Monthly Archives: September 2010

~o:> Ah, to be clever and crafty!

I guess it’s because of the photobooks that my days disappear so quickly.  My Cammon dropped by the other morning to borrow G’s iPod.  I noticed the green truck at our curb, sandwiched into a line of string players’ vehicles … Continue reading

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~o:> Autumn Continued

Picking up where we left off: Here we were, at the top of the ridge, looking down on this incredible grass valley. And we’re slowly lurching down this steep path. Now, pretend you’re me.  You’re not me.  But you could … Continue reading

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:: Flaming Autumn ::

I am certain this will be part one.  I took over 200 shots when we went up the mountain on Saturday – took the big camera in the gigantic camera case, slung across my back (and dangling at my side, … Continue reading

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:: Up the mountain ::

This header, I just wanted to explain, is just another one of my poor efforts to capture the river light.  You can see that the yard is dark – that dark, velvet green of late summer.  But the last light … Continue reading

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~o:> at least the carpets were clean

This morning (this would be Thursday, September 9): I did the treadmill, then trotted down the long pasture driveway in a little rain.  Let the horses out, fertilized about three quarters of a acre, moved two days’ and five horses’ … Continue reading

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~o:> Looking Homeward

First of all, I learned a few more things, and here is the finished composite.  The lighting still isn’t right, but I think it works pretty well.  I think the real secret to doing something this complex is just time. … Continue reading

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