Great minds, great minds. Babs travels many of the same roads I travel. In fact, on Saturday she traveled the same road at the same time and stopped to make sure I was just taking pictures of oats and birds and not pulled over on account of a flat tire. It’s quite a comfort to think people are looking out for me as I wander about in the weeds.
So today I opened the mail and there was my weekly missive from Babs:
I usually don’t check Torch Lake Views before I select my picture for the week. But I did today and since I’ve been going to East Jordan many times in the past two weeks I have passed this farm many times. I’ve also stopped two or three times to take pictures. On this day the horses were in the field of purple haze. Enjoy!
You will notice that we approach Art differently. For one thing, a photo by Babs tends to be in focus, whereas I . . . OK, I gotta take a class. PJ’s going to love these horses. And look! It’s summer! No overcoats!
Every week photographer Babs Young captures moments in northern Michigan, and every week she sends one to Torch Lake Views just for you. You can find more of her photos at the Babs Young Photo Archives.
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wildstorm
August 17, 2009
What a gorgeous image.
Chris Allen-Wickler
August 17, 2009
Such talented Women!
Gerry
August 17, 2009
On behalf of Babs and my ownself, I thank you. And back atcha.
p.j. grath
August 18, 2009
I guess I will love the horses when I get within reach of a wireless signal tomorrow. Tonight at home (dialup!) only the top one-quarter of the image is loading, and I get only a glimpse of a horse’s back. Rats!
Can horses eat knapweed, and doesn’t it kill the other good pasture plants? A neighbor here, down near Fischer’s Happy Hour Tavern, went to great expense to rid her pasture of knapweed before bringing any of her horses up. Sorry! The pragmatist part of me can’t help fretting about this kind of detail.
Gerry
August 18, 2009
I’m really sorry the horses didn’t load. I try hard not to overburden people’s browsers, because I have slow dialup myself and know how frustrating it is to see half a photo. Rats indeed!
I don’t know if horses eat knapweed or not, but I had the same questions you have. In Babs’s photo they appear to be nibbling at a patch of something green. When I was taking pictures at the same site, they were way up beside the barn, where the knapweed hadn’t taken over.