It is a summer full of lushness. I don’t remember any other year when the leaves on the trees around here have been so much full of green in August as we still have it right now. Sure, the first leaves come down already, but I remember other years when the prairie grass along the roads was already yellow and dry and many of our trees gave up on keeping the leaves green. This may be totally different in about 18 days when we will return from our vacation trip. I usually don’t reveal where we go, but let me give you a hint. We will head north and we go in a circle. Got it? 😉 I don’t know if I will be able to post here in the blog, we may not have internet connection most of the time, but I assure you that the cameras and gear is packed and that we will have our eyes, ears, and mind open for everything that may cross the path of our journey…
For today I leave you with a shot from last year’s trip through the badlands of the Dakotas. This is one of the feral horses, roaming free in the grasslands and valleys of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. The colors blended in to each other, making it not more than a snapshot, but the light had a quality that was hard to resist. Black & white tells the story so much better in my humble opinion. The highlights on the horse’s back tell you that there has never been a saddle placed and continuing the observation on the prairie grass, you may certainly recognize this was not shot in a farmer’s back yard… As always, click on the image for a better view!
