When I first started photographing these trees, their golden leaves were just dripping in a light drizzle.
Then a downpour began. Thankfully, I was on a covered porch!
Even these crows seemed in drenched discontent on their high-wire perch.
Due to this weather, I didn't do much with my horse on Saturday. First, I emptied his grain bucket of water, nearly full after just 24 hours of rain.
Then I gave him an apple and contemplated his new beach-front property. I have no idea where all of this sand ran off from.
The mares no longer live at the Painted Creek. Apparently, it's now "The Painted Lake."
I bid goodbye to the mud-caked equines and drove to Paint Girl's workplace, an indoor stable, where I got to see her work a few horses. I can tell she is really enjoying her new job! Here is a handsome bay 3-year old stallion she just finished longing.
Sunday was slightly better in the weather department. I was able to bring out my horse, groom and clip his mohawk bridle path, and trot him out in the sloshy arena. He checked out the orange cedar needles floating on the arena puddles (and munched on the weeds growing out of the puddles, of course!)
I took a picture of my pretty pony against a scenic yellow tree.
I am so bored with all of this posing already!
My visits to my pony are going to be scattered few and far between over the next few weeks, as I am doing some traveling with family and work. I gave him his fuzzy warm neck a BIG hug and told him to stay out of trouble until I get back!
Love the pictures of the crows!! I'm kinda into the crow thing right now!!
ReplyDeleteOh my dear, I feel your pain.. regarding the wet rotten weather! I just had to shake my head as I viewed my poor horses paddocks,UCK!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are wonderful though!
It definitely is a lake here now! My poor horses have lost about a quarter of their pasture to water. I could not believe how much water was in their grain buckets! I have never dumped that much out before.
ReplyDeleteI love that picture of your boy eating out of his grain bucket, love the view! And his new waterfront property!!
Sigh ... your photography just gets better and better. Of course, the subjects you have are great to have in pix.
ReplyDeleteAre you one of the "twilighters" of the week? If so, try to keep Princess Sassie Pants out of trouble, okay?
great pictures! The ones of the leaves are excellent!
ReplyDeleteYour boy looks handsome no matter what the weather is! Great pictures Pony Girl! I am not looking foward to the rain.
ReplyDeleteYa, we got rain too down here... but I don't think we got as much as you did. I have had a cold now for 5 days and with the rain have not been out to see LL. Tomorrow I will go out and love on her a bit! the 1st picture is georgous!!!
ReplyDeleteOH we had the curse of rain for like 2 weeks!! I don't think we are ever going to dry out!!! Love the pictures!! I must ask did you tell him you'd be gone before you snapped that last picture, he looks a little upset.. I think he'll miss you!
ReplyDeleteNice pix, PG. We don't usually get much color in Texas for fall, and I've not seen any yet. This past weekend was the first in 3 weeks that was clear and gorgeous. So what do I do? I tweaked my back, so was unable to take advantage of it to be with the horses. Bah!
ReplyDeletethese photos are awesome! you are so talented! sorry it was such a wet weekend...but you obviously made the best of it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures! I agree with Saddle Mountain, your photography just gets better and better!
ReplyDeletePony Girl, the photos are amazing! And I can't believe all the water everywhere. That's a LOT of rain! Looks like Florida. =) Hope you have happy travels over the next few weeks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pictures - love the ones where you're looking at the rain falling!
ReplyDeleteI love all your photos , but that first one of the leaves ! Stunning!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos (as always). I think y'all got more rain than we did--and I thought WE got a lot of rain!
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the arrogance displayed by media stars
Just really beautiful shots of the leaves with the rain drops....
ReplyDeleteOur horses are living in a mud pit these days, too. Soon it will be ice!!
Very wet! I love the photo of your boy over the puddle with all the pretty colors!
ReplyDeleteLove the photos! Great job. Nice camera what kind do you use?
ReplyDeletehah! that's about right! around here it should be called Bear Lake rather than Bear River! Rain rain rain, that's all it does around here.
ReplyDeleteYour Spotted Pill looked awfully devilish in those pictures! I hope he behaves himself while you are away! He is so cute I want to pinch his spotted rump.
These were amazing! photos.
ReplyDeleteI love a well-groomed and clipped horse (but I don't like bridle paths). However, I read several years ago that the hair on a horse's fetlock is there to keep water from running down the back of his hooves, which in turn keeps him warmer. So in the winter months, as much as I don't like to do it, I let their fetlock hairs grow out. That is, unless they're going to be in a nice, warm, rain/snow/wet free barn.
But seeing as how I'm on a ranch, that's not really how we roll.
Sigh.
Aw, what awesome photos girl! :) Our pond turned into a lake less than 2 weeks ago (2.5 inches in one day), and then it just kept drizzling for DAYS after that. It was miserable. Finally though, the sun came out about 3 days ago. yay!!
ReplyDeleteHappy and safe travels during the next few weeks.
Your boy is so handsome! And where I ride is a lake too! I hate it when it rains, but your pictures remind me how beautiful it is too. Love the pictures of the leaves especially! :)
ReplyDeleteEven in the pouring rain your Boy is a cutie pie. What is up with all this rain? We had sun today - hooray! Hope you get some too. Have fun on your travels! Hope you are going somewhere warm and sunny.
ReplyDelete{Christina}~ I use a Nikon D40. I love it!
ReplyDelete{South Dakota Cowgirl}~ Thanks for the tips on the fetlocks...I rarely clip my horse's and they don't seem to get too long, but I see where the water runoff my work. Or, his would probably just be caked with mud and he'd end up with mud fever!
What fantastic rain pictures on those fall leaves!! LOVE 'EM! And those black birds on the wire, kinda spooky halloweenish!!
ReplyDeleteAnd chuckled with your new beach front property with your Boy! We have been having rain like that for weeks and we are just now drying up. It's still soggy in some parts of our pasture and yard. I am glad to see the sun though.
You guys have some pretty cool trees up there!! The ones in the background of the mares' picture are pretty neat!
{Andrea}~ I was so mad. I saw those crows huddled next to each other in the rain on the wire, and of course I stepped out onto the covered porch to snap their picture and they hopped away from each other. I barely got off a shot before they flew away. Shy of a zoom lens I guess, LOL!! ;)
ReplyDeleteHasn't it been horrible out there? I'm so thankful for a couple of dry days. Sandy wore his blanket all last winter without getting wet inside, but not last weekend; he was drenched inside and out!
ReplyDeleteI don't know...My Boy..staying out of trouble:-) We'll see. Have fun on your travels.
ReplyDeleteLove all your photos as usual but the third one was breathtaking! Your boy is so handsome with the gold in the background. Have safe travels!
ReplyDeleteLuanne
Well, at least all the rain is good for something! Those are some great photos!
ReplyDeletePG, Your photos, especially of the rain and leaves are just gorgeous! And of course, any photo with your handsome boy are always stunning, too.
ReplyDelete~Lisa
Wow, it might be wet and rainy, but you sure do have an amazing eye. Those photos are so masterful and inviting. Beautiful work as always.
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