Dinton Pastures
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Friday, after work...Aaaahhh.
Driving home, into the hills, this is looking down to the lower slopes and pastures of the South Carrick Hills, south side of the Girvan Valley.
It was a beautifully sunny, winter’s day, and this view always makes me feel happy. I love going home...especially on a Friday evening!
Shepherd’s cottage, on the left.
“Heaven isn’t so far away as people say;
I got a Home, high in my heart...
...That’s where the heart can rest;
The best is there,
And only a fool would leave it.
I’m going home.”
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Wintry pasture near the Hochmutting cemetery.
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Altyn Arashan (Golden Spa) valley, Tien Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan.
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A wonderful farm pasture with a fence to keep the cattle in!
Happy Fence Friday -- and have a great weekend too!
Because of the forthcoming snow. all fences cables are remouved and downed to the soil, everywhere on mountain slopes. The reason is that the snow mantle (like glaciers) is not static, but slips down very slowly and the weigth of a one to two meters snow mantle is great enough to destroy any fence. So, the snow slips down between the stacks, without breaking them.
These downed fences during winter are also a nice occurence for skimountaineering.
Exposure blending in Raya Pro
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Concord, Georgia
Spring pastures looking in pristine condition .... beautiful patchwork fields ...... early growth and changing colours on the trees.
This is such a simple scene but I liked the lighting and how you get a feeling of complete solitude.
A dramatic change from the heather of the previous image in less than a mile. The observant amongst you will have noticed a long faced sheep at bottom right of the image, this rare breed can only be found at the edges of extreme wide angle shots.
In this scene from the Driftless area of Western Wisconsin, it almost appears that the frozen darkness of an approaching Winter is reaching up in an attempt to surrender the bright colorful splendor of Autumn.
I consider myself lucky to have lived my entire life in an area of the world where there are four distinct seasons – And although each is beautiful in its own unique way, time and time again my thoughts and memories always seem to take me back to the beauty of October, with the yearly anticipation of its arrival, and regrets upon its imminent departure. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
Reed Bunting - Emberiza schoeniclus (M)
It breeds across Europe and much of temperate and northern Asia. Most birds migrate south in winter, but those in the milder south and west of the range are resident. It is common in reedbeds and also breeds in drier open areas such as moorland and cultivation. For example, it is a component of the purple moor grass and rush pastures, a type of Biodiversity Action Plan habitat in the UK. It occurs on poorly drained neutral and acidic soils of the lowlands and upland fringe.
The common reed bunting is a medium-sized bird, 13.5–15.5 cm long, with a small but sturdy seed-eater's bill. The male has a black head and throat, white neck collar and underparts, and a heavily streaked brown back. The female is much duller, with a streaked brown head, and is more streaked below.
Despite its name, the Reed Bunting breeds across a range of habitats from reedbeds and conifer plantations to hedgerows and arable crops like oil seed rape. During the non-breeding season, this species is dependent upon weed seeds, and as such, Reed Buntings would have joined other species in winter flocks on farmland stubbles. The decline of this species matches that of other farmland species like Tree Sparrow and Linnet. The increasing winter use of gardens during the 1980s probably reflects the decrease in availability of winter food.
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station dominates most viewpoints of Old Sawley (Long Eaton) and its surrounding landscapes.
After the heavy rains of mid-February two swans settled on the flooded farmland. I was attracted to the juxtaposition of nature and the industrial dominance of the cooling towers and the chimney (if you look closely to the base of the cooling towers and behind the foliage, you can see two trains passing in opposite directions) – also, the way that the natural light has split the composition in two horizontally with the sunlight bathing the (ugly[?]) manmade construction in warm light, and the cold muted hues of the shade depriving the beauty of nature (the swans) of their moment. It somehow feels like a betrayal.
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Three photos have been stitched together in panoramic mode.
This is an old photo.
Often called the most beautiful body of water in the world, Lake Yamdrok is so widespread that it is impossible to see from one end to the other. The name of the lake means “green jade lake on the pasture”, and legend says that it was the scattered jewels of the earring of a goddess who threw the jewels to the earth for the Tibetan people. More than 130 kilometers across all its branches, Lake Yamdrok has three sister lakes – Kongmucuo, Chencuo, and Bajiucuo – which are linked to Yamdrok Tso by hand or foot.
there's a very small shepperd in the picture. can you spot him? I actually did not when I took the picture. :-)
Baa-rilliant news! These two woolly wonders kindly agreed to pose for a quick snap. At first, they were a bit sheepish, but they finally stopped bleating about it and gave me their best looks. One even whispered, “Ewe better not tag me in this—I’m on the lam!” I told her to stop pulling the wool over my eyes.
I found them at my favorite alpaca farm, looking a little out of place. When I asked what they were doing there, they sighed and said, “We just needed a change of shear-nery.” They also grumbled about feeling old, but I assured them, “You’re not pasture prime!”
Anyway, I’ll stop ram-ewe-bling. Hope this picture makes ewe smile, well at least before the narrative makes you groan! 🐏🐏