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| heading south again |
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| a glance back |
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| and down the road i go |
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| cattails where there used to be grass in the ditch |
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| surprising how just a slightly different angle changes the light |
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| through the grassy backyard driveway i glimpse at a distance the little herd that has spent the summer at our place |
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| one of the oat fields waiting to be swathed |
Love the photos. Just wondering, do critters ever bother the cattle? Here some farmers have mules or donkeys grazing with their livestock, to protect the livestock from predators, is that necessary where you are?
ReplyDeleteDoesn't seem to be, but a newborn calf is taken often enough, or is at risk often enough, that it might be wise to try a donkey. Always concerned about having enough pasture and feed for the cattle, and knowing how much more horses (thus donkeys?) eat than cattle, maybe they've weighed the costs and benefits and decided not to try one. They've never had one and don't particularly seem to like looking after horsey livestock.
DeleteTo answer your question: I don't see a lot of donkeys with cattle in this area, but the odd one.
DeleteSometimes you'll see a llama (or is it an alpaca?).
DeleteWhy do these photos have so much purplish content? Is it the time of the year or some stage in the life of the trees^
DeleteIt's only today's header photo that is purplish (dusk sky); if the rest are looking purplish to you, I can't explain it!
Deleteyou know....I was probably mesmerized
DeleteWho knows! Computers do the weirdest things.
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