The Cowboys have all faded away now. Gone are the early morning chores, saddling up the horses, rounding up the herd, mending broken fences, branding the cattle, and waiting for that chuckwagon bell that signals come and get one of your three squares.

The cattle have all faded away now and with no more cattle to work.... where do the cowboys roam these days?

.the swallows flew through the gap at the top - so did the wren who had made a nest inside an old swallows nest

Enjoy Your Week ahead Folks ..

Historical Ranch that has been converted to a restaurant in Fish Creek. I have eaten here twice. Very good.

This was taken on the better side of a very long bike trip yesterday. We started at Bebo Grove on the far west side and ended close to east boundary at Sikome Lake. That would have been enough for the first bike ride of the season in 28 c degree weather...but we had to bike all the way back 2.5 hours.

Sunburned, out of water, lots of uphills, head winds.... hit a deadend due to a bridge washout from a few years ago, had to double back... my body is sunburned pink and my butt is extremely sore. .... Even though we were all getting a bit cranky on the last mile, it was a great day ;-)

Woke up this morning to snow.. Just enough to remind us that it is tradition to snow on May long

I think we have all had that tug at our heart strings when we're traveling the highway of life and we see an image that just stops us. This was one of those moments for me. It reminded me of a simpler time I wish I could escape back to.

This is for all the people who couldn't stop.

Taken Mar. 7, 2015- 1 mile north of the town of Tomales, Calif along Hwy 1.

Prunus cerasifera

Cymraeg: coeden goeg-geirios, Gaugeiriosen

Brandy-mazzard, cherry plum; crab-cherry, gaskin, gean, hawkberry, mazzard, mirabelle, myrobalan plum 20200224_9455

out near the barn.

of to Bradford plus a night in York and 2 in Sheffield - I'll try and take a few photos...

a day of experiments & mistakes with new camera SEE ALL

LINK to see the whole days photos - early experimental days with new camera

Acton, CA

better join in the flickr fun again

probably the first proper frosty day with new camera ALL PHOTOS that day www.flickr.com/gp/incrediblehow/13570y

LINK to see the whole days photos - early experimental days with new camera

MOVING VERSION

LINK to see the whole days photos - early experimental days with new camera

it was day of light

should ahve photographed and videod last nights shimmer at this spot - but really don't need to be taking MORE photos....

it's like bizarro world. at least for rob.

moving version #1

moving version #2

not edited scrappy endings....

the twilight series that started to emerge when I got a new camera

link to all images in twilight album

I am photosensitive....

a little wander round the garden this afternoon/evening. things to do and time to look.

Thursday night soiree at the kids' ranch.

Thanks for a wonderful meal and scintillating conversation ;-)

link to all photos on this day as I experiment with new camera

back from our little trip up to the ranch in humboldt county. the daisies and grasses were in full bloom. twas gorgeous!

while away i finished up my 365.. round two. yay for me ;) tee hee. i had planned to perhaps do some special shots to make up for my lack of motivation the last half of the project. but it didn't really happen. so it goes.

will get the final shots up here by tomorrow... so stay tuned.

the last of that day of light in September

Thanks for your faves and comments!

The kids had us over for mumma's b'day brunch

Fish on Fifth has Sidney's best seafood.

Prunus cerasifera

Cymraeg: coeden goeg-geirios, Gaugeiriosen

Brandy-mazzard, cherry plum; crab-cherry, gaskin, gean, hawkberry, mazzard, mirabelle, myrobalan plu