Sunday Stills

Black and White? Did someone say Black and White?

Our Sunday Stills Challenge this week was to pick out two subjects from the past, then shoot them (or convert) in black and white. Having a fondness for black and white, this was pretty easy.

My first former challenge chosen is religion.
Marbletown Angels.
Sounds like a heavenly baseball team, doesn't it?

Both of these photos were shot at Bayview Cemetery. The second photo stands above the Bland grave site. The age old rumor was (and is) that her eyes glow at night. I dare you to sneak in and find out...



My second choice in topic is Barns. Hey...what else? They're perfect for black and white.

Lovely old barn in Oregon along 395 between Pendleton and John Day.
I wish I could recall the name of the town...although there truly was no town. An abandoned old home on one side of the road, this old barn on the other.

No black and white barn post would be complete without my grandparent's old dairy barn.

Hope y'all have a beautiful, color filled Mother's Day!

BLM Internet Adoption

Adopt This Horse!

The BLM's Internet Adoption is underway, and you won't want to miss it! 151 mustangs gathered from across the western states are ready to come home with you. Well...not all 151 with just one of you (although I'm certain if you've got the facilities we may be able to arrange something!)

The horse I've got pictured here currently has no bids on him. He's four years old, 15.1 hands, and was gathered from Coyote Lakes HMA in Oregon. That's where Quiet Storm was from! You should adopt him. Really, you should. And if you live in the northwest and need transportation, well...here I am, ready and willing to enable...as always!

What, you think I'm joking? Adopt him! He's lovely!

Now, you may be thinking to yourself, "Self, what would you do with a wild horse?" Well, obviously you've not spent any time reading the Diaries here if you need to ask that, so go back and do your homework. Work cattle, trail ride, trot pretty circles at the horse shows...just a few ideas for you. You may also be wondering, "How the heck would I get the horse home when I don't live in the Pacific Northwest where Desperate can haul for me?" Taken care of:

Pick up options (by appt): Burns, OR; Rock Springs, WY; Elm Creek, NE; Pauls Valley, OK; Ewing, IL.

Other pick up options: Cottage Grove, OR (6/5); Longview, OR (6/11); Rutland, VT (6/12); Woodward, OK (6/18); Joseph, OR (6/19); Green Cove Springs, FL (6/26); New Freedom, PA (7/10); Springdale, AR (7/10).

See? No excuses. Adopt. Save just one.

Where there's one voice, there's hope

Darling once used this music for another wild horse video, and after seeing the 3 Strikes horses, I knew I needed to use it again. We are each but one voice, often feeling helpless, but as the song says, as long as there's one voice, there is hope.