Tag Archives: rural

The Old Homestead

I love the openness of western lands.  And little bits of history here and there. Along Highway 135, Wyoming, USA.

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Missouri Back Road

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City Glove Country Glove

They are both lost.  Doesn’t matter if you are a tough work glove destined to share your country space with coyote poop… or a fashion accessory accented by pink litter at a city curb you are still lost. It has … Continue reading

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Fencing in a Marsh

Another photo from near Ramah, New Mexico. Linking to Friday Fences.

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Most Beautiful Backyard

A short road trip to northwest New Mexico felt like a long way from home.  A bit higher elevation and therefore, a bit cooler.  On a visit to friends of friends, I saw the most beautiful backyard ever.  This is … Continue reading

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Eastern New Mexico Landscape

  A simple fence and older windmill south of Tucumcari, New Mexico.  And I’ll link to Friday Fences so you can see more fence photos.

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Fjord Ponies

I think these are Fjord ponies.  Whatever breed, they are beautiful. I’ll link this to Friday Fences, but it’s really about the horses!

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Cody Nebraska Grain Elevator

Here’s a textured version of a photo I took last year in Cody, Nebraska.  I think the alterations improved it. This is the original. I love old buildings, especially these rusty ones.

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Stone Corner Post

I saw this stone corner post near Globe, Arizona last month.  The rocks are enclosed in a wire cylinder.  Great use for all the rocks found on the land!  It does look like rough land to fence. I’ll add this … Continue reading

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Spiny Sights

Hiking today we saw the first buds on cactus plants.  Might see some full flowers next week. This round cactus is about the size of a golf ball. And a sweet baby barrel cactus.  It’s about 4” in diameter (without … Continue reading

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Minimalist Fence

Minimalist and quite ineffective fence. OK, maybe it was a gate to begin with, but it really works as a fence, just not a very good one.  I’ll try to sneak it into Friday Fences.

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Grandpa Claycomb’s Diaries

I am rich.  I don’t have much money, but I have family diaries and photographs. My grandfather kept diaries and ledgers.  It might my favorite thing about him.  He died when I was 12, so I didn’t really know him.  … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednesday Horses

Linking to Wordless Wednesday.

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Burnt Fence Post

Once a large post, now it’s more sculptural than functional.  Yellowing cottonwoods along the Rio Grande can be seen in the background. Linking with Friday Fences.

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Gladys’ Barn

This is from an old Polaroid of my neighbor’s barn in Las Lomas near Watsonville, California.  I took it so I could make a sketch of the barn.  Now I’ve tried to help it along with Kim Klassen’s Back-In texture.  … Continue reading

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Barn & Trucks

The background is the roof of a larger barn. I’m starting to get desperate here – I’ve already used this photo earlier but not linked to Barn Charm.  I”m running out of barns!!  Those of you in the east of … Continue reading

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