The time of year when the air is crisp and the days are short.
Day 26 – Winter
Another frosty morning that lead to a beautiful day. Winter is knocking at the door and the last of the fall color is fading fast. As I began our day today, I stepped out to catch the morning golden hour and saw my mum. Such a great reminder to the wonderful fall we have had and another reminder that winter will soon be here.
Canon Rebel T5i
Blessings to you,
Laurie – Country Link
Blue skies and old barns make for beautiful landscapes. On a day that several are shopping, we spent the day outside with cows.
This is something I struggle with. Landscapes are a beautiful thing to photograph, but it is not something I feel that I really capture the true beauty of. Today as we were headed up to the red barn to work a group of cows, I stopped. The sky, the few clouds, the barn and the windmill just spoke to me. It was my goal to capture what I saw and at the end of the day I will enjoy it more than any time spent in a Black Friday shopping line.
Blessings to you,
Laurie – Country Link
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us to all of you!
All lined up in row in the order of their birth. They are a unique bunch of kids, but we are thankful for them. Â Thankful that they each are happy, healthy and full of love and laughter.
Blessings to you,
Laurie – Country Link
Decisions shape our everyday lives. Decisions also determine if an image is going to be memorable or not.
Every time I pick up my camera I make decisions. Sometimes those decisions have to come fast as not to lose the moment I am wanting to capture. I know several who like to use the automatic feature on their cameras so that the decisions are made for them. When you begin to make the decisions, that is when you will begin to see your images become more than just a picture, they become memorable works of art.
Blessings to you,
Laurie – Country Link
A fence line is a type of marker. It lets you know where you are and where you can or cannot be. Let its lines lead you were you need to be.
Lines are not always straight, but they are always leading the eye somewhere. Lines can help an image come together, or lines (like power lines) can be distracting in an image. Fences and fence posts are a favorite subject of mine because of the lines. With this image my light was fading, fast. I increased my ISO to allow more light into my camera and made my f-stop smaller so that you would just slightly see the lines of barbed wire extending past the post. If I would of decreased my f-stop even more, the lines would of been sharper. Lines lead the eye and they also lead the path you take with your photography.
Blessings to you,
Laurie – Country Link
Being below also leads to an interesting perspective. When you look up, others maybe looking down.
This big guy is the newest addition to the farm. He arrived yesterday and today was the first time I really got a chance to look him over. He will be one of the cleanup bulls we will use on the cow heard after the first of December. From afar he looked pretty good. Up close he looked really good. From below he looked big! So far he seems to have a very gentle disposition and did not mind at all when I laid down in the grass right next to the fence so that I could view him from below.
Blessings to you,
Laurie – Country Link
You may look up and see what is above you, or you may be above and see what is below you. Each can have an interesting and unique perspective.
Day 20 – Above
The girls and I traveled an hour away from home today to help celebrate a new life. Baby Ethan is not here yet, but he is already very loved and a true gift from above. On the way to our destination we crossed above two sets of railroad tracks just as a train was traveling on one set. I was at that time temped to stop and get my picture, but decided to wait until we were on our return trip. Even though there was not a train to capture, this image from above once again proved to me that you just need to wait, be still and take in the view.
Blessings to you,
Laurie – Country Link
Always a smile on their face and a race to be run.
Today has been a busy one. We worked hard today taking advantage of the good November weather we are having. Some dirt work was done, gutters were cleaned, fire wood was carried in and the basement was cleaned. Even with all of that, our girls still found time to take a few minutes and play.
Blessings to you,
Laurie – Country Link
Every face has a story to tell. This little ones face tells a story of new life and new discoveries. The calves are always the curious ones when I walk into the pasture. Their faces draw me too them, for each one is unique and different. They get close and then dart away, only to come close yet again. This one was enjoying his afternoon meal when I noticed him. He was the only one nursing at the time and paused for a second to take me in with his big eyes. Eyes that are full of expression and life. Like all of the others, his faces tells a story.
Blessings to you,
Laurie – Country Link
Today I took a bit of time to visit a piece of family history. History that has been in our family for over 100 years.
Blessings to you,
Laurie – Country Link
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