Taken by Cottonwood Creek this afternoon
Category: Photos
Bird
This rather disgruntled looking bird was sitting in the tree outside our kitchen window this morning. It was difficult to get the shot without falling into the sink.
Snowy day
As forecast, we woke up to snow. I don’t think we will get much accumulation today, but it should provide a little much needed moisture.
Fox Run Park
Although warm, it was very windy here today, so Jack and I decided to take Lody to Fox Run Park to walk, where we would be sheltered by the trees. This was taken from the highest point in the park, with the obligatory view of Pikes Peak behind the trees.
Despite highs in the sixties today, they are forecasting snow for tonight and tomorrow. Springtime in the Rockies is so much fun.
Burning Bright
Sunrise
Smoke
While I worked with Lily on Sunday, Smoke hung over the side of the round pen to see if looking cute and alert would get him a treat.
It did.
Lily
Last week, I decided it was time to start working with Lily to get her legged up a bit, before I put her back to work under saddle. We’ve had a round pen to the east of the house for years, but I have rarely used it except for temporarily confining a horse where I could see it from the house. It seems almost odd to be using it for its traditional purpose.
I don’t want her to run around like an idiot in the round pen (and possibly reinjure herself) so I am using clicker training to reward her for trotting forward in a sensible manner. Since she likes to trot with her nose four inches off the ground, I click her (and give her a treat) when she carries her head with her poll slightly above her withers, as in this photo I took yesterday. (For the non-horsey set, the poll is the spot between the ears, and forward means energetic without rushing.) Eventually, I will only reward her when she lifts her forehand a bit more, and takes more weight on her hindquarters, but right now my reward criteria are sensible, forward, and poll above the withers.
She doesn’t seem at all upset that her nine month long convalescence is over.
Waning Moon
Buck
I took this photo in Manitou Springs yesterday. By my lights, this buck is far too tame for its own good, but it did allow me to get close enough for a good photo.