Sunday Stills

Landscapes...that's the challenge this week for those of us participating in the Sunday Stills photo challenge.

I took these photos last week in Grant County Oregon. I had a business trip up there and took advantage of the beauty of that area...and a lil' bit of sunshine too! It's still the very beginning edge of spring here...you'll see the first of some green, but not much!























Ok, all I can say is imagine what it will look like in July!!! Oh so beautiful...



But, my personal favorite...




More old barn photos can be seen at my post from last week here.

Would you like to participate in Sunday Stills? Come on over. Our illustrious leader, Ed, will post next week's challenge late on Sunday and you'll have a week to find your favorite shots. Post them on your blog and leave a comment on Sunday Stills for that challenge so we all can enjoy everyone's hard work!!!

Do You Like Old Barns?

I love old barns!!!

My part-time job interviewing farmers and ranchers gives me an opportunity to get out and about a lil' bit. This latest assignment has taken me up into Grant County three times. Grant County is just north of us, but is quite different in the terrain and vegetation. Many parts of the county have beautiful TALL ponderosa pine trees...oh they are so beautiful...


This past Monday and Tuesday was my last trip up there. I packed up an overnight bag for me and one for lil' Cindy Sue...she's my assistant "enumerator." Yep, I've even got a title with this position!!! Enumerator...I'd never heard of one before this job!

But, I'd been wanting to get some photos of the barns in the area, so I left early on Monday...and got lucky that the sun was shining!!

I couldn't do justice for these old barns to try to speak for them...I think they speak quite well for themselves...


















Cindy Sue was having a great time...fresh air and lots of room to run after being in the lil' commuter car for almost 3 hours!











Look at the stump in this next photo...years of restricted growth by the barbed wire fence made the large indentation around it at the base...that stump will probably be there for another 50 years or more!




And my favorite...not just the barn...the whole homestead...let your imagination take you away...

Wordless Wednesday

Sunday Stills

This week's Sunday Stills Photo Challenge is "Water." That opens up a lot of opportunities...none of which seemed to work out for me the way I had the photos visioned in my mind.

Middle Fork John Day River
Grant County Oregon

Colt enjoying a drink.

I finally got a drop coming off of Colt's chin.

But, this is what Colt thinks of photography!!


See more "water" photography here.