7 January 2007

What Greets Me Every Morning!

I keep hoping that my life will slow down so I can at least take a few photos a day but before I know it it is dark, chores still aren't finished and it is time for dinner and my list of to dos instead of getting shorter has gotten longer!

The filly we sold went this morning and is happily esconced in her new home so that is a relief. We are still under mud, it is still overcast and it is getting colder, winter is very late this year. Expecting a bit of snow tonight and tomorrow.

So this is my picture for today, it portrays my day to me, mud and work! So nothing exciting, I wanted to take a shot of them half buried in the mud but it is too dark now LOL.

6 January 2007

Muddy and awful this morning again, periods of sunshine this afternoon. The babies were playing today especially the stud colts who can play a bit rough. This is two of them having a mock battle. Looks better in B&W.

Expecting snow maybe on Monday/Tuesday, I hope so that will make everything look nice and clean again instead of this dull brown mess.

5 January 2007

Woo hoo we sold the filly I posted the pic of two days ago. Vet checked and went through with flying colors, they are planning on collecting her on Sunday. Of course I will be crying all the way as she drives out of the driveway, these horses are like my children, but I know she is going to a great home.

Brought out the Tungsten lights today as it has been raining solidly all night and all day, it is absolutely dreadful outside. I dont have any flowers in the house because I dont have green fingers and the plants all usually die because I forget to water them. Anyway this plant is called Angel Wings and has been grown from a slip from a plant that belonged to my husband's grandmother. I noticed its leaves were semi transparent so I back lit it and put a black background behind it and voila this is what I came up with. Not my usual horsy pic for sure!

4 January 2007

Still hanging in but didnt manage to get the camera out today at all with the work load. I really need to set up the studio lights so I can do some indoor shots when I run out of time. Same old same old, rain and overcast all day, cleaning stalls, riding the horse that we are selling.

So forgive me but this is one from two days ago.

Another Mundane Photo

I nearly ran out of time today, I was just going outside to find something to shoot when my blacksmith arrived (early) and the rest of my day until 4pm was taken up with shoeing horses and getting a filly that I have sold ready to go to her new home. She has not been ridden much and her new owner is a novice too and wants to do trail riding with her so I wanted to expose this filly to as much as possible before she leaves. She got her new shoes and then went for her maiden voyage out into the wild blue yonder!! Has only been ridden in an arena so far. She did real good. So this is a picture of my trainer Shaun after their ride. Sorry nothing more exciting but that was my day LOL

2 January 2007

Okay by now most of you will know that Horses are the main focus of my life and my photography. I am not able to get out far from home much as my husband is Quadraplegic and it is too difficult to travel and not have all the amenities at our disposal that we have at home to make 0ur lives easier. So here is my shot from today, although it is still mud city here and in the low 30Fs (just above freezing) we at least have sunshine.

1 January 2007

Happy New Year all. We are still under mud and it still hasnt frozen, might get sunshine tomorrow. So here is my first submission, not too exciting I am afraid LOL