so kind comments on my "ball in the back yard shot" - have a fabulous evening! Linda
April 11, 2013

Proud and loving the sun. These giant sunflowers are just spectacular when you see them in the fields, it's just a riot of color that can be intoxicating. Check this out in the larger sizes to see the bee busily going about his business and the other bug on one of the petals.

"Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock." ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Have a glorious day full of sunshine & love today my friends.

Linda
April 11, 2013 Proud and loving the sun. These giant sunflowers are just spectacular when you see them in the fields, it's just a riot of color that can be intoxicating. Check this out in the larger sizes to see the bee busily going about his business and the other bug on one of the petals. "Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock." ~ Henry Ward Beecher Have a glorious day full of sunshine & love today my friends. Linda
April 11, 2013

Proud and loving the sun. These giant sunflowers are just spectacular when you see them in the fields, it's just a riot of color that can be intoxicating. Check this out in the larger sizes to see the bee busily going about his business and the other bug on one of the petals.

"Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men and animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident; others again are plain, honest and upright, like the broad-faced sunflower and the hollyhock." ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Have a glorious day full of sunshine & love today my friends.

Linda
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